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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 193-C:6 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 193-C / Section 6
193-C:6 Assessment Required.
Status: in_force

I. A statewide assessment of mathematics and English and language arts shall be administered in all chartered public schools, public schools, and public academies in the state in each of the grades 3 through 8, and one grade in high school. A statewide assessment of science shall be administered in all chartered public schools, public schools, and public academies in the state once in grade 5, once in grade 8, and one grade in high school. II. A school district may choose to participate in a locally-developed, alternative assessment program, in place of the statewide assessment, if such a program is offered by the department and approved by the United States Department of Education. III. All public school students in the designated grades shall participate in the assessment, unless such student is exempted from taking the test by his or her parent or legal guardian, or provided that the commissioner of the department of education may, through an agreement with another state when such state and New Hampshire are parties to an interstate agreement, allow pupils to participate in that state's assessment program as an alternative to the assessment required under this chapter. IV. Home educated students may contact their local school districts if they wish to participate in the statewide assessment. Private schools may contact the department of education to participate in the statewide assessment. V. The department may use the College Board SAT or ACT college readiness assessment to satisfy the high school assessment requirements of this chapter. VI. The statewide assessment results of a student or the student's school district shall not be included as part of the student's transcript unless the student, if 18 years of age or older, or the student's parent or legal guardian if the student is under 18 years of age, consents. VII. A school district shall not penalize any exempted student nor shall the department of education or the state board of education penalize any school district for a lower participation rate. A school district shall develop a form to be signed by the parent or legal guardian of any student exempted from the assessment. The school district shall provide an appropriate alternative educational activity for the time period during which the assessment is administered. The alternative activity shall be agreed upon by the school district and the parent or legal guardian of the student. The name of the parent or legal guardian and any specific reasons disclosed to school officials for the objection to the assessment shall not be public information and shall be excluded from access under RSA 91-A.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-F:21 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-F / Section 21
162-F:21 Funding Amount Established; Report; Public Hearing.
Status: in_force

I. Each committee shall hold at least one public hearing to receive information on funding requirements for each fund. The committee shall have the authority to subpoena witnesses and administer oaths and to compel by subpoena duces tecum the production of any accounts, books, contracts, records, documents, memoranda, and papers in order to determine the amount needed for the fund. II. The amount of the fund shall be sufficient to cover all costs of decommissioning the facility to standards set by any state agency with jurisdiction over decommissioning that are not less stringent than those standards set by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. III. Each committee shall rely on all available data and experience in determining the amount of such fund including, but not limited to, information from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; the public utilities commission; the department of energy, the owner or owners of the facility; municipal and regional planning commissions and municipal governing bodies; and relevant construction cost indices. The committee shall publish a transcript of all proceedings during which information was presented or offered into testimony, and a detailed analysis of the facts and figures used in determining the amount of the fund. IV. Following the committee's deliberation and prior to final hearing, the plan for scheduled payments into the fund and relevant evidence, including the transcripts and analysis published pursuant to RSA 162-F:21, III, shall be available for public review in the clerk's office of the city or town where the facility is located and in the office of the department of energy at least 30 days prior to the one or more public hearings on the committee's proposed plan. At least one hearing shall be held in the city or town where the facility is located. A notice of the time and place of each hearing shall be posted in 2 appropriate public places in the city or town where the facility is located and shall be printed at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation for that city or town and in a newspaper of state-wide circulation 2 weeks prior to each hearing. Testimony presented at the hearings held pursuant to this paragraph shall be taken into consideration by the committee when it formalizes the payment schedule plan. All testimony shall be transcribed and made a permanent record.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 415-E:7 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 415-E / Section 7
415-E:7 Insolvency Protection.
Status: in_force

I. To assure the faithful performance of its obligations to its member employers and covered employees and their dependents, every arrangement shall, within 30 days after the close of the arrangement's fiscal year, deposit with the commissioner cash, securities, or any combination of these or other measures acceptable to the commissioner, in an amount equal to 25 percent of the preceding 12 months' health care claims expenditures or 5 percent of gross annual premiums for the succeeding year, whichever is greater; however, in no case shall the amount of the deposit exceed $100,000. All income from deposits shall belong to the depositing arrangement and shall be paid to it as it becomes available. An arrangement that has made a securities deposit may withdraw that deposit, or any part of such deposit, after making a substitute deposit of cash, securities, or any combination of these or other measures of equal amount and value, upon approval by the commissioner. No judgment creditor or other claimant of a multiple-employer welfare association shall have the right to levy upon any of the assets or securities held in this state as a deposit under this section. II. In lieu of the deposit required under paragraph I, an arrangement may file with the commissioner a surety bond in like amount. The bond shall be one issued by an authorized surety insurer, shall be for the same purpose as the deposit in lieu of which it is filed, and shall be subject to the commissioner's approval. No bond shall be canceled or subject to cancellation unless at least 60 days' advance notice of cancellation in writing is filed with the commissioner. No bond shall be approved unless it covers liabilities arising from all policies and contracts issued and entered into during the time the bond is in effect and unless the commissioner is satisfied that the bond provides the same degree of security as would be provided by a deposit of securities. III. In the event of an insolvency termination, the deposit held by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 415-E:7, I, or the bond held by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 415-E:7, II, shall be applied to the extent of the insolvency. Any deposit funds remaining in excess of the amount needed to make the arrangement solvent shall be distributed in accordance with RSA 415-E:10.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-C:21 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 339-C / Section 21
339-C:21 Restraint of Trade.
Status: in_force

I. Notwithstanding RSA 339-C:19, a supplier may refuse to consent to the sale, transfer or assignment of a franchise if the transaction would result in restraint of trade in the sale of petroleum products. II. For the purposes of this section, trade in the sale of petroleum products is presumed to be restrained if, as a result of the transaction, the proposed purchaser, transferee or assignee would sell on the average more than: (a) Five percent of the petroleum products sold in the county in which the dealer's premises are located; or (b) Ten percent of the petroleum products sold under the supplier's trademark, trade name or logo in the county in which the dealer's premises are located.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 171-A:9 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 171-A / Section 9
171-A:9 Residential Services.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to clients in residential services, including but not limited to such matters as restraint and seclusion. II. Restraint or seclusion may be used only in cases of emergency such as the occurrence or serious threat of extreme violence, personal injury or attempted suicide.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 49-C:30 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 49-C / Section 30
49-C:30 Liability for Discharge.
Status: in_force

The removal in accordance with this charter with or without cause of a person elected or appointed or otherwise chosen for a fixed term shall give no right or action for breach of contract.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-U:3 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 126-U / Section 3
126-U:3 Post Admission Planning in Facilities.
Status: in_force

I. As soon as possible after admission to a facility, the treatment staff of the facility, the child, and the child's parent or guardian shall develop a plan to: (a) Identify the child's history of physical, sexual, or emotional trauma, if any. (b) Identify effective responses to potential behavior or situations which will avoid the use of seclusion and restraint. (c) Identify health conditions which may make the child vulnerable to injury while at the facility. II. The plan described in this section is not required if the child is expected to be at the facility for fewer than 72 hours and, after conducting a reasonable inquiry, the staff of the facility is not informed of any history of the use of seclusion or restraint of the child.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 75:19 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 75 / Section 19
75:19 False Statement.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall make, or cause to be made any false or fraudulent application, return or statement with intent to defraud the towns or cities of any real property taxes which would be levied but for the provisions of this subdivision shall be guilty of a violation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541:21 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 541 / Section 21
541:21 Exceptions.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to appeals from the assessment of damages in eminent domain proceedings, but such appeals shall be taken and prosecuted as otherwise provided.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167-C:5 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167-C / Section 5
167-C:5 Employment of Blind Persons.
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this state that the blind, the visually disabled, and the otherwise physically disabled shall be employed in the state service, the service of the political subdivisions of the state, in the public schools, and in all other employment supported in whole or in part by public funds on the same terms and conditions as the able-bodied, unless it is shown that the particular disability prevents the performance of the work involved.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:30 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 30
261:30 Suspension or Revocation of Certificate.
Status: in_force

I. The department shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title, upon notice and reasonable opportunity to be heard in accordance with RSA 260:6, if it finds that: (a) The certificate of title was fraudulently procured or erroneously issued, or (b) The vehicle has been scrapped, dismantled, or destroyed. II. Suspension or revocation of a certificate of title does not, in itself, affect the validity of a security interest noted on it. III. When the department suspends or revokes a certificate of title, the owner or person in possession of it shall, immediately upon receiving notice of the suspension or revocation, mail or deliver the certificate to the department. IV. The department may seize and impound any certificate of title which has been suspended or revoked.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 560:15 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 560 / Section 15
560:15 Upon Wife.
Status: in_force

If a settlement was made upon the wife before marriage, which was stipulated to be in lieu of her homestead right, distributive share, or either of them, in her husband's estate, it shall be enforced by the court of probate, and the widow shall not be entitled to any right or rights in lieu of which the settlement was made.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-C:8-a — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 169-C / Section 8-a
169-C:8-a Notice of Petition to Department of Health and Human Services.
Status: in_force

The court shall serve the department of health and human services with a copy of any petition filed under RSA 169-C:7 and the department shall have legal standing at and receive notice of all proceedings under this chapter from the time of said service.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 264:13 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 264 / Section 13
264:13 Actions Against Nonresidents.
Status: in_force

I. This chapter shall apply to nonresidents. If a nonresident has failed to furnish security or to give proof of his financial responsibility in the future as required hereunder, then he shall not drive any vehicle in this state nor shall any such vehicle owned by him be driven within this state by any person, and the director shall not issue to such nonresident any driver's license or register any such vehicle owned by such nonresident except in the same manner as required with respect to a resident of this state. The driving by a nonresident, or with his express or implied consent if an owner, of a vehicle on a way of the state shall be deemed equivalent to an appointment by such nonresident of the director or his successor in office, to be his true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all lawful processes in any action against him, growing out of any accident in which said nonresident may be involved while so driving or so permitting to be driven a vehicle on such a way. II. When a nonresident's privilege of driving a motor vehicle or the privilege to have any vehicle registered to such individual driven in New Hampshire or both have been suspended under the provisions of this chapter, the department shall transmit a copy of the record of such action to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registrations in the state in which such nonresident resides, if the law of such state provides for action in relation thereto similar to that provided for in this chapter. III. If a nonresident has been arrested for a serious traffic violation as defined in RSA 259:98-a, the director, upon receipt of a written or computer-generated request from a law enforcement agency, shall: (a) Secure a copy of the nonresident's motor vehicle record from the state in which the nonresident resides; (b) Enter the nonresident's motor vehicle record into the department's recordkeeping system, thereby making the information a permanent part of the nonresident's New Hampshire driving record; and (c) Certify a copy of the nonresident's complete driving record and send it to the requesting law enforcement agency. IV. If a national driver record repository is established the director may satisfy the requirements of subparagraph III(a) by obtaining the applicant's record from the repository.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 427:39 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 427 / Section 39
427:39 License.
Status: in_force

No livestock dealer shall operate such a business without first obtaining a license from the commissioner. Before being issued a license, the livestock dealer shall file with the commissioner an application for such license, giving such information as the commissioner shall require. Said application shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee. All licenses shall expire on April 30 of each year. No licenses shall be transferable. A farmer shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter when engaged in noncommercial transportation of livestock.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 409:6 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 409 / Section 6
409:6 Method of Calculating Cash Surrender Values and Nonforfeiture Benefits.
Status: in_force

Any cash surrender value and any paid-up nonforfeiture benefit, available under the policy in the event of default in a premium payment due at any time other than on the policy anniversary shall be calculated with allowance for the lapse of time and the payment of fractional premiums beyond the last preceding policy anniversary. All values referred to in RSA 409:3, 409:4, 409:5, 409:5-a, and 409:5-b may be calculated upon the assumption that any death benefit is payable at the end of the policy year of death. The net value of any paid-up additions, other than paid-up term additions, shall be not less than the amounts used to provide such additions. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 409:3, additional benefits under the following circumstances shall be disregarded in ascertaining cash surrender values and nonforfeiture benefits required by this chapter; and no such additional benefits shall be required to be included in any paid-up nonforfeiture benefits: I. In the event of death or dismemberment by accident or accidental means; II. In the event of total and permanent disability; III. As reversionary annuity or deferred reversionary annuity benefits; IV. As term insurance benefits provided by a rider or supplemental policy provision to which, if issued as a separate policy, this chapter would not apply; V. As term insurance on the life of a child or on the lives of children provided in a policy on the life of a parent of the child, if such term insurance expires before the child's age is 26, is uniform in amount after the child's age is one, and has not become paid-up by reason of the death of a parent of the child; and VI. As other policy benefits additional to life insurance and endowment benefits, and premiums for all such additional benefits.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-K:7 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-K / Section 7
420-K:7 Immunity and Indemnification.
Status: in_force

I. Neither the participation in the pool as members, the establishment of rates, forms, or procedures, nor any other joint or collective action required by this chapter shall be the basis of any legal action against the pool or any of its members. II. Any person or member made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding because the person or member served on the board or on a committee or was an officer or employee of the pool shall be held harmless and be indemnified by the pool against all liability and costs, including the amounts of judgments, settlements, fines or penalties, and expenses and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding. The indemnification shall not be provided on any matter in which the person or member is finally adjudged in the action, suit, or proceeding to have committed a breach of duty involving gross negligence, dishonesty, willful misfeasance, or reckless disregard of the responsibilities of office. Costs and expenses of the indemnification shall be prorated and paid for by all members. The right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of other rights or defenses to which such person or the legal representative or successors of such person, may be entitled to as a matter of law. The commissioner may retain actuarial consultants necessary to carry out his or her responsibilities pursuant to this chapter and such expenses shall be paid by the pool established in this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 87:9 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 87 / Section 9
87:9 Chapter Void, When.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall become void and of no effect in respect to the estates of persons who die subsequent to the effective date of the repeal of the federal estate tax provisions within the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or that portion of such provisions that allow a credit for state death taxes against the decedent's federal estate tax.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 418:5 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 418 / Section 5
418:5 Qualifications for Membership.
Status: in_force

I. A society shall specify in its laws or rules: (a) Eligibility standards for each and every class of membership, provided, that if benefits are provided on the lives of children, the minimum age for adult membership shall be set at not less than age 15 and not greater than age 21; (b) The process for admission to membership for each membership class; and (c) The rights and privileges of each membership class, provided that only benefit members shall have the right to vote on the management of the insurance affairs of the society. II. A society may also admit social members who shall have no voice or vote in the management of the insurance affairs of the society. III. Membership rights in the society are personal to the member and are not assignable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 14:8 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 14 / Section 8
14:8 Enrollment of Laws.
Status: in_force

All bills and resolutions which have passed both branches of the legislature shall be forwarded to the office of legislative services to be there enrolled and prepared for submission to the governor. After such enrollment the bill or resolution shall be forwarded by the secretary of state to the committee on enrolled bills for final approval. The secretary of state shall keep such bills and resolutions as public records of the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 669:3 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 669 / Section 3
669:3 Town Meeting Provisions Applicable.
Status: in_force

All appropriate provisions of RSA 39 relative to warning the town meeting and posting the town meeting warrant shall apply to the town election.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 621:4 — NH Code / Title LX / Chapter 621 / Section 4
621:4 Duties Relative to Property.
Status: in_force

With the approval of the fiscal committee, the department shall be authorized to take, hold, and manage, in trust for the state, lands, money, or other property granted, devised, or bequeathed for the use of the center, and to sell and convey the lands, money, or other property and to invest the proceeds therefrom in such investments as are legal for New Hampshire savings banks or in the physical plant of the center.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 657:14 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 657 / Section 14
657:14 Information Furnished.
Status: in_force

The supervisors of the checklist shall furnish to the town or city clerks upon their request any information relative to persons entitled to vote in their ward or town which may be necessary to enable them to determine the proper ballot, affidavit, and voting instructions to be sent to an absentee voter. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-E:108 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-E / Section 108
564-E:108 Nomination of Guardian; Relation of Agent to Court-Appointed Fiduciary.
Status: in_force

(a) In a power of attorney, a principal may nominate a guardian of the principal's estate or guardian of the principal's person for consideration by the court if protective proceedings for the principal's estate or person are begun after the principal executes the power of attorney. Except for good cause shown or disqualification, the court shall make its appointment in accordance with the principal's most recent nomination. (b) If, after a principal executes a power of attorney, a court appoints a conservator or guardian of the principal's estate or other fiduciary charged with the management of some or all of the principal's property: (1) the agent is accountable to the fiduciary as well as to the principal; (2) the power of attorney is not terminated and the agent's authority continues unless limited, suspended, or terminated by the court; and (3) The fiduciary shall have the same power as the principal to revoke, suspend, or terminate all or any part of such power of attorney.