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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 202-A:6 — NH Code / Title XVI / Chapter 202-A / Section 6
202-A:6 Library Trustees; Election; Alternates.
Status: in_force

The library trustees shall have the entire custody and management of the public library and of all the property of the town relating thereto, including appropriations held pursuant to RSA 202-A:11, III, but excepting trust funds held by the town. Any town having a public library shall, at a duly warned town meeting, elect a board of library trustees consisting of any odd number of persons which the town may decide to elect. Such trustees shall serve staggered 3-year terms or until their successors are elected and qualified. There may be no more than 3 alternates as provided in RSA 202-A:10.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 106-B:26 — NH Code / Title VII / Chapter 106-B / Section 26
106-B:26 Applicability.
Status: in_force

I. This subdivision shall apply to the enforcement of provisions of the motor vehicle laws by the state police, including clearing roads and entrances of stolen, unregistered, illegally parked, disabled or abandoned vehicles, vehicles involved in accidents or crimes or other situations, regarding the removal, storage, and release of such vehicles towed and transported by wreckers, towing, and emergency road service organizations in a fair and equitable manner, upon request of the division of state police: (a) In response to requests from owners or custodians of vehicles that have encountered mechanical problems that rendered them inoperable or unsafe to be driven; (b) In response to requests from a state trooper when a vehicle has been abandoned on private property without consent of the property owner; (c) When a vehicle is found obstructing the passage of vehicles from a public street or highway onto the driveway of such private property or public building; (d) When a vehicle was involved in a traffic accident or crime or its driver is incapacitated or under arrest, or is without a valid driver 's license; (e) When a vehicle is interfering with snow removal or highway maintenance; (f) When a vehicle has been left unattended within a state-owned park and ride facility for a period greater than 21 days; or (g) When a vehicle is without proper registration or apparently unsafe to be driven. II. Nothing in this subdivision shall restrict the authority of town and city law enforcement agencies to enforce relevant state statutes, to enact local bylaws or ordinances not in conflict with any state law or administrative rule regarding the clearance of disabled, abandoned, illegally parked, unregistered, or stolen vehicles or vehicles involved in crimes or collisions in areas where the local police have sole or shared jurisdiction with state police, or to enter into contractual agreements with tow companies for the removal of vehicles at the request of local authorities.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 466:40-a — NH Code / Title XLV / Chapter 466 / Section 40-a
466:40-a Possession of Cropped Dog.
Status: in_force

The possession of a dog with an ear cropped or cut off and with a resulting wound unhealed, confined upon the premises of or in charge or custody of any person, shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of the provisions of RSA 466:40 by the person in control of such premises or the person having charge or custody, unless such person shall have in the person's possession a certificate of cropping signed by a veterinarian duly registered under the provisions of RSA 332-B certifying that the veterinarian performed the operation in accordance with the provisions of RSA 466:40, giving the date of the operation, the name of the owner of the dog and a description of the dog.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 411-A:18 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 411-A / Section 18
411-A:18 Bank Deposits.
Status: in_force

An insurer may have any of its cash funds on deposit in checking or savings accounts, under certificates of deposit, or in any other form in solvent banks or trust companies.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 165:31 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 165 / Section 31
165:31 Work Program Requirements for Assisted Persons.
Status: in_force

I. The overseer of public welfare may require any person who is receiving support under this chapter and who is physically able to work, to participate in the municipality's work program as a condition of continued eligibility for assistance. The overseer of public welfare of the town or city may require the person receiving aid to work for the town or city at any job which it has available that is within the capacity of the person receiving support. Such persons shall receive aid in return for such required work at a rate of exchange equivalent to the prevailing wage for the kind of work they are required to perform in the community from which they receive support, as determined by the municipality's pay schedules prevailing at the time of application for assistance. The amount an assisted person may be required to reimburse the town or city for aid received shall be reduced by the credits received from participation in the municipal work program. II. The overseer of public welfare of the town or city may require the person receiving aid to perform services for a nonprofit organization if that organization has agreed to participate as a municipal work program, and has been approved by the overseer of public welfare, provided the person is credited according to the prevailing wage scale of that institution. III. In no case shall participation in a work program be required of the following persons as a condition of receiving assistance: (a) Single parents with children under the age of 5 years; and (b) Persons with mental or physical disabilities, as determined by the overseer of public welfare.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 154:15 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 154 / Section 15
154:15 Compensation, Etc., of Chief; Expenses.
Status: in_force

The chief fireward or fire chief shall be paid for services such compensation as the council, aldermen or town meeting shall think reasonable; and the bills for the operation of the fire department, including but not limited to costs of apparatus and equipment, shall be approved or disapproved by the fire chief, fireward or engineer responsible and, if approved, shall be presented for payment to those town officials designated for this purpose by statute, local ordinance or town meeting within the limits of the funds appropriated.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 106-H:12 — NH Code / Title VII / Chapter 106-H / Section 12
106-H:12 Confidentiality.
Status: in_force

I. Automatic number identification and automatic location identification information consisting of the address and telephone numbers of telephone subscribers whose listings are not published in directories or listed in directory assistance offices is confidential. Such confirmation will be provided on a call-by-call basis only for the purpose of handling emergency calls and any permanent record of such information shall be secured by the public safety answering point and disposed of in a manner which will retain that security except as otherwise required by applicable law. II. Any telephone subscriber may notify the bureau that a member of the household or business served by the telephone line has a physical impairment or otherwise has special needs. This information shall be accorded the same confidentiality as all other identifying information, and shall be used only as necessary for the provision of emergency services.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383-C:10-1002 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383-C / Section 10-1002
383-C:10-1002 Voluntary Dissolution by Liquidation.
Status: in_force

A trust company that voluntarily dissolves by means of liquidation shall comply with the procedures for a voluntary dissolution set forth in the applicable the Organizational Acts, but any filing required by applicable law to be submitted to the secretary of state instead shall be submitted to the commissioner.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 502-A:27-d — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 502-A / Section 27-d
502-A:27-d Use of Recording Devices.
Status: in_force

Upon petition by any party the court may, in its discretion, allow said party to record the proceedings by any recording device. The recordings shall be made at the expense of the petitioner, except as provided under RSA 599:1-c for violations. If in a criminal proceeding the defendant is indigent, the defendant shall upon request at least 5 days prior to any hearing or trial be entitled to a sound recording of the proceedings at state expense. The court shall give written notice to a defendant charged with a class B misdemeanor that the defendant shall, upon request at least 5 days prior to any hearing or trial, be entitled to a sound recording of the proceedings at state expense.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 405-A:11 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 405-A / Section 11
405-A:11 Duty of Agents or Brokers to Obtain License.
Status: in_force

I. Risk Retention Groups. No person, firm, association or corporation shall act or aid in any manner in soliciting, negotiating or procuring liability insurance in this state from a risk retention group unless such person, firm, association or corporation is licensed as an insurance agent or broker in accordance with this title. II. Purchasing Groups. (a) No person, firm, association or corporation shall act or aid in any manner in soliciting, negotiating or procuring liability insurance in this state for a purchasing group from an authorized insurer or a risk retention group chartered in a state unless such person, firm, association or corporation is licensed as an insurance agent or broker in accordance with this title. (b) No person, firm, association or corporation shall act or aid in any manner in soliciting, negotiating or procuring liability insurance coverage in this state for any member of a purchasing group under a purchasing group's policy unless such person, firm, association or corporation is licensed as an insurance agent or broker in accordance with this title. (c) No person, firm, association or corporation shall act or aid in any manner in soliciting, negotiating or procuring liability insurance from an insurer not authorized to do business in this state on behalf of a purchasing group located in this state unless such person, firm, association or corporation is licensed as a surplus lines agent or excess line broker in accordance with this title. III. For purposes of acting as an agent or broker for a risk retention group or purchasing group pursuant to paragraphs I and II of this section, the requirement of residence in this state shall not apply. IV. Every person, firm, association, or corporation licensed pursuant to the provisions of this title, on business placed with risk retention groups or written through a purchasing group, shall inform each prospective insured of the provisions of the notice required by RSA 405-A:3, VII, in the case of a risk retention group, and RSA 405-A:8, II, in the case of a purchasing group.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 179:27 — NH Code / Title XIII / Chapter 179 / Section 27
179:27 Restrictions on Serving and Congregating of Patrons.
Status: in_force

I. Liquor and beverages may be served to patrons in on-premises establishments while seated at tables or booths, at the bar, seated at drink rails, or while standing at the bar or drink rails. II. No beverages or liquor shall be served or consumed in foyers, hallways, kitchens, or other areas not approved for service by the commission. III. Stages or designated performing areas and areas designated for entertainers may be approved areas of service. IV. Notwithstanding paragraphs I and II, a hotel guest may purchase an alcoholic beverage, or bottle of wine, at a hotel lounge, as described in RSA 178:22, V(k) or hotel full-service restaurants as described in RSA 178:21, II(b) and may carry the alcoholic beverage or partially consumed bottle of wine from the lounge or dining room to the guest's room. For the purposes of this paragraph, the number of alcoholic beverages shall be limited to the number of registered guests to that room who are 21 years of age or older. For the purposes of this paragraph, any partially consumed bottle of wine shall be securely sealed.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 72:29 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 72 / Section 29
72:29 Definitions.
Status: in_force

I. The word "resident" as used in RSA 72:28 , RSA 72:28-b, and RSA 72:28-c shall mean a person who has resided in this state for at least one year preceding April 1, in the year in which the tax credit is claimed. II. The term "residential real estate" for the purposes of RSA 72:28-34, inclusive, shall mean the real estate which the person qualified for an exemption or a tax credit thereunder occupies as his principal place of abode together with any land or buildings appurtenant thereto and shall include manufactured housing if used for said purpose. III. "Exemption" as used in RSA 72 shall mean the amount of money to be deducted from the assessed valuation, for property tax purposes, of real property. IV. The term "tax credit" as used in RSA 72 shall mean the amount of money to be deducted from the person's tax bill. V. The term "surviving spouse" as used in RSA 72 shall not include a surviving spouse that has remarried, but if the surviving spouse is later divorced, his or her status as the surviving spouse of a veteran is regained. If the surviving spouse remarries and the new husband or wife dies, he or she shall be deemed the widow or widower of the latest spouse and shall not revert to the status of a surviving spouse of a veteran. VI. For purposes of RSA 72:28, 28-b, 28-c, 29-a, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36-a, 37, 37-a, 37-b, 38-a, 39-a, 62, 66, and 70, the ownership of real estate, as expressed by such words as "owner," "owned" or "own," shall include those who have placed their property in a grantor/revocable trust or who have equitable title or the beneficial interest for life in the subject property. VII. The term "theater of operations service medal" for the purposes of RSA 72:28-34 shall mean any medal, ribbon, or badge awarded to a member of the armed forces which establishes that the member served in a theater of war or armed conflict, as determined by the director of the division of veterans services with written notification to the department of revenue administration.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-C:96 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-C / Section 96
304-C:96 Form of Distributions.
Status: in_force

I. Unless the operating agreement provides otherwise, and in any case subject to the limitations provided in paragraph II, a member that has a right to a distribution, regardless of the nature of the member's contribution, has no right to demand and receive any distribution from a limited liability company in any particular form, including a cash or in kind distribution. II. Unless the operating agreement provides otherwise, a limited liability company shall not require a member to accept a distribution of any asset in kind to the extent that the percentage of the asset distributed to the member exceeds the percentage in which the member shares in distributions from the limited liability company.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 273-C:11 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273-C / Section 11
273-C:11 Representation Rights of the Bargaining Unit.
Status: in_force

I. Employers shall extend the following rights to the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit certified under RSA 273-C:10 or as set forth in RSA 273-C:9, IV: (a) The right to represent employees in collective bargaining negotiations and in the settlement of grievances. An individual employee may present an oral grievance to his employer without the intervention of the exclusive representative. Until the grievance is reduced to writing, the exclusive representative shall be excluded from a hearing if the employee so requests; but any resolution of the grievance shall not be inconsistent with the terms of an existing agreement between the parties. (b) The right to represent the bargaining unit exclusively and without challenge during the term of the collective bargaining agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an election may be held not more than 180 nor less than 120 days prior to the date on which the term of the collective bargaining agreement expires. II. A reasonable number of employees who act as representatives of the bargaining unit shall be given a reasonable opportunity to meet with the employer or his representatives during working hours without loss of compensation or benefits. III. The exclusive representative of a bargaining unit acting as such on the effective date of this section shall be deemed certified by the board in accordance with RSA 273-C:9, IV and shall have all the rights established in RSA 273-C:11, I.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 262:2 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 262 / Section 2
262:2 Report of Theft; Recovery of Unclaimed Vehicle.
Status: in_force

I. A peace officer who learns of the theft of a vehicle not since recovered, or of the recovery of a vehicle whose theft or conversion he knows or has reason to believe has been reported to the department, shall forthwith report the theft or recovery to the department. II. An owner or a lienholder may report the theft of a vehicle, or its conversion, if a crime, to the department, but the director may disregard the report of a conversion unless a warrant has been issued for the arrest of a person charged with the conversion. A person who has so reported the theft or conversion of a vehicle shall, forthwith after learning of its recovery, report the recovery to the department. III. An operator of a place of business for garaging, repairing, parking, or storing vehicles for the public, in which a vehicle remains unclaimed for a period of 30 days, shall within 5 days after the expiration of that period, report the vehicle as unclaimed to the director. A vehicle left by its owner whose name and address are known to the operator or his employee is not considered unclaimed. A person who fails to report a vehicle as unclaimed in accordance with this paragraph forfeits all claims and liens for its garaging, parking, or storing and shall be fined not more than $25 for each day the failure to report continues. The report required under this paragraph shall be by verified mail, as defined in RSA 21:53. IV. The department shall maintain and appropriately index weekly any cumulative public records of stolen, converted, recovered and unclaimed vehicles reported to it pursuant to this section. The director may make and distribute copies of the records so maintained to police officers upon request without fee and to others for the fee, if any, the commissioner prescribes. V. The director may suspend the registration of a vehicle whose theft or conversion is reported to him pursuant to this section; until the department learns of its recovery or that the report of its theft or conversion was erroneous, it shall not issue a certificate of title for the vehicle.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 483-A:7 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 483-A / Section 7
483-A:7 Lakes Management and Protection Plans.
Status: in_force

I. The lakes coordinator, in consultation with the advisory committee and the office of planning and development, shall monitor and oversee guidelines for coordinated lake management and shoreland protection plans together with recommendations for implementation, if necessary. Upon acceptance of the guidelines or substantive changes to the guidelines by the advisory committee, the lakes coordinator and members of the advisory committee shall hold public hearings regarding the guidelines or changes to the guidelines. At least one hearing shall be held in each executive council district. II. The lakes coordinator in consultation with the office of planning and development, with the help of appropriate council on resources and development agencies, shall provide technical assistance and, within the limits of legislative appropriations, award financial grants to regional planning commissions established under RSA 36:45 through RSA 36:53 in support of lake management and shoreland protection planning. The commissioner, with the advice of the lakes coordinator and the advisory committee, shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to awarding financial grants under this paragraph. III. The lakes coordinator in cooperation with the office of planning and development, regional planning agencies, and appropriate council on resources and development agencies, shall provide technical assistance and information in support of lake management and local shoreland planning consistent with the guidelines established under RSA 483-A:7, I, compatible with the recommendations under RSA 483-A:5, and consistent with state and federal water quality laws. IV. Whenever more than one municipality borders a lake, all such municipalities shall be encouraged to cooperate in the development and implementation of a coordinated lake management and shoreland protection plan. V. Lake management and shoreland protection plans developed pursuant to paragraphs I, II, and III shall address, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Recreational uses and activities. (b) Non-recreational uses and activities. (c) Existing and future land uses. (d) Protection of wetlands, wildlife, fish habitats, and other significant natural areas. (e) Dams, bridges, and other water structures. (f) Public access by foot and vehicle. (g) Setbacks and other location requirements. (h) Dredging, filling, mining, and earth moving. (i) Prohibited uses. (j) Factors controlling water levels and flowage rights. (k) Facilities appropriate to support approved lake uses. (l) Water safety. (m) Other factors affecting water quality.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266:78-q — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 266 / Section 78-q
266:78-q Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person convicted of a violation of this subdivision shall, notwithstanding the provisions of title LXII, be guilty of a violation and fined $250 plus penalty assessment for a first offense and not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 plus penalty assessment for a second offense, and any person knowingly or purposely using blue lights to commit a crime punishable as a misdemeanor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and any person knowingly or purposely using blue lights to commit a crime punishable as a felony shall be guilty of a class B felony. The director or the court may suspend or revoke for a period of not less than 30 days the license or driving privilege of any person convicted of violating this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:95 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 95
231:95 Approval of Railings.
Status: in_force

The department of transportation shall examine all railings, posts, or other warning signs or structures erected by a town upon any highway, upon the written request of such town, and if the same are approved as standard, a record of such request, of the examination and approval, and of the locations shall be made and kept in the office of the department. A copy of such records shall be filed forthwith in the office of the town clerk. When certified by the commissioner of transportation, a copy shall be received by all courts as evidence of the sufficiency of such railings, posts, or other warning signs or structures for a period of 3 years after such record has been made.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 284:21-hh — NH Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 284 / Section 21-hh
284:21-hh Insurance Authorized.
Status: in_force

The commission is hereby authorized to purchase such insurance as it may deem necessary or desirable to insure itself, the state of New Hampshire and its ticket sales agents against any claims which may arise out of the acts or omissions of any such agent in connection with or in any way related to the sale of tickets. Such insurance shall be purchased on behalf of the commission by the department of administrative services, division of procurement and support services.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 91-B:5 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 91-B / Section 5
91-B:5 Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates RSA 91-B shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.