reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
NH Rev Stat § 31:104 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:104 - Liability of Municipal Executives.

    31:104 Liability of Municipal Executives. –||Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, no member of the governing board of any municipal corporation or political subdivision, no member of any other board, commission, or bureau of any municipal corporation or political subdivision created or existing pursuant to a statute or charter, and no chief executive officer of such municipal corporation or political subdivision, including but not limited to city councilors and aldermen, selectmen, county convention members, members of boards of adjustment, members of planning boards, school board members, mayors, city managers, town managers, county commissioners, regional planning commissioners, town and city health officers, overseers of public welfare, and school superintendents shall be held liable for civil damages for any vote, resolution, or decision made by said person acting in his or her official capacity in good faith and within the scope of his or her authority.|||Source. 1973, 595:1. 1991, 72:1, eff. July 12, 1991. 2008, 96:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. 2010, 214:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:105 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:105 - Indemnification for Damages.

    31:105 Indemnification for Damages. –||A city, town, county, village district or precinct, school district, chartered public school, school administrative unit, or any other municipal corporation or political subdivision may by a vote of the governing body indemnify and save harmless for loss or damage occurring after said vote any person employed by it and any member or officer of its governing board, administrative staff or agencies including but not limited to selectmen, school board members, chartered public school trustees, city councilors and aldermen, town and city managers, regional planning commissioners, town and city health officers, overseers of public welfare, and superintendents of schools from personal financial loss and expense including reasonable legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit, or judgment by reason of negligence or other act resulting in accidental injury to a person or accidental damage to or destruction of property if the indemnified person at the time of the accident resulting in the injury, damage, or destruction was acting in the scope of employment or office.|||Source. 1973, 595:1. 1991, 72:2. 1995, 260:2, eff. July 1, 1995. 2008, 354:1, eff. Sept. 5, 2008. 2010, 214:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:106 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:106 - Indemnification; Civil Rights Suits.

    31:106 Indemnification;  Civil Rights Suits. –||All cities, towns, counties, village districts and precincts, school districts, chartered public schools, school administrative units, and other municipal corporations and political subdivisions shall indemnify and save harmless any person employed by it and any member or officer of its governing board, administrative staff, or agencies including but not limited to selectmen, school board members, chartered public school trustees, city councilors and aldermen, town and city managers, regional planning commissioners, town and city health officials, overseers of public welfare, and superintendents of schools from personal financial loss and expense including reasonable legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit, or judgment by reason of any act or omission constituting a violation of the civil rights of an employee, teacher or student, or any other person under any federal law if such act or omission was not committed with malice, and if the indemnified person at the time of such act or omission was acting within the scope of employment or office.|||Source. 1973, 595:1. 1991, 72:3. 1995, 260:3, eff. July 1, 1995. 2008, 354:1, eff. Sept. 5, 2008. 2010, 214:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:107 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:107 - Purchase of Insurance.

    31:107 Purchase of Insurance. –||A political entity permitted or required to indemnify its officers and employees under RSA 31:105 and 106 may purchase a comprehensive general liability insurance policy necessary to protect itself and its officers and employees against such liability. The insurance policy may be issued by any insurance company organized or authorized to do business in this state.|||Source. 1973, 595:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:108 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:108 - Attachment, Trustee Process Prohibited.

    31:108 Attachment, Trustee Process Prohibited. –||No attachment or trustee process shall be available or allowed where immunity has been granted pursuant to RSA 31:104 or where indemnification has been voted pursuant to RSA 31:105 or where indemnification is required pursuant to RSA 31:106.|||Source. 1973, 595:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:109 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:109 - Local Option for Oil Refinery Siting in Towns.

    31:109 Local Option for Oil Refinery Siting in Towns. –||Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, an oil refinery shall not be located in any town without a vote of approval of a majority of the voters present and voting on the question at an annual meeting or a special town meeting called for such purpose. All votes on the question shall be taken by written ballot. The following question shall be placed on the ballot "Shall an oil refinery be permitted within the town of ( )?" Said question shall be printed in the form prescribed by RSA 59:12-a. If a majority of those voting on the question shall vote in the affirmative, approval of the location of the oil refinery in the town shall be deemed granted. If a majority of those voting on the question shall vote in the negative, such approval shall be deemed not granted and no oil refinery may be located in such town unless approval is subsequently granted in accord with this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed as changing, modifying or affecting in any way the provisions of RSA 31 and RSA 36 relating to zoning regulations.|||Source. 1974, 36:1, eff. April 5, 1974.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:110 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:110 - Establishment.

    31:110 Establishment. –||The legislative body of any city or town may vote to establish by purchase, lease, grant, tax collector's deed, transfer, bequest or other devise, a city or town forest.|||Source. 1975, 254:1, eff. Aug. 5, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:111 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:111 - Purpose.

    31:111 Purpose. –||The main purpose of such city or town forest shall be to encourage the proper management of timber, firewood and other natural resources through planting, timber stand improvement, thinning, harvesting, reforestation, and other multiple use programs consistent with the forest management program, any deed restrictions and any pertinent local ordinances or regulations.|||Source. 1975, 254:1, eff. Aug. 5, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:112 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:112 - Management.

    31:112 Management. –||I. A city or town forest established under RSA 31:110 shall be managed by a forestry committee consisting of not less than 3 nor more than 5 members. In cities the members shall be appointed by the mayor and aldermen and in towns they shall be appointed by the selectmen. When a forestry committee is first established, terms of the members shall be for one, 2 or 3 years, and so arranged that the terms of approximately 1/3 of the members shall expire each year, and their successors shall be appointed for terms of 3 years each. The committee shall include the city or town tree warden, if there is one. The committee shall choose its chairman, shall serve without compensation and shall make an annual report to the city or town and shall send a copy to the director of the division of forests and lands, department of natural and cultural resources. Vacancies for the unexpired terms shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.||II. If a city or town has adopted RSA 36-A, a city or town forest may be managed by the city or town conservation commission, with the tree warden, if any, as an ex-officio member, as determined by the legislative body.|||Source. 1975, 254:1, eff. Aug. 5, 1975. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:113 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:113 - Appropriations Authorized.

    31:113 Appropriations Authorized. –||For the purposes of establishing or maintaining a city or town forest, a city or town may raise and appropriate such funds as it deems necessary. The proceeds from said forest shall be placed in a special forest maintenance fund and shall be allowed to accumulate from year to year, unless otherwise voted by the legislative body of such city or town.|||Source. 1975, 254:1, eff. Aug. 5, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:114 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:114 - Repealed by 1995, 299:19, I, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    31:114 Repealed by 1995, 299:19, I, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 31:115 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:115 - Eligibility for Federal Funds.

    31:115 Eligibility for Federal Funds. –||For the purpose of determining eligibility for federal funds which are or may be available under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-383), any city or town may perform any eligible activity as defined by that act or by any regulation duly adopted thereunder.|||Source. 1975, 433:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:116 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:116 - Manufactured Housing Foundations.

    31:116 Manufactured Housing Foundations. –||No town shall impose requirements that manufactured housing, as defined by RSA 674:31, which is located in parks be placed on other than the structural carriers designed for that purpose.|||Source. 1977, 481:1. 1983, 230:3, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:117 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:117 - Woodstoves.

    31:117 Woodstoves. –||Towns may make bylaws providing for the adoption of the model code, promulgated by the state fire marshal pursuant to RSA 153:14, IV, relative to the installation and operation of solid fuel heating appliances and, further, to provide for the inspection of such appliances. A reasonable fee may be charged for such inspection to the owner of the property where such appliance is installed.|||Source. 1979, 449:4, eff. Aug. 24, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:118, 31:119 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:118, 31:119 - Repealed by 1983, 447:5, III, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

    31:118, 31:119 Repealed by 1983, 447:5, III, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. –|
NH Rev Stat § 31:120 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:120 - Purpose.

    31:120 Purpose. –|| The declared purpose of this subdivision is to enable municipalities to establish central business service districts in high density areas of predominantly commercial uses to provide property services at a more intensive level than is provided in the balance of the municipality; to provide funds for capital expenditures of not more than $20,000 per project; and to authorize the establishment of charges to owners of property within such central business service districts in an amount not to exceed the costs to the municipality of providing such services at levels over and above those provided in the balance of the municipality.|||Source. 1983, 109:1, eff. July 23, 1983. 2009, 81:1, eff. Aug. 8, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:121 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:121 - Authority Granted.

    31:121 Authority Granted. –||For the purposes of this subdivision, the legislative body of any city or town shall have the authority to establish one or more central business service districts.|||Source. 1983, 109:1. 1994, 85:1, eff. July 5, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:122 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:122 - Services Advisory Committee; Cost.

    31:122 Services Advisory Committee;  Cost. –||I. (a) The services which may be provided by a municipality in a central business service district under the provisions of this subdivision may include property-related services performed in the public right-of-way, including sidewalk snow removal, landscaping, street and sidewalk cleaning, refuse collection, and other business development services and activities related to the maintenance of an attractive, useful, and economically viable business environment. These services and activities may be either those of a routine nature provided for all properties, or may be particular to those in the central business service district.||(b) After a duly noticed public hearing, capital expenditures of not more than $20,000 per project that have been approved by a 2/3 vote of the advisory board shall be subject to approval by a 2/3 vote of the governing body.||II. The legislative body of each municipality electing to establish a central business service district shall appoint an advisory board of 7 members, not less than 5 of whom shall be owners or tenants of property within the proposed district. Upon consultation with the advisory board, the legislative body of each municipality shall define the central business service district, select specific services and levels of services to be provided in the district, and, subject to RSA 31:123, authorize which specific department, agency, or other party is to undertake the work.||III. The costs of providing special services in the central business service district shall be those accruing to the municipality which result exclusively from the provision of services in the district which exceed those being provided in the balance of the municipality. The costs of services provided throughout the municipality or available to all properties and the costs of services or levels of services regularly and routinely provided within the central business service district prior to July 23, 1983, may not be included as costs for the purpose of this subdivision.|||Source. 1983, 109:1. 1991, 334:1, eff. Aug. 27, 1991. 2009, 81:2, 3, eff. Aug. 8, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:123 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:123 - Method of Appropriation.

    31:123 Method of Appropriation. –||Each municipality shall adopt a budget for capital expenditures or services to be performed in a central business service district as part of its budget process. At the end of the fiscal year, a full accounting of expenditures shall be made. Balances or deficits of the central business service district account shall be reflected in the subsequent year's account budget to offset appropriation requirements.|||Source. 1983, 109:1, eff. July 23, 1983. 2009, 81:4, eff. Aug. 8, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:124 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:124 - Assessments.

    31:124 Assessments. –||Upon local adoption of the budget, the municipality may levy assessments in an amount not greater than the net appropriation to a central business service district account. The assessments shall be made against the owners of commercial and industrial properties and such other types of property as may be determined by the municipality abutting any public right-of-way in the central business service district and shall be based upon the relative linear foot frontage of the owner's property as a percentage of the total linear foot frontage of the applicable property in the district or another formula determined by the municipality to be in relative proportion to benefits received by each property owner in the central business service district. Assessments shall be billed and collected as specified by ordinance. Interest and other collection procedures shall be made by the tax collector or other official responsible for property tax collection. Enforcement powers for nonpayment shall be the same as those provided under RSA 80 relative to property tax collection.|||Source. 1983, 109:1. 1993, 169:1, eff. July 23, 1993. 1996, 264:1, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:125 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:125 - Limit on Liability.

    31:125 Limit on Liability. –||The provisions of RSA 507-B relative to bodily injury actions against governmental units shall apply to all municipal activities performed in connection with a central business service district.|||Source. 1983, 109:1, eff. July 23, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:126 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:126 - Presumption of Procedural Validity.

    31:126 Presumption of Procedural Validity. –||Municipal legislation, after 5 years following its enactment, shall, without further curative act of the legislature, be entitled to a conclusive presumption of compliance with statutory enactment procedure. Any claim that municipal legislation is invalid for failure to follow statutory enactment procedure, whether that claim is asserted as part of a cause of action or as a defense to any action, may be asserted within 5 years of the enactment of the legislation and not afterward.|||Source. 1988, 33:1, eff. May 23, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:127 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:127 - Definitions.

    31:127 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Enactment procedure" includes any required notice, copying, filing, service, reporting, publication, posting, public hearing, voting procedure, vote count, ballots, or the form or timing of any of these.||II. "Municipal legislation" means any charter, ordinance, code, bylaw, vote, resolution or regulation enacted by, or any condition or requirement imposed by, a properly authorized official, board, governing body or legislative body of any city, town or village district. It shall not include an "election" as defined in RSA 652:1.|||Source. 1988, 33:1, eff. May 23, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:128 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:128 - Certified Copy of Legislation Prima Facie Evidence of Enactment.

    31:128 Certified Copy of Legislation Prima Facie Evidence of Enactment. –||A certified copy of the municipal legislation, or a certified code, codification or compilation which includes the legislation, shall constitute prima facie evidence that the legislation was enacted on or prior to the date of certification. Certification shall be by the town or city clerk, or by the official enacting the legislation, or by the chairman, secretary or clerk of the board or body enacting the municipal legislation. The copy or code shall specify, by name or title, which officer, board or body of the municipality enacted the legislation. This method of proving municipal legislation shall not be exclusive.|||Source. 1988, 33:1, eff. May 23, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:129 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:129 - Limitation.

    31:129 Limitation. –||This subdivision shall not affect any claim of invalidity which is founded upon the substance of the municipal legislation, or upon the lack of authority of the municipality or its officials, under the federal and state constitutions and laws, to enact such legislation.|||Source. 1988, 33:1, eff. May 23, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:130 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:130 - Conformity with Enabling Statute.

    31:130 Conformity with Enabling Statute. –||The forms of questions prescribed by municipal enabling statutes shall be deemed advisory only, and municipal legislation shall not be declared invalid for failure to conform to the precise wording of any question prescribed for submission to voters, so long as the action taken is within the scope of, and consistent with the intent of, the enabling statute or statutes.|||Source. 1991, 113:2, eff. July 13, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:131 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:131 - Origin of Warrant Articles.

    31:131 Origin of Warrant Articles. –||Any question which an enabling statute authorizes to be placed in the warrant for a town meeting by petition may also be inserted by the selectmen, even in the absence of any petition. So long as the subject matter of an action taken at a town meeting was distinctly stated in the warrant, no defect in the process by which such subject matter came to appear in the warrant shall affect the validity of such action.|||Source. 1991, 113:2, eff. July 13, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 31:132 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns|Section 31:132 - Records Storage.

    31:132 Records Storage. –||A municipality may offer storage space for paper records or other storage media formats, such as electronic records, and associated records management services to any agency of the United States government, political subdivisions of the state, and qualified non-profit organizations operating under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c). A municipality, by written agreement, shall establish a rate for service that is no higher than the actual expense of operation and associated capital costs.|||Source. 2004, 62:1, eff. May 3, 2004. 2015, 6:1, eff. July 4, 2015.|