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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 638:6 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 638 / Section 6
638:6 Deceptive Business Practices.
Status: in_force

I. A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if, in the course of business, he: (a) Uses or possesses for use, a false weight or measure, or any other device for falsely determining or recording any quality or quantity; or (b) Sells, offers or exposes for sale, or delivers less than the represented quantity of any commodity or service; or (c) Takes or attempts to take more than the represented quantity of any commodity or service when as buyer he furnishes the weight or measure; or (d) Sells, offers or exposes for sale adulterated or mislabeled commodities. "Adulterated" means varying from the standard of composition or quality prescribed by or pursuant to any statute providing criminal penalties for such variance, or set by established commercial usage. "Mislabeled" means varying from the standard of truth or disclosure in labeling prescribed by or pursuant to any statute providing criminal penalties for such variance, or set by established commercial usage; or (e) Makes a false or misleading statement in any advertisement addressed to the public or to a substantial segment thereof for the purpose of promoting the purchase or sale of property or services. II. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the defendant's conduct was not knowing or reckless.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:13 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167 / Section 13
167:13 Recovery for Assistance Furnished.
Status: in_force

I. Except as provided in paragraph II, if at any time during the continuance of assistance, the recipient or the husband or wife of the recipient becomes possessed of any property or income in excess of the amount stated in the application, it shall be the duty of the recipient within 10 calendar days to notify the commissioner of the department of health and human services of the receipt or possession of such property or income. On the death of a recipient of old age assistance, aid to the needy blind, medicaid for employed adults with disabilities, or aid to the permanently and totally disabled, the total amount of assistance paid under this chapter or RSA 161 shall be allowed as a claim against the estate of such person after payment of the charges in the priority set forth in RSA 554:19. No lien filed in accordance with RSA 167:14 shall be extended to enforce recovery nor shall any sale be forced against the real estate of a recipient of old age assistance, aid to the needy blind, medicaid for employed adults with disabilities, or aid to the permanently and totally disabled while it is occupied as a home by a surviving spouse. The federal government shall be entitled, as long as required as a condition to federal financial participation, to such proportion of the net amount collected from the estate of a recipient of old age assistance, aid to the needy blind, medicaid for employed adults with disabilities, or aid to the permanently and totally disabled as the federal participation bears to the total amount of assistance granted said recipient. II. Notwithstanding paragraph I, for medical assistance, no resources of the community spouse shall be deemed available to the institutionalized spouse during the continuous period in which an institutionalized spouse is in an institution, and after the month in which an institutionalized spouse is determined to be eligible for medical assistance benefits. III. The department may waive adjustment or recovery in cases in which: (a) It is not cost-effective to recover from an individual's estate; or (b) Recovery would result in an undue hardship as determined in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A. IV. There is established in the state treasury an estate administration fund for use as a depository account by the department of health and human services for the purpose of estate administration conducted pursuant to RSA 553:2, III. The fund shall be used to receive and temporarily hold estate funds subject to supervision of the probate court until funds are disbursed, in accordance with RSA 554:19, to creditors, including the state, for public assistance provided under this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541-A:14 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 541-A / Section 14
541-A:14 Final Adoption.
Status: in_force

I. An agency may adopt a properly filed final proposed rule after: (a) The passage of 60 days from filing of a final proposal under RSA 541-A:12, I without receiving notice of objection from the committee; (b) Receiving approval from the committee; (c) Written confirmation is sent to the agency by committee legal counsel relative to agency compliance with the committee's conditional approval pursuant to RSA 541-A:13, V(a); (d) Passage of the 50-day period for committee review of the preliminary objection response, or revised objection response, if applicable, provided that the committee has not voted to sponsor a joint resolution pursuant to RSA 541-A:13, VII; or (e) Final legislative action, as defined in RSA 541-A:1, VI-a, is taken on the joint resolution sponsored pursuant to RSA 541-A:13, VII(b) or the passage of the 90 consecutive calendar days specified by RSA 541-A:13, VII(c), whichever occurs first. II. The text of the adopted rule shall be the same as the text of the final proposed rule submitted under RSA 541-A:12, unless revised by the agency in direct response to the committee's written objection or as otherwise provided in RSA 541-A:13. The director of legislative services may refuse to accept for filing any final rule which contains changes, other than minor editorial changes, that are not specifically made in accordance with the procedures provided in RSA 541-A:13, II(b) or RSA 541-A:13, V. The agency shall identify each minor editorial change in writing to the director of legislative services. III. The agency shall file with the director of legislative services all adopted rules and any related new or amended form, or screenshot, mock-up, or prototype of an electronic-only form, which the rules incorporate by reference or whose requirements are set forth in the rules pursuant to RSA 541-A:19-b. IV. Adopted rules shall become effective under RSA 541-A:16, III on the day after filing by the agency, or at a later date, provided that the agency so specifies in a letter to the director of legislative services, and further provided that the agency does not establish different effective dates for different provisions within the same rule. If the agency has specified a later effective date, the agency may modify the date by providing a statement to the director of legislative services which shall indicate the new effective date and all reasons for modifying the date. The statement shall be published by the director of legislative services in the rulemaking register. No modified effective date shall occur earlier than the date of publication in the rulemaking register. The director shall maintain a file of all currently effective rules, and each agency shall maintain a file of its own currently effective rules, both of which shall be open to the public.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 263:20 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 263 / Section 20
263:20 Driver Education; Reciprocity.
Status: in_force

I. The provisions of RSA 263:19 shall not prevent the issuance of a driver's license to any individual who can provide satisfactory evidence of completion of a course of driver education, approved by the state in which the course is offered, provided that the commissioner of safety shall determine that such course is essentially equivalent to the state's minimum standards. The commissioner shall take all reasonable steps to facilitate appropriate interstate driver education. The commissioner shall include in its report pursuant to RSA 20:7, a report to the general court on the progress of reciprocal driver education. II. The commissioner of safety shall develop and adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to driver education reciprocity, including procedures for submitting a request for reciprocal recognition of driver education and the evaluation of such requests, including criteria for determining whether the education meets the state's minimum standards.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 482-A:10-a — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 482-A / Section 10-a
482-A:10-a Damages.
Status: in_force

I. If, upon appeal of the landowner, the superior court determines that the decision appealed from so exceeds the bounds of the police power as to constitute the equivalent of taking without compensation and that the land as so regulated meets the public purpose standards of this chapter, and if such ruling is affirmed on appeal or becomes the law of the trial by failure of the state to appeal, the superior court shall then proceed to the assessment of the landowner's damages. Unless the department, at this stage, consents to the reversal or modification of its decision by the superior court, that court shall first determine all questions of land title, after notice to all persons interested in the land, including notice by publication to any unknown owners, and then shall assess the damages of the landowner or landowners proceeding as provided in RSA 482:35-38, inclusive, and RSA 498-A:27, and may enter judgment against the state accordingly. The interest acquired by the state by virtue of such proceedings shall be a perpetual negative easement that the privately-owned land or interest in the land described in the proceedings shall not thereafter be excavated, removed, filled, dredged, canalized or ditched, subject to any such reasonable reservations to the landowner as the department may have stipulated to prior to the assessment of damages. The state may, in the alternative, purchase the land or interest in the land in fee simple or other acceptable title, or subject to acceptable reservations and exceptions, by agreement with the landowner. To satisfy any judgment or purchase agreement under this section, the governor and council, in their discretion, may draw their warrant on the marine fisheries fund, the fish and game fund, any other available appropriation for such purpose, or on any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, or any combination of such funds, as they may determine to be just and reasonable, or, in the alternative, they may certify a judgment to the next session of the general court for the passage of an appropriation of money sufficient to satisfy the same. The department may, in the name of the state, accept gifts of land or interests in land for the purposes of this chapter. II. The use of the marine fisheries fund or the fish and game fund under paragraph I shall require a finding that the expenditure will be of substantial benefit to marine fisheries or to fish and wildlife, as the case may be, and the governor and council shall request the prior opinion of the fish and game commission in each such case.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 563-B:7 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 563-B / Section 7
563-B:7 Disclaimer of Interest by Trustee.
Status: in_force

If a trustee disclaims an interest in property that otherwise would have become trust property, the interest does not become trust property.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383-A:3-320 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383-A / Section 3-320
383-A:3-320 Names Relating to State Banks.
Status: in_force

Any state bank that intends to use a name in the conduct of its business that differs from the name of the state bank shall be required to obtain the approval of the use of the name from the commissioner before registering the name with the secretary of state. The approval shall accompany an application to register the name with the secretary of state. A state bank shall not have or use a name that is likely to mislead the public concerning the nature or scope of its powers or purposes.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-B:13 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 169-B / Section 13
169-B:13 Arraignment; Court Referrals; Uncompensated Public Service by Minors.
Status: in_force

I. No minor shall be detained for more than 24 hours, Sundays and holidays excluded, from the time of being taken into custody without being brought before a court. At any arraignment the court shall: (a) Advise the minor in writing and orally of any formal charges; (b) Inform the minor of the applicable constitutional rights; (c) Appoint counsel pursuant to RSA 169-B:12; (d) Establish any conditions for release; and (e) Set a hearing date. (f)(1) Inquire of the juvenile and a parent or guardian of the juvenile if the juvenile has been: (A) Determined to have a cognitive disability; or (B) Determined to have a mental illness, emotional or behavioral disorder, or another disorder that may impede the child's decision-making abilities; or (C) Identified as eligible for special education services; or (D) Previously referred to a care management entity as defined in RSA 135-F:4, III. (2) Such inquiry shall be conducted to gather complete and accurate information. The court shall make a record of the inquiry and of any information provided in response to the inquiry. I-a. No plea shall be taken until the minor has the opportunity to consult with counsel or until a waiver is filed pursuant to RSA 169-B:12. II. The court may, at any time after arraignment, dispose of the petition by referring the minor or the minor and family for participation in a court approved diversion program or other intervention program. II-a. The court may, at the arraignment or at any time thereafter, with the consent of the minor and the minor's family, refer the minor and family to a care management entity, as defined in RSA 135-F:4, III, for evaluation and/or behavioral health services to be coordinated and supervised by that entity. III. A referral under this section may include an order for the minor to perform up to 50 hours of uncompensated public service subject to the approval of the elected or appointed official authorized to give approval of the city or town in which the offense occurred. The court's order for uncompensated public service shall include the name of the official who will provide supervision to the minor. However, no person who performs such public service under this paragraph shall receive any benefits that such employer gives to its other employees, including, but not limited to, workers' compensation and unemployment benefits and no such employer shall be liable for any damages sustained by a person while performing such public service or any damages caused by that person unless the employer is guilty of gross negligence.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-R:2 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 126-R / Section 2
126-R:2 Council Established; Duties.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established the New Hampshire council on suicide prevention to oversee the implementation of the New Hampshire suicide prevention plan. The council shall ensure the continued effectiveness of the plan by evaluating its implementation, producing progress reports, and recommending program changes, initiatives, funding opportunities, and new priorities to update the plan. The council shall also be a proponent for suicide prevention in New Hampshire.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-C:23 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 339-C / Section 23
339-C:23 Void Terms.
Status: in_force

The terms of any franchise entered into after October 1, 1983, shall be void if they conflict with any provision of this subdivision or RSA 339-C:10 through 17.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 401-B:12 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 401-B / Section 12
401-B:12 Receivership.
Status: in_force

Whenever it appears to the commissioner that any person has committed a violation of this chapter which so impairs the financial condition of a domestic insurer as to threaten insolvency or make the further transaction of business by it hazardous to its policyholders, creditors, shareholders, or the public, the commissioner may proceed as provided in RSA 402-C to take possession of the property of such domestic insurer and to conduct its business.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 457:40 — NH Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 457 / Section 40
457:40 In Civil Actions.
Status: in_force

In all civil actions, except actions for criminal conversation, evidence of acknowledgment, cohabitation, and reputation is competent proof of marriage.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:45-a — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 135-C / Section 45-a
135-C:45-a Appointment of Limited Guardian.
Status: in_force

I. In any case in which the petition includes a request for appointment of a guardian, the court shall also determine whether to appoint a guardian over the person for the purpose of providing health care. There shall be a legal presumption of capacity, and the burden of proof shall be on the petitioner to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the respondent is incapacitated and in need of a guardian. II. At the hearing, the court shall: (a) Inquire into the nature and extent of the functional limitations of the respondent; and (b) Ascertain his or her capacity to care for himself or herself with respect to his or her health care. III. If it is determined that the respondent possesses the capacity to care for himself or herself regarding health care, then the court shall deny the request for appointment of a guardian. IV. Alternatively, the court may appoint a guardian of the person with respect to health care as requested in the petition and confer specific powers of guardianship on the proposed guardian after finding in the record based on evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that: (a) The person for whom a guardian is to be appointed is incapacitated; and (b) The guardianship is necessary as a means of providing appropriate health care for the incapacitated person; and (c) There are no available alternative resources which are suitable with respect to the incapacitated person's welfare, safety, and rehabilitation; and (d) The guardianship is appropriate as the least restrictive form of intervention consistent with the preservation of the civil rights and liberties of the respondent. V. If a guardian is appointed, letters of guardianship shall be issued, as provided in RSA 464-A:11. VI. Except as modified by order of the court, a guardian appointed under this chapter shall have the powers and duties set forth in RSA 464-A:25, I(d). VII. The provisions of RSA 464-A:10 shall govern who may be a guardian. VIII. Upon appointment, the guardian shall give bond to the court as provided in RSA 464-A:21. IX. Compensation to the guardian shall be allowed as provided in RSA 464-A:23. X. The provisions of RSA 464-A:24 shall govern the appointment of agents by guardians. XI. The guardian shall file biennial reports as provided in RSA 464-A:35, give annual notice to the ward as provided in RSA 464-A:38, file a final accounting report as provided in RSA 464-A:40, and be subject to the provisions and sanctions of RSA 464-A:37 for failure to make or file any report within the time provided by law. XII. The provisions of RSA 464-A:39 shall govern the removal or resignation of the guardian. XIII. The guardian may at any time file a petition pursuant to RSA 464-A:4 for a finding of incapacity and expansion of his or her authority over the person or estate of the ward. Such a proceeding shall be governed by the provisions of RSA 464-A.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 228:22 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 228 / Section 22
228:22 Cost of Trenching for Relocation of Underground Utilities.
Status: in_force

When the commissioner shall determine that a highway reconstruction, relocation, or maintenance project financed in whole or in part by state funds and conducted under department of transportation supervision or control necessitates the relocation of any municipally-owned subterranean utilities facilities, any trenching and backfilling required for such relocation shall be part of the cost of such reconstruction, relocation, or maintenance and shall be provided by the governmental agency which is carrying out such highway work at no cost to the municipally-owned utility, and the governmental agency shall pay the municipality for the book value (original cost less allowable depreciation) at the time the municipally-owned subterranean facility is retired. Provided, however, that if a public utility other than a municipally-owned utility makes use of a relocation trench provided for in this section, said utility shall pay the governmental agency carrying out such work its proportionate share of the cost of such trenching and backfilling. For purposes of this section, the term "municipally-owned utility" means any utility that is owned in its entirety, directly or indirectly, by a municipality or by a department, instrumentality, company, or corporation that is owned in its entirety, directly or indirectly, by a municipality. For purposes of this section, the term "municipally-owned subterranean facility" means any subterranean facility that is owned, directly or indirectly, by a municipality or by a department, instrumentality, company, or corporation that is owned, directly or indirectly, by a municipality.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 82:27 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 82 / Section 27
82:27 Petition.
Status: in_force

Any such corporation may apply to the public utilities commission by written petition to determine the facts upon which such tax exemption depends and to certify such facts to the commissioner of revenue administration.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 539:8 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 539 / Section 8
539:8 Limitation of Actions.
Status: in_force

No action under the provisions of this chapter shall be maintained unless begun within two years after the cause of action accrued.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 216-A:14 — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 216-A / Section 14
216-A:14 Liability Insurance.
Status: in_force

The department shall provide a liability insurance policy to provide protection to private landowners whose property is under agreement for use as part of the New Hampshire Heritage Trail by easement, lease or other legal means.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 612:15 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 612 / Section 15
612:15 Commitment to Await Requisition; Bail.
Status: in_force

If from the examination before the judge or magistrate it appears that the person held is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged and, except in cases arising under RSA 612:6, that he has fled from justice, the judge or magistrate must, by a warrant reciting the accusation, commit him to the county jail for such a time, not exceeding 30 days and specified in the warrant, as will enable the arrest of the accused to be made under a warrant of the governor on a requisition of the executive authority of the state having jurisdiction of the offense, unless the accused gives bail as provided in RSA 612:16, or until he shall be legally discharged.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 658:18 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 658 / Section 18
658:18 Special Provision for Cities.
Status: in_force

Cities may adopt the provisions of RSA 658:10-658:17. The city council shall create and discontinue the voting districts in city wards, establish the additional polling places therein, and select the election officers for the additional polling place. Each assistant moderator and assistant clerk shall have their domicile in the city ward where they will serve.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270-B:2 — NH Code / Title XXII / Chapter 270-B / Section 2
270-B:2 Abandonment.
Status: in_force

Any boat found unattended in a sunken, beached, or drifting condition shall be deemed abandoned by the owner. In the interest of the public safety such boat may be removed and impounded for safekeeping and disposal in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 236:81 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 236 / Section 81
236:81 Penalty.
Status: in_force

Whoever erects or maintains an advertising device in violation of the provisions hereof and required to be removed shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.