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NH Rev Stat § 359-M:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-M - Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement|Section 359-M:1 - Definitions.

    359-M:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Demand letter" means a letter, email, or other communication asserting or claiming that the target has engaged in patent infringement.||II. "Target" means a New Hampshire person or business:||(a) Who has received a demand letter or against whom an assertion or allegation of patent infringement has been made;||(b) Who has been threatened with litigation or against whom a lawsuit has been filed alleging patent infringement; or||(c) Whose customers have received a demand letter asserting that the person's or business's product, service, or technology has infringed upon a patent.|||Source. 2014, 197:2, eff. July 11, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-M:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-M - Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement|Section 359-M:3 - Bond.

    359-M:3 Bond. –||Upon motion by a target and a finding by the court that a target has established a reasonable likelihood that a person has made a bad faith assertion of patent infringement in violation of this chapter, the court shall require the person to post a bond in an amount equal to a good faith estimate of the target's cost to litigate the claim and amounts reasonably likely to be recovered under this chapter, conditioned upon payment of any amounts finally determined to be due to the target. A hearing shall be held if either party so requests. A bond ordered pursuant to this section shall not exceed $250,000. The court may waive the bond requirement if it finds the person has available assets equal to the amount of the proposed bond or for other good cause shown.|||Source. 2014, 197:2, eff. July 11, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-M:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-M - Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement|Section 359-M:4 - Enforcement; Remedies; Damages.

    359-M:4 Enforcement;  Remedies;  Damages. –||I. The attorney general may bring an action in superior court for appropriate relief, including a temporary or permanent injunction, to enforce the provisions of this chapter.||II. A target of conduct involving assertions of patent infringement, or a person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may bring an action in superior court. A court may award the following remedies to a plaintiff who prevails in an action brought pursuant to this section:||(a) Equitable relief.||(b) Damages.||(c) Costs and fees, including reasonable attorney's fees.||III. This chapter shall not be construed to limit any remedies available to the state of New Hampshire or to any person under any other law and shall not restrict the attorney general with regard to conduct involving assertions of patent infringement.|||Source. 2014, 197:2, eff. July 11, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-M:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-M - Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement|Section 359-M:5 - Exemption.

    359-M:5 Exemption. –||A demand letter or assertion of patent infringement that includes a claim for relief arising under 35 U.S.C. section 271(e)(2) or 42 U.S.C. section 262 shall not be subject to the provisions of this chapter.|||Source. 2014, 197:2, eff. July 11, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-N:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-N - Regulation of Biometric Information|Section 359-N:1 - Definitions.

    359-N:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Biometric data" includes, but is not limited to, the following:||(a) Fingerprints, palm prints, and other methods for measuring or recording ridge pattern or fingertip characteristics.||(b) Facial feature pattern characteristics.||(c) Behavior characteristics of a handwritten signature, such as shape, speed, pressure, pen angle, or sequence.||(d) Voice data used for comparing live speech with a previously-created speech model of a person's voice.||(e) Iris recognition data containing color or texture patterns or codes.||(f) Keystroke dynamics, measuring pressure applied to key pads.||(g) Hand geometry, measuring hand characteristics, including the shape and length of fingers, in 3 dimensions.||(h) Retinal scans, reading through the pupil to measure blood vessels lining the retina.||(i) DNA/RNA.||II. "Government agency" includes any employee, agent, elected official or entity of the state, a municipality, or any other political subdivision of the state of New Hampshire.|||Source. 2014, 162:1, eff. July 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-N:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-N - Regulation of Biometric Information|Section 359-N:2 - Collection of Biometric Data Prohibited.

    359-N:2 Collection of Biometric Data Prohibited. –||I. No government agency shall:||(a) Issue an identification card, other than an employee, vendor, or contractor identification or access card, device or system, or use an identification device or system, that requires the collection or retention of an individual's biometric data.||(b) Require an individual to disclose or provide biometric data as a condition of doing business with, engaging in any business activity or relationship with, or obtaining services from, that agency.||(c) Obtain, retain, or provide any individual's biometric data except as set forth in this chapter.||II. Any biometric data collected for an employee, vendor, or contractor identification or access card shall be destroyed when the individual terminates his or her relationship with the agency. No biometric data collected under this section shall be subject to a subpoena.||III. Nothing in paragraphs I and II shall prohibit the disclosure, collection, or retention of biometric data from applicants for and persons employed in positions with state, county, or local public safety agencies as part of the employment screening process, or for obtaining required security clearances, or in connection with investigations of internal misconduct or crimes and offenses.|||Source. 2014, 162:1, eff. July 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-N:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-N - Regulation of Biometric Information|Section 359-N:3 - Exemptions.

    359-N:3 Exemptions. –||The prohibition in RSA 359-N:2 shall not apply to biometric data collection practices implemented pursuant to statute or practice prior to the effective date of this section, provided that the government agency shall not subsequently expand or modify the type of data collected or the purpose for which it is collected without legislative approval. Legislative approval shall not be required for an airport to expand or modify its biometric collection and use practices if identified in the airport's federally-mandated airport security program and approved by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. Nothing in this chapter shall limit the collection of biometric evidence by law enforcement agencies at crime scenes or its examination and analysis by forensic laboratories. The admissibility at trials of biometric evidence and expert opinion based on such evidence shall be determined by the presiding judge within the parameters and limits specified in the rules of evidence.|||Source. 2014, 162:1, eff. July 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-N:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-N - Regulation of Biometric Information|Section 359-N:4 - Violation; Civil Action.

    359-N:4 Violation;  Civil Action. –||Any individual aggrieved by a violation of this chapter, including the loss or misuse of biometric data lawfully collected under RSA 359-N:2 or 359-N:3, may bring a civil action against a government agency under this section to obtain the following:||I. An injunction of the agency practice;||II. Actual damages or $2,500 for each violation, whichever is greater; and||III. Reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.|||Source. 2014, 162:1, eff. July 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-O:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-O - Sale or Possession of Synthetic Urine and Urine Additives|Section 359-O:1 - Sale or Possession of Synthetic Urine and Urine Additives Prohibited.

    359-O:1 Sale or Possession of Synthetic Urine and Urine Additives Prohibited. –||I. No person or business shall:||(a) Manufacture, sell, distribute, market, or possess synthetic urine or urine additives; or||(b) Attempt to defeat a drug or alcohol screening test by using synthetic urine or urine additives.||II. In this section, "drug or alcohol screening test" means an analysis of a sample of bodily fluid collected from a person for the purpose of detecting the presence of alcohol or drugs in the bodily fluid of the person.||III. Any person or business who violates this section shall be assessed a fine of $500, plus penalty assessment. Each day a violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.|||Source. 2021, 115:4, eff. Sept. 7, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-P:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-P - Frm Victims' Contribution Recovery Fund|Section 359-P:1 - Definitions.

    359-P:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Claimant" means a person who is a victim of the Financial Resources Mortgage fraud and who has filed a complete application for recovery assistance under this chapter.||II. "Director" means the director of charitable trusts, department of justice.||III. "Financial Resources Mortgage" means Financial Resources Mortgage, Inc., C L and M, Inc., and any predecessor, successor, or affiliated entities, and any entities established by, through, or with Scott Farah or Donald Dodge, through which moneys of Financial Resources Mortgage, Inc., C L and M, Inc., and any predecessor, successor, or affiliated entities passed.||IV. "Financial Resources Mortgage fraud" means fraudulent acts committed by Financial Resources Mortgage or its principals where loans were brokered by or serviced by Financial Resources Mortgage.||V. "Fund" means the FRM victims' contribution recovery fund established in RSA 359-P:2.||VI. "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint stock company, unincorporated organization, or any other entity.||VII. "Qualifying claimant" means a person who suffered financial losses as a result of the Financial Resources Mortgage fraud and is a claimant eligible for recovery assistance under this chapter. Qualifying claimant shall not include a borrower under any loan transaction borrowed or serviced by Financial Resources Mortgage.||VIII. "Recovery assistance" means payments from the fund to persons who suffered financial losses as a result of the Financial Resources Mortgage fraud.||IX. "Victim" means a person who suffered monetary injury as a result of the Financial Resources Mortgage fraud.|||Source. 2016, 293:2, eff. Aug. 20, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-P:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-P - Frm Victims' Contribution Recovery Fund|Section 359-P:2 - FRM Victims' Contribution Recovery Fund Established.

    359-P:2 FRM Victims' Contribution Recovery Fund Established. –||I. There is hereby established the FRM victims' contribution recovery fund. The fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the director. The fund shall be capped at $10,000,000 and shall consist of gifts and contributions of any kind.||II. The fund shall be used for awarding recovery assistance pursuant to this chapter.||III. The total amount in the fund less costs of administration shall be distributed on a pro rata basis to qualifying claimants annually on December 31 until all such claims are satisfied.|||Source. 2016, 293:2, eff. Aug. 20, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-P:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-P - Frm Victims' Contribution Recovery Fund|Section 359-P:3 - Eligibility for Recovery Assistance.

    359-P:3 Eligibility for Recovery Assistance. –||I. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a claimant shall be eligible for recovery assistance at the rate of 50 cents on each dollar lost by the claimant under this chapter if the claimant:||(a) Submits all supplemental documents as requested by the attorney or administrator.||(b) Can demonstrate loss due to the Financial Resources Mortgage fraud.||(c) Meets all other requirements of this chapter.||II. In addition to a qualifying claimant and except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a surviving spouse or surviving child of a qualifying claimant shall be eligible for recovery assistance under this chapter.|||Source. 2016, 293:2, eff. Aug. 20, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-P:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-P - Frm Victims' Contribution Recovery Fund|Section 359-P:4 - Attorney/Administrator.

    359-P:4 Attorney/Administrator. –||The director shall hire an attorney or administrator who shall review applications for assistance submitted pursuant to this chapter, make awards of assistance in accordance with the procedures of this chapter, and report annually to the director commencing on February 1, 2022 and each February 1 thereafter. The director shall negotiate the attorney's or administrator's salary and benefit level in accordance with similar levels within the department.|||Source. 2016, 293:2, eff. Aug. 20, 2016. 2021, 91:84, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-P:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-P - Frm Victims' Contribution Recovery Fund|Section 359-P:6 - Awards Under This Chapter Set Off Against Any Other Recovery.

    359-P:6 Awards Under This Chapter Set Off Against Any Other Recovery. –||I. The amount of any award made under this chapter shall be set off against any other recovery sources, including, but not limited to awards from private suits, arbitration, bankruptcy court awards or settlements, or other sources of recovery.||II. In the event a qualifying claimant receives an award from a recovery source listed in paragraph I subsequent to the filing of a claim under this chapter, the claimant shall immediately notify the attorney or administrator of the award. The attorney or administrator shall then modify the claimant's award and pro rata share by offsetting such award against the claimant's award under this chapter.|||Source. 2016, 293:2, eff. Aug. 20, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-P:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-P - Frm Victims' Contribution Recovery Fund|Section 359-P:7 - Recovery Assistance Prohibited.

    359-P:7 Recovery Assistance Prohibited. –||Recovery assistance shall not be awarded if the attorney or administrator for the attorney or administrator determines the claimant:||I. Sustained the monetary injury as a result of participating or assisting in or attempting to commit or committing financial fraud with Financial Resources Mortgage; or||II. Profited or would have profited from the financial fraud of Financial Resources Mortgage.|||Source. 2016, 293:2, eff. Aug. 20, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-P:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-P - Frm Victims' Contribution Recovery Fund|Section 359-P:8 - Award Not Subject to Other Processes.

    359-P:8 Award Not Subject to Other Processes. –||An award made under this chapter shall not be subject to execution, attachment, garnishment, or other process. A claimant convicted of forgery, fraud, or deception in connection with a claim under this chapter shall forfeit an award paid to the claimant under this chapter.|||Source. 2016, 293:2, eff. Aug. 20, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-P:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-P - Frm Victims' Contribution Recovery Fund|Section 359-P:9 - Liability of State.

    359-P:9 Liability of State. –||The state shall be under no obligation or liability under this chapter except to make payments to claimants to whom the recovery fund attorney or administrator has made awards of assistance, but only to the extent there is money available in the fund.|||Source. 2016, 293:2, eff. Aug. 20, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-P:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-P - Frm Victims' Contribution Recovery Fund|Section 359-P:10 - Claims Prior to January 1, 2006.

    359-P:10 Claims Prior to January 1, 2006. –||Claims for restitution assistance shall not be accepted for any losses that occurred prior to January 1, 2006 due to financial fraud.|||Source. 2016, 293:2, eff. Aug. 20, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-Q:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-Q - Sale of Furniture With Flame Retardant Chemicals|Section 359-Q:1 - Definitions.

    359-Q:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Flame-retardant chemical" means a chemical or chemical compound for which a functional use is to resist or inhibit the spread of fire. "Flame-retardant chemical" includes, but is not limited to, halogenated, phosphorus-based, nitrogen-based and nanoscale flame retardants and any chemical or chemical compound for which "flame retardant" appears on the substance safety data sheet required under 29 C.F.R. section 1910.1200(g).||II. "Mattress" has the same definition as in 16 C.F.R. section 1632.1.||III. "Upholstered furniture" means residential furniture intended for indoor use in a home or other dwelling intended for residential occupancy that consists in whole or in part of resilient cushioning materials enclosed within a covering consisting of fabric or related materials.|||Source. 2019, 336:1, eff. Sept. 3, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-Q:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-Q - Sale of Furniture With Flame Retardant Chemicals|Section 359-Q:2 - Prohibition.

    359-Q:2 Prohibition. –||I. No person shall import for sale or ship to a customer in this state, nor shall any person manufacture for sale in this state, upholstered furniture containing in its fabric or other covering or in its cushioning materials more than 0.1 percent of a flame-retardant chemical or more than 0.1 percent of a mixture that includes flame-retardant chemicals.||II. No person shall sell, offer to sell, or distribute for promotional purposes, upholstered furniture if in receipt of the notice sent by a manufacturer in accordance with RSA 359-Q:3, II.|||Source. 2019, 336:1, eff. Sept. 3, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-Q:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-Q - Sale of Furniture With Flame Retardant Chemicals|Section 359-Q:3 - Certificate of Compliance.

    359-Q:3 Certificate of Compliance. –||In addition to any other remedies and procedures authorized by this chapter, the attorney general may request that a manufacturer of upholstered furniture distributed for sale in this state provide the attorney general with a certificate of compliance with this chapter. Within 30 days of receipt of request for a certificate of compliance, the manufacturer shall:||I. Provide the attorney general with a certificate declaring that its product complies with the requirements of this chapter; or||II. Notify retailers who sell in this state a product of the manufacturer that does not comply with this chapter that sale of the product is prohibited in New Hampshire. The manufacturer shall submit to the attorney general the names and addresses of those notified.|||Source. 2019, 336:1, eff. Sept. 3, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-Q:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-Q - Sale of Furniture With Flame Retardant Chemicals|Section 359-Q:4 - Retailer Indemnification.

    359-Q:4 Retailer Indemnification. –||If a retailer takes delivery of upholstered furniture from a manufacturer that is subsequently found to contain one or more flame-retardant chemicals, the retailer is entitled to a full refund, including shipping and other related costs, from the manufacturer.|||Source. 2019, 336:1, eff. Sept. 3, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-Q:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-Q - Sale of Furniture With Flame Retardant Chemicals|Section 359-Q:5 - Violations; Consumer Protections.

    359-Q:5 Violations;  Consumer Protections. –||Any violation of the provisions of this chapter is an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of RSA 358-A:2. Any right, remedy, or power set forth in RSA 358-A, including those set forth in RSA 358-A:4, may be used to enforce the provisions of this chapter.|||Source. 2019, 336:1, eff. Sept. 3, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-Q:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-Q - Sale of Furniture With Flame Retardant Chemicals|Section 359-Q:6 - Confidentiality.

    359-Q:6 Confidentiality. –||Information submitted to the department of justice pursuant to this chapter may be designated as confidential by the submitting party and not subject to disclosure under RSA 91-A, except during an enforcement action brought forward by the attorney general.|||Source. 2019, 336:1, eff. Sept. 3, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-Q:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-Q - Sale of Furniture With Flame Retardant Chemicals|Section 359-Q:7 - Exemptions.

    359-Q:7 Exemptions. –||I. The prohibition in RSA 359-Q:2 shall not apply to the following upholstered furniture products containing flame-retardant chemicals:||(a) Used upholstered furniture, including antique upholstered furniture.||(b) Upholstered furniture purchased for public use in public facilities, including, but not limited to, schools, jails, and hospitals, that is required by the state or by local fire codes to meet specific flammability standards which cannot reasonably be met without the use of flame retardants.||(c) New upholstered furniture otherwise subject to the prohibition in RSA 359-Q:2 that is sold, offered for sale, or distributed for promotional purposes in the state by a retailer or wholesaler on or after January 1, 2021 and that was imported into the state or otherwise purchased or acquired by the retailer or wholesaler for sale or distribution in the state prior to January 1, 2021.||(d) New upholstered furniture otherwise subject to the prohibition in RSA 359:Q-2 that is manufactured prior to January 1, 2020.||(e) Upholstered furniture which includes electronic or electric components.||(f) Mattresses.||II. Products that meet the following requirements shall be deemed in compliance with this chapter:||(a) Upholstered furniture bearing a label or accompanied by a certificate indicating compliance with California BPC section 19101, as amended.||(b) Upholstered furniture bearing a label, as prescribed by California BPC section 19094 (2014), indicating that the product's upholstery materials "contain NO added flame retardant chemicals."|||Source. 2019, 336:1, eff. Sept. 3, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 359-R:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 359-R - Over-the-Counter Rape Test Kit|Section 359-R:1 - Sale of Over-the-Counter Rape Test Kit Prohibited.

    359-R:1 Sale of Over-the-Counter Rape Test Kit Prohibited. –||I. No person shall sell or offer for sale in the state of New Hampshire an over-the-counter rape test kit. Any person who sells a kit in violation of this section shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined not more than $1,000 for each offense.||II. In this section, an "over-the-counter rape test kit" means a sexual assault forensic exam kit for sale to members of the public, that allows an individual to independently collect evidence of a sexual assault outside of a hospital or other designated health care setting.||III. Nothing in this section shall affect any right of action under RSA 358-A.|||Source. 2020, 24:17, eff. July 20, 2020.|