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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 632-A:4 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 632-A / Section 4
632-A:4 Sexual Assault.
Status: repealed

I. A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor under any of the following circumstances: (a) When the actor subjects another person who is 13 years of age or older to sexual contact under any of the circumstances named in RSA 632-A:2. (b) When the actor subjects another person who is 13 years of age or older and under 16 years of age to sexual contact where the age difference between the actor and the other person is 5 years or more. (c) In the absence of any of the circumstances set forth in RSA 632-A:2, when the actor engages in sexual penetration with a person who is 13 years of age or older and under 16 years of age where the age difference between the actor and the other person is 4 years or less. II. A person found guilty under subparagraph I(c) of this section shall not be required to register as a sexual offender under RSA 651-B. III. (a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if such person engages in sexual contact or sexual penetration with another person, or causes the person to engage in sexual contact on himself or herself in the presence of the actor, when the actor is in a position of authority over the person under any of the following circumstances: (1) When the actor has direct supervisory or disciplinary authority over the victim by virtue of the victim being incarcerated in a correctional institution, the secure psychiatric unit, or juvenile detention facility where the actor is employed; or (2) When the actor is a probation or parole officer or a juvenile probation and parole officer who has direct supervisory or disciplinary authority over the victim while the victim is on parole or probation or under juvenile probation. (b) Consent of the victim under any of the circumstances set forth in this paragraph shall not be considered a defense. (c) [Repealed.] IV. (a) Upon proof that the victim and defendant were intimate partners or family or household members, as those terms are defined in RSA 631:2-b, III, a conviction under this section shall be recorded as "sexual assault-domestic violence." (b) In addition to any other penalty authorized by law, the court shall levy a fine of $50 for each conviction recorded as "sexual assault-domestic violence" under this paragraph. The court shall not reduce or suspend any sentence or the payment of any fine imposed under this paragraph and no fine imposed under this paragraph shall be subject to an additional penalty assessment. If the court determines that the defendant is unable to pay the fine on the date imposed, the court may defer payment or order periodic payments thereof. The clerk shall forward all fines collected under this paragraph to the department of health and human services for the purposes of RSA 173-B:15. The provisions of RSA 618:8 and RSA 618:9 shall not apply to a fine imposed under this paragraph.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-F:23-2302 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-F / Section 23-2302
564-F:23-2302 Department of Health and Human Services.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not limit the authority of the department of health and human services as otherwise provided by statute or common law.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 625:8 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 625 / Section 8
625:8 Limitations.
Status: repealed

I. Except as otherwise provided in this section, prosecutions are subject to the following periods of limitations: (a) For a class A felony, 6 years; (b) For a class B felony, 6 years; (c) For a misdemeanor, one year; (d) For a violation, 3 months. (e) For an offense defined by RSA 282-A, 6 years. (f) For an offense defined in RSA 638:1, III-a, 2 years. II. Murder may be prosecuted at any time. II-a. [Repealed.] III. If the period prescribed in paragraph I has expired, a prosecution may nevertheless be commenced: (a) Within one year after its discovery by an aggrieved party or by a person who has a duty to represent such person and who is himself not a party to the offense for a theft where possession of the property was lawfully obtained and subsequently misappropriated or for any offense, a material element of which is either fraud or a breach of fiduciary duty. (b) For any offense based upon misconduct in office by a public servant, at any time when the defendant is in public office or within 2 years thereafter. (c) For any offense under RSA 208, RSA 210, or RSA 215, within 3 years thereafter. (d) For any offense under RSA 632-A or for an offense under RSA 639:2, where the victim was under 18 years of age when the alleged offense occurred, within 22 years of the victim's eighteenth birthday. (e) For any offense where destruction or falsification of evidence, witness tampering, or other unlawful conduct delayed discovery of the offense, within one year of the discovery of the offense. (f) For any offense under RSA 153:24 and RSA 153:5, the state fire code, within one year of its discovery. (g) For any offense under RSA 641:1 through 641:7, if committed with the purpose to assist in a murder, to conceal a murder, or to conceal or hinder the investigation or apprehension of an individual responsible for murder, at any time. (h) For any violation-level offense involving a motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury, within 6 months of the accident. (i) For any offense under RSA 633:7, within 20 years, except where the victim was under 18 years of age when the alleged offense occurred, in which case within 20 years of the victim's eighteenth birthday. IV. Time begins to run on the day after all elements of an offense have occurred or, in the case of an offense comprised of a continuous course of conduct, on the day after that conduct or the defendant's complicity therein terminates. V. A prosecution is commenced on the day when a warrant or other process is issued, an indictment returned, or an information is filed, whichever is the earliest. VI. The period of limitations does not run: (a) During any time when the accused is continuously absent from the state or has no reasonably ascertained place of abode or work within this state; or (b) During any time when a prosecution is pending against the accused in this state based on the same conduct.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 71-B:14 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 71-B / Section 14
71-B:14 Staff.
Status: in_force

The board shall have such clerical and technical staff as may be necessary within the limits of appropriation made therefor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 482:63 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 482 / Section 63
482:63 Findings of Disrepair.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to notice given by the department, it shall hold a public hearing and find, upon evidence furnished by its employees or others, whether said dam is in disrepair. If the department finds such dam in disrepair, it shall request the dam owner to make the requisite repairs or reconstruction within a period to be fixed by such request.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-L:10 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-L / Section 10
21-L:10 Division of Operations.
Status: in_force

There is established within the department the division of operations, under the supervision of an unclassified director of operations, who shall be a registered professional engineer and shall be responsible for the following functions, in accordance with applicable law: I. Maintenance and supervision of the state transportation network. II. Maintenance of department equipment. III. Issuing of all permits, registrations, and licenses for which the department is responsible with the exception of those issued by the division of aeronautics, rail, and transit.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 611-B:10 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 611-B / Section 10
611-B:10 Administrative and Technical Assistance.
Status: in_force

The chief medical examiner may employ adequate administrative, clerical, and technical assistants to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 259:124 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 259 / Section 124
259:124 Walking Disability.
Status: in_force

"Walking disability," as used in RSA 261:88, means a severe physical impairment including partial paralysis, lower limb amputation, chronic heart disease, emphysema, arthritis, rheumatism or other debilitating condition: I. Which limits personal mobility and results in an inability to travel without the use of a wheelchair, crutch, walker, prosthetic, orthotic or other assistive device, and which is verifiable by a comparable disability rating from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Security Administration, or Workers' Compensation Board; II. Caused by a cardiovascular impairment to the extent that functional limitations are rated in either class III or class IV standards as accepted by the American Heart Association; or III. Caused by lung dysfunction to the extent that the person's forced respiratory expiratory volume in one second, as measured by spirometry, is less than one liter, or the person's arterial oxygen tension (pO2) is less than 60 mm/Hg in room air at rest.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 384-G:19 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 384-G / Section 19
384-G:19 Governing Law.
Status: in_force

A revolving credit plan between a bank and a borrower shall be governed by the laws of this state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:13.20 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 13.20
293-A:13.20 Notice of Appraisal Rights.
Status: in_force

(a) Where any corporate action specified in RSA 293-A:13.02(a) is to be submitted to a vote at a shareholders' meeting, the meeting notice must state that the corporation has concluded that the shareholders are, are not or may be entitled to assert appraisal rights under this subdivision. If the corporation concludes that appraisal rights are or may be available, a copy of this subdivision must accompany the meeting notice sent to those record shareholders entitled to exercise appraisal rights. (b) In a merger pursuant to RSA 293-A:11.05, the parent corporation must notify in writing all record shareholders of the subsidiary who are entitled to assert appraisal rights that the corporate action became effective. Such notice must be sent within 10 days after the corporate action became effective and include the materials described in RSA 293-A:13.22. (c) Where any corporate action specified in RSA 293-A:13.02(a) is to be approved by written consent of the shareholders pursuant to RSA 293-A:7.04: (1) written notice that appraisal rights are, are not or may be available must be sent to each record shareholder from whom a consent is solicited at the time consent of such shareholder is first solicited and, if the corporation has concluded that appraisal rights are or may be available, must be accompanied by a copy of this subdivision; and (2) written notice that appraisal rights are, are not or may be available must be delivered together with the notice to non-consenting and nonvoting shareholders required by RSA 293-A:7.04(e) and (f), may include the materials described in RSA 293-A:13.22 and, if the corporation has concluded that appraisal rights are or may be available, must be accompanied by a copy of this subdivision. (d) Where corporate action described in RSA 293-A:13.02(a) is proposed, or a merger pursuant to RSA 293-A:11.05 is effected, the notice referred to in RSA 293-A:13.20(a) or (c), if the corporation concludes that appraisal rights are or may be available, and in RSA 293-A:13.20(b) shall be accompanied by: (1) the annual financial statements specified in RSA 293-A:16.20(a) of the corporation that issued the shares that may be subject to appraisal, which shall be as of a date ending not more than 16 months before the date of the notice and shall comply with RSA 293-A:16.20(b); provided that, if such annual financial statements are not reasonably available, the corporation shall provide reasonably equivalent financial information; and (2) the latest available quarterly financial statements of such corporation, if any. (e) The right to receive the information described in RSA 293-A:13.20(d) may be waived in writing by a shareholder before or after the corporate action.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 207:14 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 207 / Section 14
207:14 Import, Possession, or Release of Wildlife.
Status: in_force

I. (a) No person shall import, possess, sell, exhibit, or release any live marine species or wildlife, or the eggs or progeny thereof, without first obtaining a permit from the executive director except as permitted under title XVIII. The executive director shall have the authority to determine the time period and any other conditions governing the issuance of such permit. The chief of the wildlife division shall respond to a request for a permit within 60 days of a submission for a final request. The permit shall be granted within 60 days of the request, unless the chief of the wildlife division determines in writing that issuing a permit may pose a significant disease, genetic, ecological, environmental, health, safety, or welfare risk to persons, marine species, or wildlife. (b) Any person who is denied a permit under subparagraph (a) may appeal the decision in writing to the executive director within 60 days of the denial. The executive director shall respond to the appeal within 60 days. (c) The executive director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A to implement the provisions of this paragraph. II. The executive director shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to administer this section and relative to the importation, possession, exhibition, sale or release of all marine species and wildlife, including, but not limited to: (a) Size, sex, number and quantity. (b) Transportation, within or through the state of New Hampshire. (c) Sale, inspection, processing, recordkeeping and marking. (d) Method of keeping. (e) Areas of release. (f) Method of release. (g) Method of taking. (h) Permit fee schedules. (i) Appropriate definitions. III. The executive director may establish a list of marine species or wildlife or the eggs or progeny of such marine species or wildlife which may be exempted from any or all of the provisions of RSA 207:14. IV. Except where otherwise provided, any person who violates this section or any rule adopted under this section shall be guilty of a violation and guilty of an additional violation for each marine species or wildlife possessed contrary to the provisions of this section.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 250:4 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 250 / Section 4
250:4 Penalty.
Status: in_force

Whoever shall violate any of the rules and regulations established for the government of any park or place of resort which has been established in accordance with the provisions of RSA 250 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-J:22 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-J / Section 22
420-J:22 Rate Schedule Established for Nonparticipating Ground Ambulance Providers.
Status: in_force

Beginning on January 1, 2026, nonparticipating ground ambulance providers shall be reimbursed by health carriers at the carrier's nonparticipating rate or at the Medicare rate that is current as of the date of service, whichever is higher.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 302:4 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 302 / Section 4
302:4 Record.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall keep a properly indexed record of the registrations provided for herein which record shall also show any altered or canceled registration.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 465:12 — NH Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 465 / Section 12
465:12 Income; Application.
Status: in_force

A guardian shall not apply any portion of the estate of his ward for the support and maintenance of any person other than his ward, except spouse, minor child or children, except upon order of the court after a hearing, notice of which has been given the proper office of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the manner provided in RSA 465:9.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 465:7 — NH Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 465 / Section 7
465:7 Incompetent Wards.
Status: in_force

Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian of a mentally incompetent ward, a certificate of the director, or his representative, setting forth the fact that such person has been rated incompetent by the Department of Veterans Affairs on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing such Department of Veterans Affairs and that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any moneys due such person by the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261-C:3-a — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261-C / Section 3-a
261-C:3-a Gold Star Family Decals; Eligibility.
Status: in_force

I. In this section, "family member" means spouse, grandfather, grandmother, father, stepfather, adoptive mother, adoptive father, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, adoptive son, adoptive daughter, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, stepbrother, or stepsister. II. A family member of a person killed while on duty in the United States armed forces shall qualify for a gold star family decal in accordance with RSA 261-B:3-c and RSA 261-C:2, III. These gold star family decals shall be issued upon payment of the regular registration fees and a $15 decal plate fee. III. For purposes of this section, a motor vehicle is owned by a family member of a person killed while on duty in the United States armed forces if the family member of a person killed while on duty in the United States armed forces is the motor vehicle's owner under RSA 259:72, I, or if the legal ownership of the motor vehicle is held by a trust established by the family member of a person killed while on duty in the United States armed forces and the family member of a person killed while on duty in the United States armed forces has use of the motor vehicle or the motor vehicle is used for the transportation of the family member of a person killed while on duty in the United States armed forces. The division of veterans services shall establish the documentation required for a motor vehicle held in trust to be eligible for decals under this section. The office shall not issue more than one set of decals under this section to any trust. A trustee of the trust or the administrator of the estate may be fined up to $500 for failing to return within 60 days of the death of the family member of a person killed while on duty in the United States armed forces any decals issued under this section for a motor vehicle held in trust. IV. A stepfather, stepson, or stepdaughter of a person killed while on duty in the United States armed forces shall only be eligible for gold star family decals if, in the case of a stepfather, his marriage license is dated prior to the member's fifteenth birthday and the stepfather provides a copy of the marriage license to the director, or in the case of a stepson or stepdaughter, if the member's marriage license is dated prior to the stepson's or stepdaughter's fifteenth birthday and the stepson or stepdaughter provides a copy of the marriage license to the office. The stepfather shall also be required to provide a DD Form 1300 to the director of the office. A stepfather shall not receive decals under this section if another stepfather of the person killed while on duty holds gold star family decals furnished under this section. V. Pursuant to RSA 261-C:2, the department of military affairs and veterans services, division of veterans services shall provide gold star family decals to those who qualify under this section free of charge.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:49 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 200 / Section 49
200:49 Head Injury Policies for Student Sports.
Status: in_force

Education is the key to identification and appropriate management of all concussions. The school board of each school district shall develop guidelines and other pertinent information and forms for student sports to inform and educate coaches, student-athletes, and student-athletes' parents or guardians of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury including continuing to play after concussion or head injury. On an annual basis, a school district or school shall distribute a concussion and head injury information sheet to all student-athletes. The Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire is available to educate and assist the public with implementing and/or updating concussion management protocols.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 208:24 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 208 / Section 24
208:24 Black Bear Management Program.
Status: repealed

I. The wild black bear has played a vital role in the development and history of the state and is recognized as a valuable game and wildlife resource. It is recognized that bears should be accorded such protection as is necessary to maintain and enhance their numbers. II. No person shall take wild black bears in this state without first procuring a bear license and tag in addition to the applicable license to hunt issued pursuant to RSA 214 or RSA 208:5. The cost of the bear license and tag, for both residents and nonresidents, shall be set by the executive director pursuant to RSA 206:10, I. III. The bear license and tag shall be in such form as determined by the executive director in rules adopted under RSA 541-A. The holder of a bear license and tag shall, upon killing a bear, fill out and securely attach to the bear's ear the bear tag bearing the name and address of the licensee and other information that the executive director determines to be appropriate. The bear tag shall remain attached to the bear as long as the bear carcass remains in the state. Only the bear tag issued to the licensee who killed the bear shall be attached to that bear. No person shall possess a bear tag that was not issued to that person. No person shall attach a bear tag to a bear the person did not kill. III-a. A bear license shall not constitute satisfactory proof that the holder of such license previously had a hunting license issued to the holder in this state, or any other state, province or country as required under RSA 214:23-a. IV. [Repealed.] V. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 621:29 — NH Code / Title LX / Chapter 621 / Section 29
621:29 Orders.
Status: in_force

A written order of the commissioner shall authorize the keeper of any state, county, city, or town facility to receive and keep, or to discharge into the keeping of an employee of the center, any child transferred pursuant to RSA 621:27.