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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 111 - The State Guard › Section 111:11 - Service Outside of New Hampshire.

111:11 Service Outside of New Hampshire. –
The state guard shall not be required to serve outside the boundaries of the state of New Hampshire except:
I. Upon the request of the governor of another state, the governor of this state may in his discretion order any portion or all of the state guard to assist the military or police forces of such other state who are actually engaged in defending such other state. The state guard may be recalled from such service by the governor at his discretion.
II. Any unit or detachment of the New Hampshire national guard when not in active federal service, or of the state guard, upon order of the adjutant general or the officer in immediate command thereof, of such unit or detachments, may continue in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies or enemy forces beyond the borders of this state into another state until they are apprehended or captured by such organization, unit or detachment or until the military or police forces of the other state or the forces of the United States have had a reasonable opportunity to take up the pursuit or to apprehend or capture such persons: Provided, such other state shall have given authority by law for such pursuit by the national guard or the state guard of this state. Any such person who shall be apprehended or captured in such other state by an organization, unit or detachment of such military forces of this state shall without unnecessary delay be surrendered to the military or police forces of the state in which he is taken or to the United States, but such surrender shall not constitute a waiver by this state of its right to extradite or prosecute such person for any crime committed in this state.
Source.
1941, 46:11. RL 144:11.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 111 - The State Guard › Section 111:12 - Permission to Forces of Other States.

111:12 Permission to Forces of Other States. –
Any military forces or organization, unit or detachment thereof, of another state who are in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies or enemy forces may continue such pursuit into this state until the military or police forces of this state or the forces of the United States have had a reasonable opportunity to take up the pursuit or to apprehend or capture such persons and are hereby authorized to arrest or capture such persons within this state while in fresh pursuit. Any such person who shall be captured or arrested by the military forces of such other state while in this state shall without unnecessary delay be surrendered to the military or police forces of this state to be dealt with according to law. This section shall not be construed so as to make unlawful any arrest in this state which would otherwise be lawful; and nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to repeal any other statutory provisions relating to the fresh pursuit of criminals.
Source.
1941, 46:12. RL 144:12. RSA 111:12. 1981, 327:6, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 111 - The State Guard › Section 111:13 - Federal Service.

111:13 Federal Service. –
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the state guard, or any part thereof to be called, ordered, or in any manner drafted, as such, into the military service of the United States, but no person shall by reason of his enlistment or commission in any such forces be exempted from military service under any law of the United States.
Source.
1941, 46:13. RL 144:13.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 111 - The State Guard › Section 111:14 - Enlistment of Civil Groups.

111:14 Enlistment of Civil Groups. –
No civil organization, society, club, post, order, fraternity, association, brotherhood, body, union, league, or other combination of persons or civil group shall be enlisted in the state guard as an organization or unit.
Source.
1941, 46:14. RL 144:14.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 111 - The State Guard › Section 111:15 - Armed Civilian Groups.

111:15 Armed Civilian Groups. –
No organization, society, club, post, order, league or other combination of persons, or civil group, or any members thereof, are authorized to assume any semblance of military organization or character by bearing or possessing rifles, pistols, sabres, clubs, or military weapons of any kind, or wearing a military uniform of any kind. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section or taking part in such military organization shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person; and any rifles, pistols, sabres, clubs or other military weapons used in violation hereof shall be forfeited. This section shall not apply to regularly constituted military units under state or federal laws; and nothing in this section shall be construed as forbidding the possession and use of rifles for color guards or firing squad purposes, or the wearing of uniforms of a military character, by an organization composed wholly of veteran soldiers who participated in any war of the United States, or by any other recognized fraternal group of long-standing in the community which uses rifles or sabres merely as a part of its ritualistic exercises and which is not specifically disapproved by the President of the United States, the Department of Defense, or the governor.
Source.
1941, 46:15. RL 144:15. RSA 111:15. 1973, 528:42. 1981, 327:7, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 111 - The State Guard › Section 111:16 - Disqualification for Service.

111:16 Disqualification for Service. –
No person shall be commissioned or enlisted in the state guard who is not a citizen of the United States or who has been expelled or dishonorably discharged from any military or naval organization of this state or of another state, or of the United States, or who has been convicted of a felony.
Source.
1941, 46:16. RL 144:16.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 111 - The State Guard › Section 111:17 - Oath of Officers.

111:17 Oath of Officers. –
The oath to be taken by officers commissioned in such forces shall be substantially in the form now prescribed for officers of the national guard, substituting the words "New Hampshire State Guard" where necessary.
Source.
1941, 46:17. RL 144:17.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 111 - The State Guard › Section 111:18 - Enlistments.

111:18 Enlistments. –
In peace time, no person shall be enlisted in or appointed to the state guard by the adjutant general for more than 2 years; but, in the event that prior to the expiration of such term of enlistment the United States becomes involved in war, such enlistments shall be for the duration of the emergency, subject to such regulations to the contrary as may be promulgated by the governor.
Source.
1941, 46:18. RL 144:18. RSA 111:18. 1985, 144:7, eff. July 19, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 111 - The State Guard › Section 111:19 - Oath of Enlisted Men.

111:19 Oath of Enlisted Men. –
The oath to be taken upon enlistment in the state guard shall be substantially in the form now prescribed for enlisted men of the national guard, substituting the words "New Hampshire State Guard" where necessary.
Source.
1941, 46:19. RL 144:19.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 111 - The State Guard › Section 111:20 - New Hampshire Code of Military Justice.

111:20 New Hampshire Code of Military Justice. –
Whenever the state guard or any part thereof shall be ordered out for active service, the New Hampshire code of military justice applicable to members of the national guard of this state in relation to courts martial, their jurisdiction and the limits of punishment and the rules and regulations prescribed thereunder shall be in full force and effect with respect to the state guard.
Source.
1941, 46:20. RL 144:20. RSA 111:20. 1981, 327:8, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 111 - The State Guard › Section 111:21 - Freedom From Arrest.

111:21 Freedom From Arrest. –
No officer or enlisted man of the state guard shall be arrested on any warrant, except for treason or felony, while going to, remaining at, or returning from a place where he is ordered to attend for military duty. For any suit or claim brought against a member of the state guard, indemnification shall be accorded as provided by the provisions of RSA 99-D.
Source.
1941, 46:21. RL 144:21. RSA 111:21. 1985, 144:8, eff. July 19, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 111 - The State Guard › Section 111:22 - Exemption From Jury Duty.

111:22 Exemption From Jury Duty. –
Every officer and enlisted man of the state guard shall, during his service therein, be exempt from jury duty.
Source.
1941, 46:22. RL 144:22.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 111 - The State Guard › Section 111:23 - Acceptance of Gifts Prohibited.

111:23 Acceptance of Gifts Prohibited. –
The acceptance of gifts, donations, gratuities or anything of value by the state guard or by any member of such forces from any individual, firm, association, or corporation, by reason of such membership is prohibited. Violation of this section may be cause for dishonorable discharge from further service as a member of the state guard.
Source.
1941, 46:23. RL 144:23.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 111 - The State Guard › Section 111:24 - Termination of Service.

111:24 Termination of Service. –
The state guard shall be returned to its cadre and planning status as provided by RSA 111:1 when the governor determines that the release of the national guard or a part thereof from federal service makes it no longer necessary for the active guard to be retained. Property shall be accounted for and suitable discharges issued in accordance with regulations of the adjutant general.
Source.
1941, 46:24. RL 144:24. RSA 111:24. 1985, 144:9, eff. July 19, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 111 - The State Guard › Section 111:25 - Severability.

111:25 Severability. –
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable. If any provision of RSA 110-B, which, in accordance with RSA 111:6, is extended so far as is appropriate to the state guard, as well as the national guard and the unorganized militia, is found legally inapplicable, such inapplicability shall not affect the validity of that chapter in any way nor shall it affect the other provisions of this chapter, and to that extent the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.
Source.
1941, 46:25. RL 144:25. RSA 111:25. 1981, 327:9, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 112 - Public Officers or Employees, or Persons in Private Employment Entering Armed Forces of United States; Military Leave › Section 112:1 - Definitions.

112:1 Definitions. –
For the purposes of this chapter:
I. "Armed forces of the United States" shall include active service in any branch of the armed forces of the United States.
II. "Reserve forces" shall include organized reserves of any branch of the armed forces of the United States.
III. "Emergency" shall be defined as any period of war or armed conflict.
Source.
1951, 185:1. RSA 112:1. 1981, 327:10, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 112 - Public Officers or Employees, or Persons in Private Employment Entering Armed Forces of United States; Military Leave › Section 112:2 - Acting Heads of Departments.

112:2 Acting Heads of Departments. –
In case the head of any state department or institution, or a member of any state agency, board or commission, except a per diem or uncompensated member, has entered or is ordered into or enlists in the armed forces of the United States in connection with the strengthening of the national defense in an emergency, the governor, with the approval of the council, may appoint an acting head or member who shall have all the powers, perform all the duties and assume all the responsibilities of the person for whom he is acting, except that the supreme court may appoint any such acting members of the board of tax and land appeals.
Source.
1951, 185:2. RSA 112:2. 1973, 544:15. 1981, 327:11. 1983, 276:7, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 112 - Public Officers or Employees, or Persons in Private Employment Entering Armed Forces of United States; Military Leave › Section 112:3 - Other Officials and Employees.

112:3 Other Officials and Employees. –
In case any other official or permanent classified state employee has entered or is ordered into or enlists in the armed forces of the United States in such emergency, the appointing or employing authority of such official or employee under the present law may appoint or employ an acting official or employee who shall have all the powers, perform all the duties and assume all the responsibilities of such official or employee for whom he is acting.
Source.
1951, 185:3, eff. July 19, 1951.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 112 - Public Officers or Employees, or Persons in Private Employment Entering Armed Forces of United States; Military Leave › Section 112:4 - Termination of Powers.

112:4 Termination of Powers. –
The power, duties and compensation of any department head, of any member of a state agency, board or commission, or of any other state official or employee shall temporarily cease upon such entry in the armed forces of the United States, and the appointment, under authority hereof, of any acting member of any state agency, board or commission shall in no manner be deemed to be an enlargement of the legally prescribed membership of such agency, board or commission.
Source.
1951, 185:4, eff. July 19, 1951.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 112 - Public Officers or Employees, or Persons in Private Employment Entering Armed Forces of United States; Military Leave › Section 112:5 - Term of Office.

112:5 Term of Office. –
The term of office of any person appointed under authority hereof shall end upon the day prior to that on which the person for whom the temporary officer or employee of the state has been acting resumes his former position, or the equivalent thereof as provided elsewhere in this chapter. If any such person, temporarily absent from his state employment as a member of the armed forces of the United States, becomes physically disabled while in such military service to a degree which, in the judgment of the governor and council, disqualifies him from the performance of his former state duties, or if such person shall die while in the armed forces of the United States, the person who is acting in his absence shall hold office until the vacancy has by law been filled (if it is a position which comes within the meaning of RSA 112:2) or, in the cases of other officials and employees provided for in RSA 112:3, shall continue to have all the powers, perform all the duties and assume all the responsibilities of the position he has temporarily been occupying.
Source.
1951, 185:5, eff. July 19, 1951.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 112 - Public Officers or Employees, or Persons in Private Employment Entering Armed Forces of United States; Military Leave › Section 112:6 - Compensation.

112:6 Compensation. –
The compensation of any person appointed, under the authority hereof, shall be determined by the same statutory authority or law as the compensation of the person for whom such person is acting.
Source.
1951, 185:6, eff. July 19, 1951.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 112 - Public Officers or Employees, or Persons in Private Employment Entering Armed Forces of United States; Military Leave › Section 112:7 - Term Held in Abeyance.

112:7 Term Held in Abeyance. –
The term of office of any employee other than those elected by the general court entering the armed forces of the United States for which a temporary appointment is authorized under this chapter shall be held in abeyance during the continuance of such service. The remainder of said term shall not begin to run until 60 days after the person is discharged or has a right to discharge from the armed forces of the United States. If the unexpired term is not applied for as provided in RSA 112:8, the unexpired term shall be completed by the person appointed under RSA 112:2.
Source.
1951, 185:7, eff. July 19, 1951.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 112 - Public Officers or Employees, or Persons in Private Employment Entering Armed Forces of United States; Military Leave › Section 112:9 - State Employees.

112:9 State Employees. –
I. Any regular employee of the state of New Hampshire who is a member of any reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or of this state shall, upon request, be entitled to not more than 15 days leave of absence with pay in any one training year for the purpose of engaging in military drill, training, or other temporary duty under military or naval authority. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any such employee who has been inducted or has enlisted in active service in the armed forces of the United States.
II. Any regular employee of the state of New Hampshire who uses 15 days leave of absence under paragraph I shall, in addition, be entitled to up to 30 days of partial pay, as defined in RSA 110-B:37, IV(a), for any additional military drill or training under military or naval authority.
Source.
1947, 109:1. 1951, 121:1, par. 21. RSA 112:9. 1967, 168:1. 1983, 276:8, eff. Aug. 17, 1983. 2014, 118:1, eff. Aug. 15, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 112 - Public Officers or Employees, or Persons in Private Employment Entering Armed Forces of United States; Military Leave › Section 112:10 - Employees of Political Subdivisions.

112:10 Employees of Political Subdivisions. –
All political subdivisions of the state are hereby empowered and authorized to grant an annual military leave, with or without pay or with partial pay, to employees of such political subdivisions, in conformity with the provisions of RSA 112:9.
Source.
1951, 121:2, eff. May 24, 1951.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 112 - Public Officers or Employees, or Persons in Private Employment Entering Armed Forces of United States; Military Leave › Section 112:11 - Leave of Absence for Public Employees or Officers Who Are Not Accepted for Military Duty.

112:11 Leave of Absence for Public Employees or Officers Who Are Not Accepted for Military Duty. –
Any employee or official shall be granted a leave of absence for the purpose of receiving an armed forces pre-induction physical examination upon order issued by the selective service system or otherwise entering upon active federal military service. If not accepted for such service, the employee or official shall promptly be reinstated in his position without loss of seniority or status, or reduction in his rate of pay and without prejudice. During such period the employee or official shall for all purposes be considered to have rendered services find to have been compensated therefor at his regular rate of pay.
Source.
1951, 185:9, eff. July 19, 1951.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 112 - Public Officers or Employees, or Persons in Private Employment Entering Armed Forces of United States; Military Leave › Section 112:12 - Persons in Private Employment.

112:12 Persons in Private Employment. –
The adjutant general of the state of New Hampshire is hereby authorized and directed to encourage private employers, in the interests of national defense and the military security of this state, to grant military leave privileges to their employees comparable to the military leave privileges established and authorized for public employees by the provisions of RSA 112:9 and 10.
Source.
1951, 121:2 par. 22, eff. May 24, 1951.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 113 - Fiduciaries Entering Military Service › Section 113:1 - Definitions.

113:1 Definitions. –
When used in this chapter the following terms shall be construed as follows:
I. The term "fiduciary" shall include an executor, administrator, trustee under a will, trustee, conservator or guardian appointed by any court.
II. The term "fiduciary in military service" shall include fiduciaries who are members of the military forces of the United States or of any allied or associated power or who are detailed by proper authority for duty with such military forces.
III. The term "trustee in military service" shall include trustees under deeds, agreements or declarations of trust who are members of the military forces of the United States or of any allied or associated power or who are detailed by proper authority for duty with such military forces.
IV. The term "military" shall include the army, navy, marine corps, coast guard or other branches of the armed forces.
Source.
1943, 196:1, eff. May 18, 1943.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 113 - Fiduciaries Entering Military Service › Section 113:2 - Power of Courts.

113:2 Power of Courts. –
During the period when any fiduciary is or shall be in military service the court having jurisdiction of the accounts of such fiduciary shall have the power to authorize the co-fiduciary or co-fiduciaries, if any, to exercise all of the powers of such fiduciary that can be transferred to the co-fiduciary or co-fiduciaries, or to appoint a substituted fiduciary
pro tem
to act in place of such fiduciary and to authorize such substituted fiduciary
pro tem
to exercise all of the powers of the fiduciary in military service that can be transferred to the substituted fiduciary
pro tem.
Source.
1943, 196:2, eff. May 18, 1943.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 113 - Fiduciaries Entering Military Service › Section 113:3 - Extent.

113:3 Extent. –
Any decree entered pursuant to the provisions of RSA 113:2 shall remain in force until revoked by the court upon cause shown and no act done by any substituted fiduciary
pro tem
or co-fiduciary or co-fiduciaries while such decree is in force shall be impeached on the ground that a fiduciary was not in or had ceased to be in military service.
Source.
1943, 196:5, eff. May 18, 1943.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 113 - Fiduciaries Entering Military Service › Section 113:4 - Procedure.

113:4 Procedure. –
The relief authorized by RSA 113:2 hereof may be granted upon petition of any party in interest, the fiduciary in military service or any co-fiduciary or surety. It shall not be necessary to secure the joinder of any other party in interest in such petition, but notice of the presentation of the petition shall be given to all parties in interest who are
sui juris
at such time and in such manner as the court may direct by general rule or special order.
Source.
1943, 196:3, eff. May 18, 1943.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 113 - Fiduciaries Entering Military Service › Section 113:5 - Security for Substituted Fiduciaries.

113:5 Security for Substituted Fiduciaries. –
Any substituted fiduciary
pro tem
appointed under the provisions of RSA 113:2 shall furnish such security, if any, as the court may direct and shall receive such compensation as the court may allow. Such substituted fiduciary
pro tem
shall have the same duties and responsibilities with respect to accounting, and otherwise, during the period that he holds office as the fiduciary in military service would have had if not in such service.
Source.
1943, 196:4, eff. May 18, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 113 - Fiduciaries Entering Military Service › Section 113:6 - Fiduciary in Service Relieved From Duties.

113:6 Fiduciary in Service Relieved From Duties. –
So long as any decree entered pursuant to the provisions of RSA 113:2 remains in force the fiduciary named therein as being in military service shall exercise none of his fiduciary powers or discretion and shall be under no liability for any acts or omissions of the substituted fiduciary
pro tem
or of any cofiduciary or co-fiduciaries during that period, provided, that nothing contained in this act shall relieve a fiduciary who enters military service from liability for the administration of the estate before the entry of a decree under the provisions hereof. If the court shall find that because of the military service of the fiduciary, the stating of an account at that time is not possible, an accounting by such fiduciary in military service shall not be a prerequisite to the appointment of a substituted fiduciary
pro tem
and upon the reinstatement of such fiduciary or at such time as the said court deems meet such fiduciary may be required by said court to file an accounting of his administration of said estate.
Source.
1943, 196:6, eff. May 18, 1943.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 113 - Fiduciaries Entering Military Service › Section 113:7 - Power of Removal.

113:7 Power of Removal. –
The court appointing a substituted fiduciary
pro tem
under the provisions of RSA 113:2 shall have the same powers of control, removal, discharge and settlement of the accounts of such substituted fiduciary as are conferred upon it by existing law with respect to other fiduciaries.
Source.
1943, 196:7, eff. May 18, 1943.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 113 - Fiduciaries Entering Military Service › Section 113:8 - Trustees Under Deeds, Agreements and Declarations of Trust.

113:8 Trustees Under Deeds, Agreements and Declarations of Trust. –
In the case of any trustee in military service who is trustee under a deed, agreement or declaration of trust, and not under the jurisdiction of the probate court, the superior court, upon petition by any party in interest, may proceed as provided in this act as to fiduciaries in military service.
Source.
1943, 196:8, eff. May 18, 1943.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 113-A - First Light Battery, New Hampshire Volunteers › Section 113-A:1 - First Light Battery.

113-A:1 First Light Battery. –
The adjutant general, acting under the direction of the governor as commander-in-chief of the militia, is hereby authorized to organize and establish a ceremonial military organization to be designated the First Light Battery, New Hampshire Volunteers, said organization to be deemed, for the purposes hereof, to be the lineal successor of the military organization of the same designation which served with honor and distinction in the Civil War. Upon establishment, such organization shall be a corporation, and as such shall have perpetual existence, the authority to hold property, real and personal, and such other powers as are set forth hereinafter.
Source.
1959, 201:1, eff. Sept. 21, 1959.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 113-A - First Light Battery, New Hampshire Volunteers › Section 113-A:2 - Internal Organization.

113-A:2 Internal Organization. –
The adjutant general shall establish rules and regulations governing the internal organization and membership in the First Light Battery, New Hampshire Volunteers; and such rules and regulations may be altered and amended from time to time by the membership, with the approval of the adjutant general.
Source.
1959, 201:1, eff. Sept. 21, 1959.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 113-A - First Light Battery, New Hampshire Volunteers › Section 113-A:3 - Uniforms and Insignia.

113-A:3 Uniforms and Insignia. –
The First Light Battery, New Hampshire Volunteers, may adopt and use as its own such of the insignia, uniforms, flags, banners, arms and accoutrements, and the traditional forms and ceremonies, of its lineal predecessor as designated in RSA 113-A:1, as shall be deemed appropriate; and the adjutant general is hereby authorized to place in the custody of said battery, under appropriate restrictions as to use, storage and preservation, authentic relics of the Civil War period owned by the state, including, but not limited to, small arms and artillery pieces. The First Light Battery, New Hampshire Volunteers, is authorized to accept, from any sources whatsoever, gifts and contributions of funds and articles of personal property, whether outright or in trust, and may execute, with the approval of the adjutant general, instruments necessary to carry out the purposes of any gifts made in trust.
Source.
1959, 201:1, eff. Sept. 21, 1959.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 113-A - First Light Battery, New Hampshire Volunteers › Section 113-A:4 - Drills and Ceremonies.

113-A:4 Drills and Ceremonies. –
The First Light Battery, New Hampshire Volunteers, may conduct and participate in drills, ceremonies and parades both within the state and elsewhere. It may be authorized by the governor officially to represent the state in any place and for any purpose consistent with the nature of the organization.
Source.
1959, 201:1, eff. Sept. 21, 1959.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:1 - Purpose.

115-A:1 Purpose. –
To address the needs of the veterans and their dependents or survivors in the state and to continue, when required, bonuses previously paid from the Vietnam veterans' bonus fund, the general court deems it in the best interest of the state to establish a program for these causes.
Source.
1985, 321:1. 1994, 41:5, eff. June 27, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:2 - Definitions.

115-A:2 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Adjutant general" means the adjutant general of New Hampshire as defined in RSA 110-B.
II. "Uniformed forces of the United States" means the army, navy, air force, marine corps, coast guard, and any women's auxiliary services to such forces, the members of which are subject to and under military law.
III. "Child" means a legitimate child or a legally adopted child or a stepchild.
IV. "Parent" includes natural mother or father, stepmother or stepfather, mother or father through legal adoption, or any person who stood in loco parentis.
V. "Spouse" means a lawful wife or husband.
VI. "State veterans' advisory committee" means a committee consisting of the following:
(a) Two members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be from the state-federal relations and veterans affairs committee, appointed by the speaker.
(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the senate president.
(c) Twenty representatives of the various veterans' organizations in the state of New Hampshire.
VII. "Office of veterans services" means the division of veterans services established pursuant to RSA 110-B.
VIII. "Veterans' program" means any legitimate veterans' program which may, from time to time, be established in the state, as determined by the state veterans' advisory committee and approved by the legislative fiscal committee.
Source.
1985, 321:1. 1994, 41:6, 7. 2002, 76:2, 3. 2007, 109:1. 2009, 89:1, 2. 2010, 119:7, eff. July 31, 2010. 2019, 273:6, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:3 - Qualifications for Bonus.

115-A:3 Qualifications for Bonus. –
Each person who actively served for a total period of 90 days or more in any capacity as a member of the uniformed forces of the United States between August 5, 1964, and August 15, 1973, or who served in the Vietnam area at any time between July 1, 1958, and August 5, 1964, and earned the Vietnam service medal or the armed forces expeditionary medal; and who was discharged, released or has a certificate of service therefrom, under honorable conditions, or who is missing in action; and who at the time he entered such active military service was a bona fide resident of New Hampshire shall be entitled to the benefits of the bonus payable under RSA 115-A:5.
Source.
1985, 321:1. 2002, 76:4, eff. June 30, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:4 - Roster.

115-A:4 Roster. –
The adjutant general shall from time to time prepare a roster of the names of residents of the state who have qualified for bonus payments under RSA 115-A:3, and shall certify the same and prepare a manifest to authorize the state treasurer to make payment from funds not otherwise appropriated. The governor is authorized to draw his warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Source.
1985, 321:1, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:5 - Bonus Payment.

115-A:5 Bonus Payment. –
In recognition of the services preformed by the persons designated as eligible under RSA 115-A:3, hereinafter referred to as residents, the state treasurer, when such names are certified to him as provided under RSA 115-A:4, and when application is made therefor, shall pay to each such qualified resident the sum of $100. The state treasurer shall take such formal receipt as he shall prescribe.
Source.
1985, 321:1, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:6 - Payment of Cases of Incompetence or Death.

115-A:6 Payment of Cases of Incompetence or Death. –
If an eligible person is legally incompetent, payment shall be made to his legally appointed representative. If an eligible person dies before payment has been made to him, payment shall be made to such person's surviving spouse or if none, to his child or children in equal shares; and if he has no surviving spouse or children, then in equal shares to his surviving parents. Payment shall not be made to more than 2 parents. Preference shall be given to the parent or parents who actually exercised parental control at the time of or most nearly prior to date of resident's entry into service. Proof of relationship in loco parentis shall be established by sworn statement of the applicant, together with supporting affidavits of 2 disinterested persons.
Source.
1985, 321:1, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:7 - Written Evidence Required in Certain Circumstances.

115-A:7 Written Evidence Required in Certain Circumstances. –
No application for a bonus shall be certified for payment unless written evidence is presented indicating that any person or persons described in this chapter as having a prior right to benefits shall have deceased; and provided further that if, prior to August 22, 1975, benefits have been paid to the father or mother of a resident, who at the time had a child or children, the rights or benefits shall not in addition accrue to said child or children as a result of the provisions of this chapter.
Source.
1985, 321:1, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:8 - State Veterans' Advisory Committee.

115-A:8 State Veterans' Advisory Committee. –
I. Each non-legislative member of the state veterans' advisory committee shall serve a 2-year term of office from the date of the member's appointment, and may be reappointed. Legislative members of the committee shall serve a term coterminous with their term in office. The committee members shall choose a chairman, vice-chairman, and a secretary from their committee membership.
II. The committee may, by a majority vote of the committee members, adopt bylaws governing the management and operation of the committee.
III. The committee shall issue an annual report of its actions, findings, and recommendations on October 1 of each year to the speaker of the house, the president of the senate, the governor and council, and all veterans' organizations in the state.
IV. The committee shall have the authority to accept and expend funds from any public or private source, including private gifts, grants, and donations. The funds shall be used exclusively to pay the costs of the committee in performing its duties. Any funds accepted or expended shall be included in the biannual reports under paragraph III.
Source.
1985, 321:1. 1987, 103:1. 1994, 41:8. 2002, 76:5. 2004, 170:1, eff. July 23, 2004. 2017, 142:1, eff. Aug. 15, 2017. 2018, 266:4, eff. June 14, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:9 - Qualifications for Bonus.

115-A:9 Qualifications for Bonus. –
Each person who actively served in any capacity as a member of the uniformed forces of the United States on or after August 2, 1990 and on or before November 30, 1995, and who earned the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SASM); and who was discharged, released or has a certificate of service therefrom, under honorable conditions, or who is missing in action or who was killed in action; and who at the time of entry on such active service, and at the time of such service was a bona fide resident of this state shall be entitled to the benefits provided under this subdivision. A person shall demonstrate bona fide residency under this section through such person's home of record at time of entry as listed on a DD Form 214 or a written verification from a town or city clerk that such person was a resident of a New Hampshire town or city at the time of active service. No individual who has received a Persian Gulf War bonus payment from another state shall be qualified to receive the benefits provided under this subdivision.
Source.
1992, 204:1. 1997, 133:2. 2002, 76:6, eff. June 30, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:10 - Roster.

115-A:10 Roster. –
The director of the division of veterans services shall from time to time prepare a roster of the names of persons who have qualified for the bonus under RSA 115-A:9, and shall certify the same to the state treasurer, and prepare a manifest to authorize the state treasurer to make payments from funds not otherwise appropriated. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Source.
1992, 204:1. 1998, 273:2. 2010, 119:7, eff. July 31, 2010. 2019, 273:7, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:11 - Bonus Payment.

115-A:11 Bonus Payment. –
In recognition of the services performed by the persons designated as eligible under RSA 115-A:9, the state treasurer, when such names are certified to the state treasurer as provided in RSA 115-A:10, and when application is made therefor, shall pay to each such qualified person the sum of $100; and shall take such formal receipt as the state treasurer shall prescribe.
Source.
1992, 204:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:12 - Payment in Cases of Incompetence or Death.

115-A:12 Payment in Cases of Incompetence or Death. –
If an eligible person is legally incompetent, payment shall be made to his legally appointed representative. If an eligible person dies before payment has been made to him, payment shall be made to such person's surviving spouse or, if none, to his child or children in equal shares; and if he has no surviving spouse or children, then in equal shares to his surviving parents. Payment shall not be made to more than 2 parents. Preference shall be given to the parent or parents who actually exercised parental control at the time of or most nearly prior to date of the qualified person's entry into service. Proof of relationship in loco parentis shall be established by sworn statement of the applicant, together with supporting affidavits of 2 disinterested persons.
Source.
1992, 204:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:13 - Written Evidence Required in Certain Circumstances.

115-A:13 Written Evidence Required in Certain Circumstances. –
No applications shall be certified for payment unless written evidence is presented indicating that any person or persons herein described as having a prior right to benefits shall have deceased; and provided further that if, prior to the date upon which this subdivision takes effect, benefits have been paid to the father or mother of a qualified person, who at the time had a child or children, the rights or benefits shall not in addition accrue to said child or children as a result of the provisions of this subdivision.
Source.
1992, 204:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:14 - Time Limit; Late Applications.

115-A:14 Time Limit;  Late Applications. –
No bonus payment shall be made under this subdivision unless application therefor is submitted within 5 years after the effective date of this subdivision. Any claim for bonus payment after such 5-year period shall be made to the director of the division of veterans services, and if approved by the director shall be submitted to the state treasurer, and it shall be a charge upon the general fund.
Source.
1992, 204:1. 2010, 119:7, eff. July 31, 2010. 2019, 273:7, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:15 - Forfeiture of Bonus.

115-A:15 Forfeiture of Bonus. –
Any person who obtains a bonus payment under this subdivision by fraud shall forfeit such bonus to the state.
Source.
1997, 133:3, eff. Aug. 8, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:16 - Qualifications for Bonus.

115-A:16 Qualifications for Bonus. –
Each person who actively served in any capacity as a member of the uniformed forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001 and on or before a date to be determined by the Secretary of Defense, and who earned the expeditionary medal for Global War on Terrorism operations or the Iraqi Campaign Medal or the Afghanistan Campaign Medal; and who was discharged, released or has a certificate of service therefrom, with an honorable discharge, or who is missing in action or who was killed in action; and who at the time of entry on such active service, and at the time of such service was a bona fide resident of this state shall be entitled to the benefits provided under this subdivision. A person shall demonstrate bona fide residency under this section through such person's home of record at time of entry as listed on a DD Form 214 or a written verification from a town or city clerk that such person was a resident of a New Hampshire town or city at the time of active service. No individual who has received a Global War on Terrorism operations bonus payment from another state shall be qualified to receive the benefits provided under this subdivision. Only one bonus payment is authorized for each person, regardless of number of deployments.
Source.
2004, 207:1. 2006, 52:1, eff. April 24, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:17 - Roster.

115-A:17 Roster. –
The director of the division of veterans services shall from time to time prepare a roster of the names of persons who have qualified for the bonus under RSA 115-A:16, and shall certify the same to the state treasurer, and prepare a manifest to authorize the state treasurer to make payments from funds not otherwise appropriated. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Source.
2004, 207:1. 2010, 119:7, eff. July 31, 2010. 2019, 273:7, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:18 - Bonus Payment.

115-A:18 Bonus Payment. –
In recognition of the services performed by the persons designated as eligible under RSA 115-A:16, the state treasurer, when such names are certified to the state treasurer as provided in RSA 115-A:17, and when application is made therefor, shall pay to each such qualified person the sum of $100; and shall take such formal receipt as the state treasurer shall prescribe.
Source.
2004, 207:1, eff. June 11, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 115-A - Aid for Veterans' Programs › Section 115-A:19 - Payment in Cases of Incompetence or Death.

115-A:19 Payment in Cases of Incompetence or Death. –
If an eligible person is legally incompetent, payment shall be made to his or her legally appointed representative. If an eligible person dies before payment has been made to him or her, payment shall be made to such person's surviving spouse or, if none, to his or her child or children in equal shares; and if he or she has no surviving spouse or children, then in equal shares to his or her surviving parents. Payment shall not be made to more than 2 parents. Preference shall be given to the parent or parents who actually exercised parental control at the time of or most nearly prior to the date of the qualified person's entry into service. Proof of relationship in loco parentis shall be established by sworn statement of the applicant, together with supporting affidavits of 2 disinterested persons.
Source.
2004, 207:1, eff. June 11, 2004.