reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
NH Rev Stat § 5:5-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:5-a - Repealed by 1959, 217:2, eff. Aug. 16, 1959.

    5:5-a Repealed by 1959, 217:2, eff. Aug. 16, 1959. –|
NH Rev Stat § 5:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:6 - Election Items.

    5:6 Election Items. –||The secretary of state shall prepare and distribute the election-related items as provided in the election laws.|||Source. RS 11:2. CS 11:2. GS 13:3. GL 14:3. 1885, 94:4. PS 15:7. PL 14:4. RL 21:4. RSA 5:6. 1979, 436:2, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:6-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:6-a - Election Procedure Manual.

    5:6-a Election Procedure Manual. –||The secretary of state shall prepare and distribute an election procedure manual as provided in RSA 652:22.|||Source. 1977, 526:1. 1979, 436:3, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:6-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:6-b - Assistance; Benefits.

    5:6-b Assistance;  Benefits. –||The secretary of state shall have authority to employ such additional assistants as may be required in carrying out the provisions of the election laws, and all necessary expense thereof shall be paid by the state. All full-time employees and officials in this department shall be eligible for annual and sick leave.|||Source. 1979, 436:4. 1988, 121:11, eff. Oct. 1, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:6-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:6-c - Printing.

    5:6-c Printing. –||The secretary of state is authorized to contract for printing in connection with his duties under the election laws. The provisions of RSA 8 relative to competitive bidding for state purchases shall not apply to contracts entered into by the secretary of state hereunder.|||Source. 1979, 436:4, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:7 - to 5:9 Repealed by 1971, 353:1, eff. Aug. 24, 1971.

    5:7 to 5:9 Repealed by 1971, 353:1, eff. Aug. 24, 1971. –|
NH Rev Stat § 5:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:10 - Office Fees.

    5:10 Office Fees. –||Except as otherwise provided, the following fees shall be paid to the secretary of state for the use of the state: For every commission issued to a justice of the peace or to a notary public, $75, $25 of which shall be deposited into the fund established by RSA 5:10-b; for every certificate pertaining to the existence of a corporation, trade name, or other business entity, or writ served on the same, $5; for every such certificate in long form, $10; for every apostille provided under the Hague Convention of 1961 and for every certificate for a notary public or justice of the peace, $10; for every other certificate under seal of the state, $5; for engrossing private acts, $1 for each page of 240 words; for expedited service of every 10 documents or any part thereof, $25.|||Source. RS 229:23. CS 245:23. GS 272:24. GL 290:24. PS 287:29. 1893, 64:2. 1919, 59:1. 1921, 84:1. PL 14:15. RL 21:15. 1949, 265:12. RSA 5:10. 1977, 563:35. 1987, 393:7. 1990, 3:19. 2003, 319:19. 2005, 118:7. 2010, 180:3, eff. June 21, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:10-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:10-a - Handling Charge.

    5:10-a Handling Charge. –||If the secretary of state collects a fee electronically for any registration, any document, or any other purpose, the secretary of state shall collect a handling charge for each fee paid electronically, including by Internet or facsimile, by adding $2 to the total fee.|||Source. 2004, 248:66, eff. July 1, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:10-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:10-b - Notary Fee Account.

    5:10-b Notary Fee Account. –||There is established in the state treasury a separate account to be known as the notary fee account. All fees which are credited to this account shall be continually appropriated to the secretary of state. The account shall be used by the secretary of state to fulfill the duties established by RSA 455:17. Twenty-five dollars of every application fee for a commission as a notary public or justice of the peace under RSA 5:10 shall be credited to this account. The fund shall be nonlapsing, except that any balance remaining in the account over $100,000 at the end of a fiscal biennium shall lapse to the general fund.|||Source. 2010, 180:4, eff. June 21, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:11 - Repealed by 1994, 381:2, eff. June 9, 1994.

    5:11 Repealed by 1994, 381:2, eff. June 9, 1994. –|
NH Rev Stat § 5:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:12 - Repealed by 1995, 201:5, eff. Aug. 11, 1995.

    5:12 Repealed by 1995, 201:5, eff. Aug. 11, 1995. –|
NH Rev Stat § 5:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:13 - Commissions and Boards Functioning Within Department.

    5:13 Commissions and Boards Functioning Within Department. –||The ballot law commission, the boxing and wrestling commission and the joint board of licensure and certification shall each function within the department of state as a separate organizational entity and with all the powers and duties as heretofore provided, except as otherwise provided by law.|||Source. 1950, 5, part 4:2. RSA 5:13. 1985, 416:13. 1989, 37:1. 2007, 300:3. 2011, 224:107, eff. July 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:13-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:13-a - New Hampshire Real Estate Commission Administratively Attached.

    5:13-a New Hampshire Real Estate Commission Administratively Attached. –||The New Hampshire real estate commission established under RSA 331-A:1-a shall be administratively attached, under RSA 21-G:10, to the department of state.|||Source. 1987, 287:3, eff. May 25, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:13-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:13-b - Repealed by 2011, 224:108, eff. July 1, 2011.

    5:13-b Repealed by 2011, 224:108, eff. July 1, 2011. –|
NH Rev Stat § 5:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:14 - Licensing Board or Commission Regulations to be Available.

    5:14 Licensing Board or Commission Regulations to be Available. –||The secretary of state shall have available the rules and regulations affecting the issuance of licenses or certificates of registration by each professional or trade licensing or registering board or commission enumerated in RSA 5:13; he shall require from the secretary of each of said boards or commissions such information as will enable him to carry out the purposes hereof.|||Source. 1950, 5, part 4:2, eff. June 30, 1950.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:15 - Uniform Records for Licensing Boards and Commissions.

    5:15 Uniform Records for Licensing Boards and Commissions. –||So far as practicable, and after consultation with the professional and trade licensing and registering boards and commissions within the department of state, the secretary of state shall prescribe uniform procedures for all secretarial and recording activities of said boards and commissions.|||Source. 1950, 5, part 4:2, eff. June 30, 1950.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:15-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:15-a - Trade Agreement With Canada.

    5:15-a Trade Agreement With Canada. –||The department of state, in accordance with the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Canada, shall provide any corporate registration information necessary under RSA 293-A for the purpose of promoting business, labor and trade opportunities with Canada.|||Source. 1989, 180:1, eff. July 16, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:15-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:15-b - Materials for Businesses Relative to Service Animals.

    5:15-b Materials for Businesses Relative to Service Animals. –||The secretary of state shall coordinate with the governor's commission on disability to develop, prepare, and make available to businesses upon request:||I. A decal suitable for posting in a front window or door stating that service animals are welcome and that misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal is a violation of RSA 167-D:8.||II. Materials including permissible questions a business owner may ask in order to determine whether an animal is a service animal, guidelines for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act for the business owner, and information on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Such materials shall also contain language stating that persons who have non-apparent disabilities such as asthma or allergies to animals may also be protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Such materials shall also contain information about the penalties for misrepresentation of a dog as a service dog under RSA 167-D.|||Source. 2019, 56:1, eff. Aug. 4, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:16 - Oath; Bond; Removal.

    5:16 Oath;  Bond;  Removal. –||The deputy secretary of state before entering upon the duties of his office shall take the oaths required by article 84 of the constitution, and give bond in the sum of $10,000, with sufficient sureties to the satisfaction of the governor and council, for the faithful and punctual performance of such duties. He may be removed by the secretary.|||Source. Const. II, 69. 1857, 1969:2. 1866, 4269:1. GS 13:7. GL 14:7. PS 15:2. PL 14:9. RL 21:9.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:17 - Duties.

    5:17 Duties. –||The deputy secretary of state shall exercise the duties of the office of secretary of state while the latter is absent, or unable from any cause to act.|||Source. Const. II, 69. GS 13:9. GL 14:9. PS 15:3. PL 14:10. RL 21:10.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:18 - Salary.

    5:18 Salary. –||The annual salary of the deputy secretary of state shall be that prescribed by RSA 94:1-4.|||Source. 1866, 4269:2. GS 271:3. GL 289:3. PS 286:4. 1893, 1:1. 1909, 81:1, 2. 1915, 24:1. 1917, 220:8. 1919, 117:1. 1921, 118:1. PL 14:13. 1927, 133:1. RL 21:13. 1953, 265:1, eff. July 1, 1953.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:18-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:18-a - Requirements.

    5:18-a Requirements. –||In addition to any other requirements, no contract for personal services, under which the total of payments equals $2,500 or more, in lump sum or installments, between the state and a nonresident corporation, partnership or association or between the state and a resident doing business under a name other than his own, shall be valid unless the contract shall have attached to it evidence of registration with the secretary of state as required under RSA 293-A, 305-A or 349. This requirement shall not apply to a nonresident corporation not organized for profit, except that each contract between the state and a resident or nonresident corporation, partnership or association shall have attached to the contract evidence of authority of the parties to execute and be bound by the contract.|||Source. 1969, 85:1. 1975, 215:1. 1989, 256:1, eff. May 26, 1989. 2013, 68:1, eff. Aug. 5, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:19 - Preservation.

    5:19 Preservation. –||The records of all the courts of the province of New Hampshire and all the records of deeds and all the probate records, and all the original papers of the province of New Hampshire prior to the time the act for the division of said province into counties took effect, shall be kept by the secretary of state in the division of archives and records management.|||Source. 1897, 55:1. 1899, 63:1, 2. PL 14:16. RL 21:16. RSA 5:19. 1994, 381:1. 2003, 97:4, eff. Aug. 5, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:20 - Copies.

    5:20 Copies. –||The secretary of state, whenever requested and paid for so doing, shall furnish copies of any of said records, and such copies, when certified by the secretary or his deputy and authenticated by the seal of the state, shall be evidence in like manner as the originals.|||Source. 1899, 63:3. PL 14:17. RL 21:17.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:21 - Fee.

    5:21 Fee. –||The fee for furnishing copies of records as provided in the preceding section shall be $1 for each page of 240 words.|||Source. 1949, 265:13, eff. June 22, 1949.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:22 - Facsimile Signature.

    5:22 Facsimile Signature. –||The secretary of state, the deputy secretary of state, or the designee of either may affix a facsimile signature to any record or certificate required or permitted to be issued by them.|||Source. 1977, 407:36, eff. Sept. 3, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:23 - Assistant Secretary of State; Office Supervisor.

    5:23 Assistant Secretary of State;  Office Supervisor. –||I. The secretary of state may appoint assistant secretaries of state within the limits of the appropriation made for the department of state who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary of state. The salary of an assistant secretary of state shall be set by the secretary of state in accordance with the provisions of RSA 94:1-4.||II. If there is a vacancy in the office of an assistant secretary of state appointed under paragraph I, the secretary of state may instead appoint an office supervisor in accordance with state personnel rules. The appropriation for the vacant assistant secretary of state position shall be used to fund the position of office supervisor. The office supervisor shall be a classified employee and shall be classified at least labor grade 22. The office supervisor shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the secretary of state.|||Source. 1977, 600:18. 1985, 292:3. 1987, 275:1. 1989, 254:2, eff. July 25, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:24 - Duties.

    5:24 Duties. –||An assistant secretary of state shall perform such duties as may be assigned to him by the secretary of state.|||Source. 1977, 600:18, eff. Oct. 26, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:25 - Declaration of Policy.

    5:25 Declaration of Policy. –||The legislature declares that a program for the efficient and economical management of state and local records will promote economy, efficiency, and integrity in the day-to-day record-keeping activities of the state government and will facilitate and expedite government operations. The legislature further declares that the interests of the state and of posterity require the establishment of archives in which may be preserved records, papers, and documents having permanent and historical value.|||Source. 1987, 353:1. 2006, 275:1, eff. June 15, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:26 - Short Title.

    5:26 Short Title. –||This subdivision shall be known as "Archives and Records Management Act."|||Source. 1987, 353:1. 2003, 97:2, eff. Aug. 5, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:27 - Division Established.

    5:27 Division Established. –||There shall be a division of archives and records management in the department of state, under the executive direction of the state archivist.|||Source. 1987, 353:1. 2003, 97:2, eff. Aug. 5, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:28 - Appointment of Director.

    5:28 Appointment of Director. –||The secretary of state, with the approval of governor and council, shall appoint the director of the division of archives and records management, who shall be known as the state archivist and who shall be an unclassified state employee. The director shall have a minimum of a master's degree in library science, history, or equivalent or 10 years prior experience as an archivist or experience in a related field. The term of office for the state archivist shall be for 4 years. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term. The salary of the state archivist shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a.|||Source. 1987, 353:1. 1989, 65:1. 2003, 97:2, eff. Aug. 5, 2003. 2019, 346:181, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:29 - Definitions.

    5:29 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Agency" means any department, office, commission, board, or other unit, however designated, or the executive branch of state government.||II. "Archives" means records having permanent or historical value.||III. "Director" means the director of the division of archives and records management of the department of state.||IV. "Local record" means a record of any county, city, town, district, or authority or of any public corporation or political entity whether organized and existing under charter or under general law, unless the record is designated or treated as a state record under state law.||V. "Record" means document, book, paper, manuscript, drawing, photograph, map, sound recording, video recording, electronic record, microform, or other material, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received pursuant to law or in connection with the transaction of official business. Library and museum material made or acquired and preserved solely for library use or exhibition purposes, extra copies of documents preserved only for convenience or reference, and stocks of publications and of processed documents are "nonrecord materials" and are not included within this definition of records.||VI. "Electronic record" means information that is created or retained in a digital format.||VII. "Records center" means the depository of records and archives.||VIII. "State record" means:||(a) A record of a department, office, commission, board, or other agency, however designated, of the state government;||(b) A record of the state legislature;||(c) A record of any court of record, whether of statewide or local jurisdiction; or||(d) Any other record designated or treated as a state record under state law.|||Source. 1987, 353:1. 2003, 97:4. 2006, 275:2, eff. June 15, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:30 - Duties of Director.

    5:30 Duties of Director. –||The director shall, with due regard for the functions of the agencies concerned, and subject to the approval of the secretary of state:||I. Establish standards, procedures, and techniques for effective management of state records.||II. Make continuing surveys of paperwork operations and recommend improvements in current records management practices including the use of space, equipment, and supplies employed in creating, maintaining, storing, and servicing records.||III. Establish standards for the preparation of schedules providing for the retention of state records of continuing value and for the prompt and orderly disposal of state records no longer possessing sufficient administrative, legal, or fiscal value to warrant their further keeping.||IV. Establish standards and formulate procedures for the transfer of records having permanent and historical value to the archives.||V. Require such reports from agencies as are required for the administration of the program.||VI. Provide guidance to municipal officials in the arrangement, description, conservation, preservation, and accessibility of municipal archives.||VII. Collect, arrange, transcribe, and cause to be printed such portions of the early state and provincial records as he may deem expedient in such style, form, and printed quality as he may determine.||VIII. Provide for the deposit at the records center of photo reproductions of unrecorded documents pertaining to the affairs of public importance of any town or division of the state prior to 1975 which are accompanied by an affidavit recording the source of the document.||IX. Require town officials having custody of town or parish records, plans, documents, or public papers from prior to the year 1910, to deposit the same at the archives for the purpose of being copied and indexed as specified in RSA 41:64.||X. Maintain a descriptive inventory and photographic reproduction collection of all portraits and artifacts that belong to the state.||XI. Maintain, publish, and edit documents which encourage the study of the history of New Hampshire and its constitution through its documented and artifactual heritage.||XII. Establish and maintain a central microfilming laboratory and establish micrographic standards for public records.||XIII. Determine which records deposited at the records center shall be microfilmed.||XIV. Determine the original records to be destroyed upon review and approval of the microfilm of such records.|||Source. 1987, 353:1. 1989, 65:2. 2006, 275:3, eff. June 15, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5 - Department of State|Section 5:31 - Records Center; Rules.

    5:31 Records Center;  Rules. –||The director, subject to the supervision of the secretary of state, shall have charge of the records center. He shall, subject to the provisions of RSA 5:40, adopt rules governing:||I. The organization of the records center.||II. Transfer of records to the records center.||III. The inventory of materials in the records center.||IV. The means of access and reference to records and archives at the records center.|||Source. 1987, 353:1, eff. July 24, 1987.|