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NH Rev Stat § 354-B:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 354-B - Civil Rights Act|Section 354-B:4 - Violation of Civil Injunction, Criminal Penalty.

    354-B:4 Violation of Civil Injunction, Criminal Penalty. –||I. A person who knowingly violates a temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction issued under this chapter shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.||II. Each temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction issued under this chapter shall include a statement describing the penalties provided in this chapter for knowing violation of the order or injunction. Any combination of injunctions issued under this chapter shall be for a total period of time not to exceed 3 years but may be extended by order of the court upon motion by the attorney general.||III. The clerk of the appropriate court shall transmit one certified copy of each order or injunction issued under this chapter to the appropriate law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the location where the defendant is alleged to have committed the act giving rise to the action and to the law enforcement agency where the defendant resides, if different.||IV. All actions brought under this chapter shall have priority in the court scheduling in the court in which the action is brought. Superior court rules relative to temporary restraining orders and injunctions shall apply in actions brought in district courts under this chapter.|||Source. 1999, 325:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 354-B:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 354-B - Civil Rights Act|Section 354-B:5 - Applicability to Persons Under the Age of 17.

    354-B:5 Applicability to Persons Under the Age of 17. –||Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an action may be brought in superior court against a person under the age of 17 under this chapter. All provisions of this chapter shall apply to such actions.|||Source. 1999, 325:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 354-B:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 354-B - Civil Rights Act|Section 354-B:6 - Severability.

    354-B:6 Severability. –||If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.|||Source. 1999, 325:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 356:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:1 - Definitions.

    356:1 Definitions. –||As used in this chapter the following terms shall have the following meaning:||I. "Commodity" shall include tangible or intangible property, real, personal, or mixed.||II. "Government entity" shall include the state of New Hampshire and its political subdivisions.||III. "Person" shall include, where applicable, natural persons, trusts, government entities, corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, proprietorships, incorporated or unincorporated associations, and any other legal entity.||IV. "Service" shall include any activity which is performed in whole or in part for financial gain.||V. "Trade or commerce" shall include any economic activity involving or relating to any commodity or service, and any other business activity.|||Source. 1917, 177:2. 1919, Ex., 2:1. PL 168:1. RL 202:1. RSA 356:1. 1979, 385:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 356:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:2 - Restraints Prohibited.

    356:2 Restraints Prohibited. –||I. Every contract, combination, or conspiracy in restraint of trade is unlawful.||II. Every contract, combination, or conspiracy is unlawful which has the purpose or the effect of:||(a) Fixing, controlling or maintaining prices, rates, quotations or fees in any part of trade or commerce; or||(b) Fixing, controlling, maintaining, limiting or discontinuing the production, manufacture, mining, sale or distribution of any commodity or service; or||(c) Allocating or dividing customers or markets in any part of trade or commerce; or||(d) Refusing to deal, or coercing, persuading or inducing any person to refuse to deal, with another person; or||(e) Fixing or controlling the price quotation of any bid for a public or private contract, submitting sham or complementary bids, or controlling the submission of bids including refusals to bid.|||Source. 1917, 177:2. 1919, Ex., 2:1. PL 168:2. RL 202:2. RSA 356:2. 1979, 385:3, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 356:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:3 - Monopolies Prohibited.

    356:3 Monopolies Prohibited. –||The establishment, maintenance or use of monopoly power, or any attempt to establish, maintain or use monopoly power over trade or commerce for the purpose of affecting competition or controlling, fixing or maintaining prices is unlawful.|||Source. 1917, 177:3. PL 168:3. RL 202:3. RSA 356:3. 1979, 385:3, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 356:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:4 - Penalties.

    356:4 Penalties. –||A person who knowingly and willfully engages in conduct prohibited by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. When the offense consists of a combination to control the price or supply, or to prevent competition in the sale, of foodstuffs or fuel, the person thus engaged shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. Each day's violation of any provision of RSA 356 shall constitute a separate offense.|||Source. 1917, 177:4. PL 168:4. RL 202:4. RSA 356:4. 1973, 528:248. 1979, 385:4, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 356:4-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:4-a - Civil Remedies and Enforcement.

    356:4-a Civil Remedies and Enforcement. –||Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 356:4:||I. The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state for injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations of any provision of this chapter. The action may be brought in the superior court of the county in which the defendant resides or has his principal place of business, or, with the consent of the parties or if the defendant is a nonresident and has no place of business within the state, in the superior court of Merrimack county.||II. The attorney general is authorized to bring an action for violations of this chapter as parens patriae on behalf of natural persons residing in the state. Whether the injured persons dealt directly or indirectly with the defendant shall not bar this action or otherwise limit recovery.|||Source. 1973, 434:1. 2007, 336:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 356:4-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:4-b - State Remedies.

    356:4-b State Remedies. –||In any action brought pursuant to RSA 356:4-a the superior court may assess, for the benefit of the state, a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each violation of any provision of this chapter. The superior court may also grant mandatory injunctions reasonably necessary to eliminate restrictions in trade or commerce declared unlawful by this chapter. In any such action, the state shall be entitled to recover the costs of the action. In any action brought pursuant to RSA 356:4-a, II, the state shall recover actual damages sustained, and as determined by the court, the costs of the suit and reasonable attorney's fees. If the trier of facts finds that the violation is willful or flagrant, the court shall award as much as 3 times, but not less than 2 times the actual damages.|||Source. 1973, 434:1. 1979, 385:5. 2007, 336:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 356:4-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:4-c - Actual Damages.

    356:4-c Actual Damages. –||The state, a political subdivision thereof, or any public agency injured in its business or property by reason of a violation of this chapter may recover the actual damages sustained and the costs of the suit including reasonable attorney's fees. The state, political subdivision, or public agency shall recover regardless of whether it dealt directly or indirectly with the defendant.|||Source. 1973, 434:1. 2007, 336:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 356:4-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:4-d - Election of Remedies.

    356:4-d Election of Remedies. –||I. Institution of an action under RSA 356:4-a to assess a civil penalty against a person shall preclude the institution of criminal proceedings under RSA 356:4 against that person for the conduct alleged in the civil action.||II. Institution of criminal prosecution against a person under RSA 356:4 shall preclude the institution of civil proceedings under RSA 356:4-a against that person for the conduct specified in the information or indictment.|||Source. 1979, 385:6, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 356:4-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:4-e - Prima Facie Evidence.

    356:4-e Prima Facie Evidence. –||I. A final judgment or decree rendered in any civil or criminal proceeding under this chapter brought by the state, to the effect that a defendant has violated RSA 356:2 or 3 shall be prima facie evidence against such defendant in any action or proceeding brought by any other party against such defendant under RSA 356:11 as to all matters respecting which the judgment obtained by the state would be an estoppel as between the parties thereto.||II. This section does not apply to consent judgments or decrees entered before any testimony has been given in a hearing on the merits.|||Source. 1979, 385:6, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 356:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:5 - Procedure.

    356:5 Procedure. –||A complaint or indictment under this chapter shall proceed to judgment according to the regular course of criminal proceedings. It shall be otherwise disposed of only upon motion in writing stating specifically the reasons therefor and verified by affidavit if facts are relied on. If the court or magistrate certifies in writing that he is satisfied that the cause relied on exists, and that the interests of public justice require the allowance thereof, such motion shall be allowed and said certificate filed in the case.|||Source. 1917, 177:5. PL 168:5. RL 202:5.|
NH Rev Stat § 356:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:6 - Testimonial Privilege.

    356:6 Testimonial Privilege. –||No person called as a witness to testify at any proceedings under this chapter shall be excused from testifying, or from producing any books, papers or documents which are material, on the ground that his testimony will tend to incriminate him; but no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning which he may testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, in any such proceeding.|||Source. 1917, 177:6. PL 168:6. RL 202:6.|
NH Rev Stat § 356:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:7 - Exemption of Labor Organizations, Etc.

    356:7 Exemption of Labor Organizations, Etc. –||Nothing contained in this chapter shall forbid the existence and operation of labor, agricultural or horticultural organizations, instituted for the purposes of mutual help and not having capital stock or conducted for profit, or to forbid or restrain individual members of such organizations from lawfully carrying out the legitimate objects thereof.|||Source. 1917, 177:7. PL 168:7. RL 202:7. RSA 356:7. 1979, 385:7, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 356:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:8 - Exemption of Agricultural Producers.

    356:8 Exemption of Agricultural Producers. –||An organization enumerated in RSA 356:7, or the members thereof, if they have a capital stock, shall be exempt from this chapter, if they are operating in conformity with chapter 57 of the Laws of the Second Session of the Sixty-seventh Congress, entitled, "An Act to authorize association of producers of agricultural products".|||Source. 1917, 177:8. 1923, 120:1. PL 168:8. RL 202:8. RSA 356:8. 1979, 385:8, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 356:8-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:8-a - Exemption for Authorized Activity.

    356:8-a Exemption for Authorized Activity. –||Activities of and arrangements between persons shall be exempt from this chapter if such are permitted, authorized, approved, required, or regulated by a regulatory body acting under a federal or state statutory scheme or otherwise actively supervised by a regulatory agency.|||Source. 1979, 385:9. 1999, 289:10, eff. July 1, 1999.|
NH Rev Stat § 356:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:9 - Enforcement.

    356:9 Enforcement. –||This chapter shall be enforced by the department of justice.|||Source. 1919 Sp., 2:2. PL 168:9. RL 202:9. RSA 356:9. 1979, 385:10. 1985, 300:7, I(a).|
NH Rev Stat § 356:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:11 - Private Enforcement.

    356:11 Private Enforcement. –||I. Any person threatened with injury or damage to his business or property by reason of a violation of this chapter may institute an action or proceeding for injunctive relief when and under the same conditions and principles as injunctive relief is granted in other cases.||II. Any person injured in his business or property by reason of a violation of this chapter may recover the actual damages sustained, and as determined by the court, the costs of the suit and reasonable attorney's fees regardless of whether that person dealt directly or indirectly with the defendant. If the trier of facts finds that the violation is willful or flagrant, they may increase damages to an amount not in excess of 3 times the actual damages sustained.|||Source. 1973, 434:2. 2007, 336:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 356:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:12 - Limitation of Actions.

    356:12 Limitation of Actions. –||I. A civil action commenced pursuant to RSA 356:4-a to recover a civil penalty is barred if not commenced within 4 years after the cause of action accrues.||II. An action commenced pursuant to RSA 356:4-c and RSA 356:11 to recover damages is barred if it is not commenced within 4 years after the cause of action accrues, or within one year after the conclusion of any action or proceeding commenced pursuant to RSA 356:4-a.|||Source. 1973, 434:2, eff. Aug. 29, 1973.|
NH Rev Stat § 356:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:13 - Definition.

    356:13 Definition. –||For the purposes of this chapter, "person" shall mean an individual, corporation, trust, estate, partnership, association, or any other legal entity.|||Source. 1973, 434:2, eff. Aug. 29, 1973.|
NH Rev Stat § 356:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356 - Combinations and Monopolies|Section 356:14 - Interpretation of Statute.

    356:14 Interpretation of Statute. –||In any action or prosecution under this chapter, the courts may be guided by interpretations of the United States' antitrust laws.|||Source. 1973, 434:2, eff. Aug. 29, 1973.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-A - Land Sales Full Disclosure Act|Section 356-A:2 - Administration.

    356-A:2 Administration. –||There is hereby added to the department of justice, consumer protection and antitrust bureau, such assistant attorneys general, investigators, clerical, stenographic and other staff as the attorney general may appoint within the appropriation made therefor. Said staff shall enforce and administer the provisions of this chapter, subject to the supervision of the attorney general, and perform such other duties as the attorney general may from time to time assign.|||Source. 1970, 55:1. 1979, 171:1. 1985, 300:7, I(a).|
NH Rev Stat § 356-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-A - Land Sales Full Disclosure Act|Section 356-A:6 - Public Offering Statement.

    356-A:6 Public Offering Statement. –||I. A public offering statement shall be in a form prescribed by the attorney general and shall include the following:||(a) The name and principal address of the subdivider;||(b) A general description of the subdivided lands stating the total number of lots, parcels, units, or interests in the offering;||(c) The significant terms of any encumbrances, easements, liens, and restrictions, including zoning, water pollution and other regulations affecting the subdivided lands and each unit or lot, and a statement indicating whether or not any such zoning, water pollution and other regulations have been complied with;||(d) A statement of the use for which the property is offered;||(e) Information concerning improvements, including streets, water supply, levees, drainage control systems, irrigation systems, sewage disposal facilities and customary utilities, and the estimated cost, if any, to be borne by the purchaser, date of completion and responsibility for construction and maintenance of existing and proposed improvements which are referred to in connection with the offering or disposition of any interest in subdivided lands;||(f) Additional information reasonably required by rules adopted by the attorney general, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to assure full and fair disclosure to prospective purchasers, including a statement of the cancellation rights set forth in RSA 356-A:4, II.||II. The public offering statement shall not be used for any promotional purposes until it is approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may, in his discretion, authorize the use of such statement prior to his approval of the registration of the subdivided lands under such conditions as he deems appropriate. No person may advertise or represent that the attorney general approves or recommends the subdivided lands or disposition thereof. No portion of the public offering statement may be underscored, italicized, or printed in larger or heavier or different color type than the remainder of the statement unless the attorney general requires it, and no statement may be used unless in its entirety.||III. The attorney general may require the subdivider at any time to alter or amend the proposed public offering statement in order to assure full and fair disclosure to prospective purchasers. A public offering statement is not current unless all amendments are incorporated.||IV. Any subdivider which has been permitted to submit an abbreviated registration pursuant to RSA 356-A:5, II, and any subdivider or subdivided lands which has been registered under the federal Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act is not required to prepare a public offering statement to be used in connection with the offer or disposition of any interest in the subdivided lands.|||Source. 1970, 55:1. 1977, 469:13-15. 1985, 300:7, I(b), 15.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-A - Land Sales Full Disclosure Act|Section 356-A:7 - Inquiry and Examination.

    356-A:7 Inquiry and Examination. –||I. Upon receipt of an application for registration in proper form, the attorney general shall forthwith initiate such examination as he shall deem necessary to determine:||(a) That the subdivider can convey or can reasonably be expected to be able to convey or cause to be conveyed the interest in subdivided lands offered for disposition if the purchaser complies with the terms of the offer and, when appropriate, that release clauses, conveyances in trust or other safeguards have been provided;||(b) That there is reasonable assurance that all proposed improvements will be completed as represented. Reasonable assurance includes, but is not limited to, institutional financing in the form of a revolving line of credit in an amount equal to one-fourth of the total cost of constructing the residential units being registered, so long as (i) the loan documents provide (a) that funds may be re-advanced during the term of the loan to construct the residential units, and (b) that the institutional lender shall notify the attorney general in the event that the revolving line of credit is cancelled and (ii) in addition to the funds allocated to residential unit construction, the applicant shall provide evidence of adequate funds to complete any infrastructure, such as roads and utilities, necessary to service the units being registered. This subparagraph shall not prohibit the attorney general from finding other forms of financing to provide reasonable assurance. If the attorney general determines that a revolving line of credit has been cancelled, or is no longer adequate to pay for the cost of constructing the units that have been registered, the attorney general may issue a temporary cease and desist order pursuant to RSA 356-A:12;||(c) That the general promotional plan is not false or misleading and complies with the standards prescribed by the attorney general in his rules and affords full and fair disclosure;||(d) Whether the subdivider has not, or if a corporation its officers, directors, and principals have not, been convicted of a crime involving land dispositions or any aspects of the land sales business or any other felony in this state, the United States, or any other state or foreign country within the past 10 years and has not been subject to any injunction or administrative order within the past 10 years restraining a false or misleading promotional plan involving land dispositions;||(e) That the public offering statement requirements of this chapter have been satisfied.||II. All reasonable expenses incurred by the attorney general in carrying out the examination required by paragraph I shall be paid by the subdivider and no order registering the subdivided lands shall be entered until such expenses have been fully paid.|||Source. 1970, 55:1. 1977, 469:16. 1985, 300:7, I, b. 2015, 256:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.|