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NH Rev Stat § 5:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:32 - Building and Facilities.

    5:32 Building and Facilities. –||The state records and archives shall control all space in the state records and archives center. The department of administrative services, division of plant and property shall maintain the state records and archives center in suitable repair and condition for use by the division of archives and records management.|||Source. 1987, 353:1. 2003, 97:4, eff. Aug. 5, 2003. 2014, 327:38, eff. Aug. 2, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:33 - Agency Heads.

    5:33 Agency Heads. –||The head of each agency shall:||I. Establish and maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and efficient management of the records of the agency, consistent with the rules adopted by the director and under the director's supervision.||II. Make and maintain records containing adequate and proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions of the agency designed to furnish information to protect the legal and financial rights of the state and of persons directly affected by the agency's activities.||III. Submit to the director, in accordance with the standards established by him in rules adopted under RSA 5:40, schedules proposing the length of time each state record series warrants retention for administrative, legal, or fiscal purposes after it has been received by the agency. The head of each agency shall submit lists of state records in his custody that are of permanent and historical value to the state. He shall likewise submit lists of state records in his custody that are not needed in the transaction of current business and that do not have sufficient administrative, legal, or fiscal value to warrant their further keeping.||IV. Cooperate with the director in the conduct of surveys made by him pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision.||V. Comply with the rules and procedures adopted by the director.|||Source. 1987, 353:1, eff. July 24, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:34 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:34 - Construction of Subdivision.

    5:34 Construction of Subdivision. –||Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to divest agency heads of the authority to determine the nature and form of the records required in the administration of their several departments, or to compel the removal of records deemed necessary by them in the performance of their statutory duties. Any records made confidential by law shall be so treated in the records center.|||Source. 1987, 353:1, eff. July 24, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:35 - Local Records.

    5:35 Local Records. –||The director shall accept for storage in the state archives such local records as the municipal records board established under RSA 33-A:4-a may require.|||Source. 1987, 353:1. 2006, 275:4, eff. June 15, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:35-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:35-a - Congressional Records.

    5:35-a Congressional Records. –||The director shall accept for preservation and storage any papers or records donated to the state by a member of the New Hampshire congressional delegation from their service in the United States Senate or House of Representatives. Such records shall be placed in a New Hampshire depository selected by the congressman or senator, with the approval of the director, and shall be preserved and disclosed under such terms and conditions as the congressman or senator and the director deem appropriate.|||Source. 2010, 365:1, eff. Sept. 21, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:35-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:35-b - Records of the Governor.

    5:35-b Records of the Governor. –||Within one year of leaving office, the governor, in consultation with the director, shall donate a selection of official papers and records to the state. Such records shall be placed in a New Hampshire depository selected by the governor, with the approval of the director, and shall be preserved and disclosed under such terms and conditions as the governor and director deem appropriate.|||Source. 2010, 365:1, eff. Sept. 21, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:36 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:36 - Assistance to Legislative and Judicial Branches.

    5:36 Assistance to Legislative and Judicial Branches. –||Under the same provisions specified in RSA 5:33, the director shall assist and advise in the establishment of records management programs in the legislative and judicial branches of state government and shall, as required by them, provide program services similar to those available to the executive branch of state government pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision.|||Source. 1987, 353:1. 2006, 275:4, eff. June 15, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:37 - Records Not to be Damaged or Destroyed.

    5:37 Records Not to be Damaged or Destroyed. –||All records made or received by or under the authority of or coming into the custody, control, or possession of public officials of this state in the course of their public duties are the property of the state and shall not be mutilated, destroyed, transferred, removed, or otherwise damaged or disposed of, in whole or in part, except as provided by law.|||Source. 1987, 353:1, eff. July 24, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:38 - Disposal of Records.

    5:38 Disposal of Records. –||Unless otherwise provided by law with respect to particular departments or particular records, records not having a permanent or historical value may be destroyed at the end of 4 years from their making, provided that the rules of the director, as adopted under RSA 5:40, may provide that designated records may be destroyed at an earlier period or require their retention for a longer period.|||Source. 1987, 353:1. 1996, 239:1, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:39 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:39 - Transfer of State Records.

    5:39 Transfer of State Records. –||Subject to the limitations of the constitution, the secretary of state may transfer any of his records to the records center and he may transfer reports of state agencies to the state library.|||Source. 1987, 353:1, eff. July 24, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:40 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:40 - Procedures Manual.

    5:40 Procedures Manual. –||The director, under the supervision of the secretary of state, shall establish a manual of uniform procedures necessary and proper to effectuate the purpose of this subdivision. Such procedures and any subsequent revisions, when approved by the governor and council, shall be binding upon all officers and employees of the state.|||Source. 1987, 353:1. 2006, 275:5, eff. June 15, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:41 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:41 - Records From Rockingham County Registry of Deeds.

    5:41 Records From Rockingham County Registry of Deeds. –||All records of the Rockingham county registry of deeds recorded as Rockingham county registry of deeds volumes 101-239, inclusive, which do, in fact, contain records of transfers of land now located in other counties of the state, shall be removed by the division of archives and records management from the county building in Exeter to the records and archives center, at a time mutually agreed upon by the director and the Rockingham county register of deeds. The purpose of this section is to remove from the Rockingham county registry of deeds all records concerning real property now located in counties other than Rockingham county.|||Source. 1987, 353:1. 2003, 97:4, eff. Aug. 5, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:42 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:42 - State Historical Records Advisory Board Established.

    5:42 State Historical Records Advisory Board Established. –||There is hereby established the state historical records advisory board composed of the state archivist who shall be chairman of the state historical records advisory board and at least 7 members to be appointed by the governor and council. The term of office for each of said appointed members shall be for 3 years. Each member shall hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified. In case of a vacancy other than by expiration of the term, the appointment shall be for the balance of the unexpired term.|||Source. 1987, 353:1, eff. July 24, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:43 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:43 - Qualifications.

    5:43 Qualifications. –||A majority of the appointed members of the board shall be persons of recognized professional qualifications and experienced in the administration of historical records or in a field of research which makes extensive use of such records. The composition of the board shall be as broadly representative as possible of the public and private archival and research institutions and organizations of the state.|||Source. 1987, 353:1, eff. July 24, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:44 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:44 - Compensation.

    5:44 Compensation. –||The members of the state historical records advisory board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed their reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under this subdivision.|||Source. 1987, 353:1, eff. July 24, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:45 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:45 - Duties.

    5:45 Duties. –||The state historical records advisory board shall serve as a central advisory body for historical records, planning for projects developed and carried out under the program established under RSA 5:25 in the state and in compliance with the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The board may:||I. Sponsor surveys regarding the condition and needs of historical records in the state.||II. Solicit and develop plans for historical records projects.||III. Review and make recommendations regarding historical records projects proposed by institutions in the state.||IV. Develop and revise state plans for historical records projects according to established priorities.||V. Review the operation and progress of approved historical records projects in the state, financed by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, through the board.|||Source. 1987, 353:1, eff. July 24, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:46 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:46 - Cooperation With Other Bodies.

    5:46 Cooperation With Other Bodies. –||The state historical records advisory board is authorized to cooperate with cities, towns, private groups, and institutions in the state and with agencies of state government, with respect to matters of interest in collecting and preserving historical records.|||Source. 1987, 353:1, eff. July 24, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:47 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:47 - Definitions.

    5:47 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. [Repealed.]||II. "Local government" means cities, towns, or unincorporated places.||III. "Local government records manager" means the liaison between the division of archives and records management and the municipalities who shall coordinate the local government records management improvement program.|||Source. 2002, 145:2. 2003, 97:4, eff. Aug. 5, 2003. 2017, 195:11, I, eff. Sept. 3, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:48 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:48 - Repealed by 2017, 195:11, II, eff. Sept. 3, 2017.

    5:48 Repealed by 2017, 195:11, II, eff. Sept. 3, 2017. –|
NH Rev Stat § 5:49 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:49 - Duties of Local Government Records Manager; Position Established.

    5:49 Duties of Local Government Records Manager;  Position Established. –||There is established in the division of archives and records management, department of state, the position of local government records manager who shall be a classified state employee. The local government records manager shall have the following duties:||I. It shall be the responsibility of the local government records manager to advise local governments on planning and administering programs for the creation, maintenance, preservation, reproduction, retention, and disposition of their records; to advise local governments on the development of micrographics systems, automated data processing systems, and other systems that rely on technology to create, store, manage, and reproduce information or records; and to advise local governments on the preservation and use of vital records with enduring value for historical or other research purposes.||II. It shall be the responsibility of the local government records manager to advise the municipal records board concerning local government records policies and procedures, state services and financial support needed to assist or advise local officials, regulations pertaining to local government records, and grants for local government records management improvement pursuant to RSA 5:51.||III. [Repealed.]||IV. [Repealed.]|||Source. 2002, 145:2. 2003, 97:4, eff. Aug. 5, 2003. 2017, 195:11, III, eff. Sept. 3, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:50 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:50 - Grants Review Committee.

    5:50 Grants Review Committee. –||I. The New Hampshire municipal records board, established in RSA 33-A:4-a, shall appoint a grants review committee that shall be responsible for screening the grant applications for completeness, conformity, soundness of budget, and relevance to objectives of the program. The grants review committee shall review the applications and make its recommendations on funding to the state archivist. The grants review committee shall consist of the following:||(a) Two members of the municipal records board, appointed by the chairman.||(b) The president of the New Hampshire Tax Collectors' Association, or his or her representative.||(c) The president of the New Hampshire City and Town Clerks' Association, or his or her representative.||(d) One individual having the combined office of town clerk and tax collector, who shall be named jointly by the presidents of the New Hampshire Tax Collectors' Association and the president of the New Hampshire City and Town Clerks' Association.||II. The terms of the municipal records board appointees to this committee shall be concurrent with their terms to the municipal records board. The terms of the presidents of the New Hampshire City and Town Clerks' Association and the New Hampshire Tax Collectors' Association, or their representatives, shall be concurrent with the terms as president of their respective associations. The term of the individual having the combined office of town clerk and tax collector shall be for one year from the date of appointment, but that individual shall continue to serve in said capacity until a successor is named or the individual is reappointed.|||Source. 2002, 145:2, eff. July 12, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:51 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:51 - Repealed by 2017, 195:11, IV, eff. Sept. 3, 2017.

    5:51 Repealed by 2017, 195:11, IV, eff. Sept. 3, 2017. –|
NH Rev Stat § 5-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-A - Interpleader Compact|Section 5-A:2 - Secretary of State.

    5-A:2 Secretary of State. –||The secretary of state is hereby designated as the officer to receive all documents deposited pursuant to articles 6 and 7 of the interpleader compact. The secretary of state is also directed hereby to act as the repository for all such documents and to keep and make available upon request a complete list of the states with which this party is party to the interpleader compact, together with such other information as may be in his possession concerning the status of such compact in respect to enactment and withdrawals therefrom.|||Source. 1957, 128:1, eff. July 16, 1957.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-A - Interpleader Compact|Section 5-A:3 - Withdrawal Action.

    5-A:3 Withdrawal Action. –||As used in paragraph (c) of article 7 of the interpleader compact, the phrase "executive head" shall mean the governor of this state. In the event that the governor shall take any action pursuant to paragraph (c) of article 7 of such interpleader compact, he shall promptly notify the secretary of state and shall deposit with him copies of any and all official communication and documents relating to such action. The governor shall take appropriate action pursuant to paragraph (c) of article 7 of the interpleader compact so as not to become party thereto with any state not recognized by the United States of America or with any state the features of whose legal system make the equitable operation of said compact impractical.|||Source. 1957, 128:1, eff. July 16, 1957.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-B:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-B - Pooled Risk Management Programs|Section 5-B:1 - Purpose.

    5-B:1 Purpose. –||The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the establishment of pooled risk management programs and to affirm the status of such programs established for the benefit of political subdivisions of the state. The legislature finds and determines that insurance and risk management is essential to the proper functioning of political subdivisions; that risk management can be achieved through purchase of traditional insurance or by participation in pooled risk management programs established for the benefit of political subdivisions; that pooled risk management is an essential governmental function by providing focused public sector loss prevention programs, accrual of interest and dividend earnings which may be returned to the public benefit and establishment of costs predicated solely on the actual experience of political subdivisions within the state; that the resources of political subdivisions are presently burdened by the securing of insurance protection through standard carriers; and that pooled risk management programs which meet the standards established by this chapter should not be subject to insurance regulation and taxation by the state.|||Source. 1987, 329:1, eff. July 24, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-B:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-B - Pooled Risk Management Programs|Section 5-B:2 - Definitions.

    5-B:2 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Department" means the department of state.||II. "Informational filing" means an annual filing with the department made solely for the purpose of providing public access to certain information concerning the nature and organization of pooled risk management programs. Such informational filing shall be limited to the following:||(a) The name and legal address of each pooled risk management program;||(b) A list of current officers, their titles and addresses;||(c) A brief description of the coverage provided;||(d) The annual audit required under RSA 5-B:5, I(d);||(e) A written plan of operation or bylaws; and||(f) The annual actuarial evaluation required under RSA 5-B:5, I(f).||III. "Political subdivision" means any city, town, county, school district, chartered public school, village district, school administrative unit, or any district or entity created for a special purpose administered or funded by any of the above-named governmental units.||IV. "Risk management" means the defense of claims and indemnification for losses arising out of the ownership, maintenance, and operation of real or personal property and the acts or omissions of officials, employees, and agents; the provision of loss prevention services including, but not limited to, inspections of property and the training of personnel; and the investigation, evaluation, and settlement of claims by and against political subdivisions.|||Source. 1987, 329:1. 1995, 260:1. 2008, 354:1, eff. Sept. 5, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-B:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-B - Pooled Risk Management Programs|Section 5-B:3 - Pooled Risk Management Authorized and Affirmed; Membership.

    5-B:3 Pooled Risk Management Authorized and Affirmed;  Membership. –||I. A political subdivision, by resolution of its governing body, may establish and enter into agreements for obtaining or implementing insurance by self-insurance; for obtaining insurance from any insurer authorized to transact business in this state as an admitted or surplus lines carrier; or for obtaining insurance secured in accordance with any method provided by law; or for obtaining insurance by any combination of the provisions of this paragraph. Agreements made pursuant to this paragraph may provide for pooling of self-insurance reserves, risks, claims and losses, and of administrative services and expenses associated with them among political subdivisions. To accomplish the purposes of this chapter, 2 or more political subdivisions may form an association under the laws of this state or affirm an existing association so formed to develop and administer a risk management program having as its purposes reducing the risk of its members; safety engineering; distributing, sharing, and pooling risks; acquiring insurance, excess loss insurance, or reinsurance; and processing, paying and defending claims against the members of such association.||II. RSA 53-A shall not apply to an association formed or affirmed under this chapter, nor to the participation in such an association by a political subdivision.||III. Pooled risk management programs established for the benefit of political subdivisions may provide any or all of the following coverages:||(a) Casualty, including general and professional liability; errors and omissions; workers' compensation and employer's liability; medical payments; or unemployment compensation as authorized under federal law.||(b) Property, including marine and inland navigation; transportation; boiler and machinery; fire; theft; or natural hazards.||(c) Vehicle, including any liability or loss arising from the ownership or operation of vehicles.||(d) Surety and fidelity.||(e) Environmental impairment.||(f) Hospital, medical, surgical or dental benefits for employees and their dependents.||(g) Life, income maintenance, accidental death and dismemberment, vision loss or impairment, or legal benefits for employees and their dependents.||(h) Unanticipated special education cost recovery.|||Source. 1987, 329:1, eff. July 24, 1987. 2021, 209:2, Pt. IV, Sec. 4, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.|