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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:32 - Publication of Notice; Publication for Statewide Circulation.

21:32 Publication of Notice;  Publication for Statewide Circulation. –
I. By the words "publish," "published," "publishing," or "publication," when notice is required or permitted to be given by publication, shall be intended publication in a newspaper circulated in the vicinity, and the publication shall be for 3 weeks successively, and the last publication one week, at least, before the day or thing of which notice is given, unless otherwise specially provided.
II. The terms "publication of daily statewide circulation," "publication of general statewide circulation," or "publication in a newspaper of statewide circulation" regarding any requirement of any executive branch state agency, board, department, or official to provide notice under state law in respect to any real or personal property, act, event, hearing, or other occurrence, by advertisement or notice, shall mean publication of such notice at the offices of the agency, board, department, or official; prominently on a publicly accessible Internet site maintained by the agency, board, department, or official; and in any local or regional publication circulated where the real or personal property is located or where the act, event, hearing, or other occurrence is to take place, all in accordance with the time frame for notice prescribed by law.
Source.
GS 1:30. GL 1:30. PS 2:32. PL 2:32. RL 7:32. 2011, 224:192, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:32-a - Registered Mail.

21:32-a Registered Mail. –
The words "registered mail" when used in connection with the requirement for notice by mail shall mean either registered mail or certified mail.
Source.
1955, 242:1, eff. June 30, 1955.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:33 - Intoxicating Liquors.

21:33 Intoxicating Liquors. –
By the words "spirit," "liquor," "spirituous liquor," "intoxicating liquor" shall be intended all distilled liquors, or rectified spirits; vinous, fermented, brewed, and malt liquors; and any beverage, by whatever name called, containing more than one percent of alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit; and any beverage any part of which is intoxicating.
Source.
GS 1:31. GL 1:31. PS 2:33. 1903, 122:5. 1911, 193:1. 1917, 147:60. PL 2:33. RL 7:33.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:33-a - Terms of Appointment.

21:33-a Terms of Appointment. –
Whenever a statute provides for appointment to a position in a state office, agency, commission, or board for a term of stated and limited duration by the governor and council or requires approval or confirmation of such an appointment by the governor and council, such statute shall be construed, unless it shall be exempted from the application of this section by language expressly referring to this section, to provide:
I. That the language in such statute creating a term of stated and limited duration shall create a term of the position, not of the appointee thereto, with the first such term, to a position to which no appointment has previously been made, to commence on the date of such appointment, confirmation or approval by the governor and council.
II. That a vacancy in such position shall be filled for the unexpired term.
III. (a) That any commissioner or agency head of a department, as defined in RSA 21-G:5, VI, who is an unclassified employee of the state, and appointed to such position, shall serve for the appropriate term or unexpired portion thereof. The commissioner or agency head may serve beyond the appointed term or unexpired portion thereof with the written authorization of the governor, provided that such service shall not extend beyond 6 months. This subparagraph shall also apply to the adjutant general and the attorney general, and to appointees to the liquor commission, the lottery commission, and the public utilities commission.
(b) That any other appointee to such position shall serve for the appropriate term or unexpired portion thereof and until a successor is appointed and qualified.
IV. That when an appointment is made and when a vacancy is filled, one of the factors which may be taken into consideration shall be the gender balance in the population which is served or regulated by the state office, agency, commission, or board, so that when the position is filled, it may result in a state office, agency, commission, or board which reflects that gender balance.
Source.
1973, 425:1. 1992, 56:1. 2007, 156:1. 2008, 25:1. 2011, 131:2, eff. Aug. 6, 2011. 2015, 276:118, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:34 - Filling Vacancy.

21:34 Filling Vacancy. –
The term "vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term", when used in connection with appointments to the state service by the governor and council shall be construed to mean that the successor shall be commissioned for a term equal in length to the unexpired balance of the term of his predecessor and where an appointee has held over beyond the expiration date of his commission, so far as the appointment of a successor is concerned, a vacancy shall be deemed to have been created.
Source.
1943, 39:1, eff. Mar. 3, 1943.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:35 - Time, How Reckoned; Days Included and Excluded.

21:35 Time, How Reckoned;  Days Included and Excluded. –
I. Except where specifically stated to the contrary, when a period or limit of time is to be reckoned from a day or date, that day or date shall be excluded from and the day on which an act should occur shall be included in the computation of the period or limit of time.
II. If a statute specifies a date for filing documents or paying fees and the specified date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the document or fee shall be deemed timely filed if it is received by the next business day.
Source.
RS 1:25. CS 1:25. GS 1:33. GL 1:32. PS 2:34. PL 2:34. RL 7:34. RSA 21:35. 1994, 348:1. 2008, 11:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:36 - Standard Time.

21:36 Standard Time. –
The standard time within the state, except as hereinafter provided, shall be based on the mean astronomical time of the seventy-fifth degree of longitude west from Greenwich, known and designated by the federal statute as "Eastern Standard Time." At 2 o'clock ante-meridian of the second Sunday in March of each year, the standard time in this state shall be advanced one hour, at 2 o'clock ante-meridian of the first Sunday in November of each year, the standard time in this state shall, by the retarding of one hour, be made to coincide with the astronomical time hereinbefore described as Eastern Standard Time, so that between the second Sunday in March at 2 o'clock ante-meridian and the first Sunday in November at 2 o'clock ante-meridian in each year the standard time in this state shall be one hour in advance of the United States Standard Time. In all laws, statutes, orders, decrees, rules, and regulations relating to the time of performance by any officer or department of this state, or of any county, city, town, or district thereof, or relating to the time in which any rights accrue or determine, or within which any act shall or shall not be performed by any person subject to the jurisdiction of this state, or of any county, city, town, or district thereof, and in all contracts or choses in action made or to be performed in this state, it shall be understood and intended that the time shall be as set forth in this section.
Source.
1921, 15:1. 1923, 105:1, 2. PL 42:76. 1937, 95:1. RL 51:95. 1954, 2:4. RSA 21:36. 1987, 10:1. 2011, 103:1, eff. July 30, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:37 - Effect of Repeal.

21:37 Effect of Repeal. –
The repeal of an act shall in no case affect any act done, or any right accruing, accrued, acquired, or established, or any suit or proceeding had or commenced in any civil case, before the time when repeal shall take effect.
Source.
RS 1:26. CS 1:26. GS 1:34. GL 1:33. PS 2:35. PL 2:35. RL 7:35.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:38 - Pending Prosecution, Etc.

21:38 Pending Prosecution, Etc. –
No suit or prosecution, pending at the time of the repeal of any act, for any offense committed or for the recovery of a penalty or forfeiture incurred under the act so repealed, shall be affected by such repeal.
Source.
RS 1:27. CS 1:27. GS 1:35. GL 1:34. PS 2:36. PL 2:36. RL 7:36.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:39 - No Revival.

21:39 No Revival. –
The repeal of an act shall not revive any other act which has been repealed.
Source.
RS 1:28. CS 1:28. GS 1:36. GL 1:35. PS 2:37. PL 2:37. RL 7:37.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:43 - Security Interests.

21:43 Security Interests. –
Statutes using the words "pledge", "mortgage", "conditional sale", "lien", "assignment" and like terms in referring to a security interest in personal property shall also apply to a corresponding type of security interest under RSA 382-A.
Source.
1959, 247:2(II) Commercial Code, eff. July 1, 1961.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:44 - Age of Majority; Adults.

21:44 Age of Majority;  Adults. –
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the words "adult", "majority", "age of majority", "full age or lawful age", and all other terms of referring to those persons who are to be considered adults, shall mean those persons who have attained the age of 18 years.
Source.
1973, 72:72, eff. June 3, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:45 - "Bylaw" or "Ordinance".

21:45 "Bylaw" or "Ordinance". –
The term "bylaw" when used in reference to legislative action taken by a city, town, county or village district shall have the same meaning as an ordinance and shall be subject to the same procedures for enactment.
Source.
1975, 300:1, eff. Aug. 6, 1975.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:47 - Legislative Body.

21:47 Legislative Body. –
When used to refer to a municipality, and in the absence of applicable chapter or subdivision definitions, the term "legislative body" shall mean a town meeting, school district meeting, village district meeting, city or town council, mayor and council, mayor and board of aldermen, or, when used to refer to unincorporated towns or unorganized places, or both, the county convention.
Source.
1989, 205:1, eff. July 21, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:48 - Governing Body.

21:48 Governing Body. –
When used to refer to a municipality, and in the absence of applicable chapter or subdivision definitions, the term "governing body" shall mean the board of selectmen in a town, the board of aldermen or council in a city or town with a town council, the school board in a school district or the village district commissioners in a village district, or when used to refer to unincorporated towns or unorganized places, or both, the county commissioners.
Source.
1989, 205:1, eff. July 21, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:49 - Sexual Orientation.

21:49 Sexual Orientation. –
"Sexual orientation" means having or being perceived as having an orientation for heterosexuality, bisexuality, or homosexuality. This definition is intended to describe the status of persons and does not render lawful any conduct prohibited by the criminal laws of this state or impose any duty on a religious organization. This definition does not confer legislative approval of such status, but is intended to assure the basic rights afforded under New Hampshire law.
Source.
1997, 108:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:50 - Veteran; Armed Forces; Active Duty; Service-Connected Injury, Illness, or Disability.

21:50 Veteran;  Armed Forces;  Active Duty;  Service-Connected Injury, Illness, or Disability. –
I. (a) "Veteran" means any person who:
(1) Served in the United States armed forces for more than 4 years and continues to serve; or
(2) Has been discharged or released from duty in the United States armed forces with:
(A) An honorable discharge; or
(B) An uncharacterized discharge based on a service-connected injury, illness, or disability.
(b) The following documents may be used to establish an individual's status as a veteran:
(1) DD Form 214 from any branch of the armed forces.
(2) DD Form 215 from any branch of the armed forces.
(3) DD Form 217 from any branch of the armed forces.
(4) DD Form 2 (Retired).
(5) WD AGO Form 53-55 from the United States Army.
(6) WD AGO Form 53-98 from the United States Army.
(7) WD AGO Form 755 from the United States Army.
(8) NAVPERS Form 553 from the United States Navy.
(9) NAVPERS Form 554 from the United States Navy.
(10) NAVPERS Form 660 from the United States Navy.
(11) NAVPERS Form 661 from the United States Navy.
(12) NAVMC Form 70-PD from the United States Marine Corps.
(13) NAVMC Form 78-PD from the United States Marine Corps.
(14) NAVCG Form 2510 from the United States Coast Guard.
(15) NGB Form 22 from the National Guard.
(16) GSA Form 6954 from the National Archives.
(17) NA Form 13038 from the National Archives.
(18) NA Form 13041 from the National Archives.
(19) Verification of Service letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(20) Summary of Military Service Record from the New Hampshire Korean War Bonus application.
(21) Notarized statement of service letter signed by the individual's commanding officer or administrative officer.
(22) Completed DD FORM 4/2, October 2007 from the National Guard.
(23) Completed DD FORM 1300, February 2011.
(24) Other documents approved by the director, division of veterans services.
II. "Armed forces" means the United States Army, Army Reserve, Navy, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps, Marine Corps Reserve, Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Space Force, Coast Guard, Coast Guard Reserve, Army National Guard, and the Air National Guard. "Armed forces" also includes other components, but is limited to those components and active duty periods described in 38 C.F.R. 3.7.
III. "Active duty" means full-time duty as an enlisted member, or as a commissioned or warrant officer, in any branch of the armed forces.
IV. "Service-connected injury or illness or disability" means an injury, illness or disability incurred or aggravated while in the line of duty in the armed forces of the United States.
Source.
2004, 89:1. 2010, 119:7, eff. July 31, 2010. 2013, 254:1, eff. July 24, 2013. 2019, 273:7, eff. Sept. 17, 2019. 2023, 21:2, eff. July 3, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:51 - Petition.

21:51 Petition. –
The word "petition" when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff.
Source.
2014, 204:1, eff. July 11, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:52 - Under Oath.

21:52 Under Oath. –
The words "under oath" when used in connection with a document to be filed with the court or a state agency, which does not require a notary acknowledgment or notarization under New Hampshire law, shall be satisfied by electronic signature "under the penalty of perjury" if the document is filed with the court or state agency electronically, and if the document is accompanied by a statement under the electronic signature stating "the penalty for perjury may include a fine or imprisonment or both."
Source.
2015, 22:1, eff. May 5, 2015. 2017, 57:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:53 - Verified Mail.

21:53 Verified Mail. –
The term "verified mail" means any method of mailing that is offered by the United States Postal Service or any other carrier, and which provides evidence of mailing.
Source.
2019, 242:2, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction › Section 21:54 - Gender Identity.

21:54 Gender Identity. –
"Gender identity" means a person's gender-related identity, appearance, or behavior, whether or not that gender-related identity, appearance, or behavior is different from that traditionally associated with the person's physiology or assigned sex at birth. Gender-related identity may be shown by providing evidence including, but not limited to, medical history, care or treatment of the gender-related identity, consistent and uniform assertion of the gender-related identity, or any other evidence that the gender-related identity is sincerely held as part of a person's core identity provided, however, that gender-related identity shall not be asserted for any improper purpose.
Source.
2019, 332:1, eff. Oct. 15, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-B - Common Law Rule Abrogated › Section 21-B:1 - Age of Majority Changed.

21-B:1 Age of Majority Changed. –
The common law rule that a person is a minor to the age of 21 is hereby abrogated. A person who has reached his eighteenth birthday is hereby declared to be of majority for all purposes, except as prohibited by the constitution of New Hampshire and of the United States.
Source.
1973, 72:73, eff. June 3, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-B - Common Law Rule Abrogated › Section 21-B:2 - Recognition of Emancipation Decrees From Other States.

21-B:2 Recognition of Emancipation Decrees From Other States. –
A person who is under the age of 18 years, but who has documentation which supports a claim that he has been emancipated in accordance with the laws of the state in which he previously had been residing, shall be considered to be emancipated in the state of New Hampshire.
Source.
1990, 201:1, eff. June 26, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-B - Common Law Rule Abrogated › Section 21-B:3 - Emancipation by Marriage.

21-B:3 Emancipation by Marriage. –
The certificate of marriage shall provide evidence of a minor's emancipation.
Source.
2018, 297:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:2 - Declaration of Findings.

21-G:2 Declaration of Findings. –
The general court finds that:
I. The state constitution provides for the separation of powers within state government among the legislative, the executive and the judicial branches. The legislative branch has the broad objective and responsibility to determine policies and programs and to review and oversee program performance and implementation of policy previously established. The executive branch has the responsibility to implement and administer these policies and programs. The judicial branch has the responsibility to resolve disputes arising from the interpretation or application of the laws;
II. The growth of the executive branch from 32 constitutional offices and state agencies in 1900, to 96 in 1970, to more than 140 in 1983, has created an unwieldy and confusing state government structure. This structure has developed piecemeal, resulting in lack of policy coordination, excessive costs, inefficient use of personnel and capital, overlapping agency jurisdictions, duplication, and the ineffective use of the state's limited financial resources; and
III. The size and complexity of the executive branch, including the unnecessarily confusing current array of administrative terms, titles, and appointment processes, has unintentionally altered some of the constitutionally contemplated checks and balances by an unplanned shifting of policy direction and implementation toward the independent, non-elected executive branch agencies. This reduces the ability of the legislature to assert its primary role as policymaker and the ability of the governor to manage the implementation of that policy.
IV. The various scopes in the mission of the executive branch departments, agencies, and commissions require a delineation of their organization within the executive branch.
Source.
1983, 372:1, eff. July 1, 1983. 2019, 346:305, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:3 - Declaration of Policy.

21-G:3 Declaration of Policy. –
The general court declares the following to be the policy and objectives of the state:
I. The organization of state government should assure its responsiveness to popular control, as expressed through the state's elected officials. It is the goal of reorganization to improve legislative policymaking capability and to improve the administrative capability of the executive to carry out these policies.
II. The organization of state government should facilitate communication between citizens and government. It is the goal of reorganization through coordination of related programs in function-oriented departments to improve public understanding of government programs and policies, by more clearly defining the jurisdiction of departments, and to improve the relationships between citizens and administrative agencies.
III. The organization of state government should assure efficient, effective and responsive administration of the policies established by the legislature. It is the goal of reorganization to improve the coordination and management of state services by establishing clear lines of authority, responsibility and accountability for program implementation within the executive branch.
IV. The governor should meet regularly with the heads of all agencies. Communication and exchange of information and ideas among the agency heads, as well as between agency heads and the governor, should be the goal of these meetings.
Source.
1983, 372:1, eff. July 1, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:4 - Guidelines for Reorganization.

21-G:4 Guidelines for Reorganization. –
The following provisions shall serve as general guidelines for accomplishing executive branch reorganization consistent with the policy and objectives of the state:
I. In order to allow the chief executive to efficiently and effectively implement legislative policy and programs, the governor should be provided with a manageable administrative structure and the authority to direct its operations.
II. The large number of existing executive branch agencies, departments, boards, commissions, authorities and institutions should be significantly reduced by consolidating them into a reasonable number of departments.
III. The consolidation of agencies in the executive branch should be on a functional basis, so that programs can be coordinated and comprehensive planning can be undertaken.
IV. Structural reorganization should be a continuing process through careful executive and legislative appraisal of the placement of proposed new programs, and the coordination of existing programs, in response to changing public needs.
V. There should be a uniform process for administrative appeals to an impartial body provided for each department established following July 1, 1983.
Source.
1983, 372:1, eff. July 1, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:5 - Definitions.

21-G:5 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Administratively attached agency" means an independent agency linked to a department for purposes of reporting and sharing support services.
II. "Administrative head of the agency" means the individual, by whatever title conferred upon them by the relevant statute, who is in charge of operations of an executive agency, executive commission, or administratively attached agency.
III. "Advisory committee" means a committee established pursuant to RSA 21-G:11 which shall furnish advice, gather information, make recommendations and perform such other activities as may be instructed or as may be necessary to fulfill advisory functions or to comply with federal funding requirements, but which shall not administer a program or function or set policy.
IV. "Agency" means any department, commission, board, institution, bureau, office, or other entity, by whatever name called, other than the legislative and judicial branches of state government, established in the state constitution, statute, session law, or executive order.
V. "Bureau" means the principal unit within a division, which is directly responsible to the division level and is concerned with individual program management.
VI. "Commissioner" means the individual in charge of the operations of an executive department, who is directly responsible to the governor.
VII. "Constitutional office" means an executive department that also comprises a constitutional office established by the state constitution and common law practice.
VIII. "Division" means the principal unit within a department, which is directly responsible to the department level and is concerned with related major functional programs and activities.
IX. "Executive agency" means an administrative unit within the executive branch of state government, which is concerned with a specific objective or administrative function.
X. "Executive commission" means an administrative unit within the executive branch of state government established to provide a specific enterprise or regulatory function.
XI. "Executive department" means the principal administrative unit within the executive branch of state government, which is concerned with broad functional responsibilities.
XII. "Field operations" means district or area offices which may combine division, bureau, and section functions.
XIII. "Section" means the principal unit of a bureau, which is directly responsible to the bureau level and is concerned with direct provision of services to the public or other state agencies.
Source.
1983, 372:1, eff. July 1, 1983. 2019, 346:306, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:5-a - Repealed by 2006, 21:10, II, eff. June 2, 2006.

21-G:5-a Repealed by 2006, 21:10, II, eff. June 2, 2006. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:6 - Structure of Executive Branch Departments.

21-G:6 Structure of Executive Branch Departments. –
All departments of the state established following July 1, 1983, shall be structured as follows, unless otherwise provided for specifically by the general court:
I. The department shall be the principal administrative unit of the executive branch, and each department shall be headed by a commissioner. Each department shall bear a title beginning with the words "The State of New Hampshire Department of .......... " and continuing with the name designated for the department.
II. All departments shall adhere to the following operational structure and standard terminology:
(a) The principal unit of the department shall be the division; and each division shall be headed by a director.
(b) The principal unit of the division shall be the bureau; and each bureau shall be headed by an administrator.
(c) The principal unit of the bureau shall be the section; and each section shall be headed by a supervisor.
(d) [Repealed.]
Source.
1983, 372:1, eff. July 1, 1983. 2019, 346:307, 308, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:6-a - Electronic Credit Card Payments; Authorization to Administer.

21-G:6-a Electronic Credit Card Payments;  Authorization to Administer. –
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the head of any state agency or department and any authorized employee or agent of the head, may accept credit cards or debit cards for the online payment of any of the taxes, penalties, interest, or fees administered by such commissioner or collected by the department. The amount of any service charge collected shall be disclosed in advance of the transaction to the individual paying the tax, penalty, or fee and shall be at a reasonable and customary rate approved in advance by the comptroller.
Source.
2015, 276:37, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:6-b - Organization of the Executive Branch.

21-G:6-b Organization of the Executive Branch. –
I. Constitutional offices are as follows:
(a) The executive department, comprising the office of the governor.
(b) The department of state, comprising the office of the secretary of state.
(c) The state treasury, comprising the office of the state treasurer.
(d) The department of justice, comprising the office of the attorney general.
II. The executive departments are as follows:
(a) The department of administrative services.
(b) The department of agriculture, markets, and food.
(c) The department of banking.
(d) The department of business and economic affairs.
(e) The department of corrections.
(f) The department of education.
(g) The department of employment security.
(h) The department of energy.
(i) The department of environmental services.
(j) The department of health and human services.
(k) The department of information technology.
(l) The department of insurance.
(m) The department of labor.
(n) The department of military affairs and veteran services.
(o) The department of natural and cultural resources.
(p) The department of revenue administration.
(q) The department of safety.
(r) The department of transportation.
III. The executive agencies are as follows:
(a) Council on developmental disabilities.
(b) Veterans' home.
(c) The office of professional licensure and certification.
(d) The police standards and training council.
(e) The public employee labor relations board.
(f) The board of tax and land appeals.
(g) The judicial council.
IV. The executive commissions are as follows:
(a) The fish and game commission.
(b) The public utilities commission.
(c) The state liquor commission.
(d) The state lottery commission.
Source.
2019, 346:309, eff. July 1, 2019. 2021, 91:192, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:7 - Field Operations.

21-G:7 Field Operations. –
I. A department shall not establish field operations unless specifically authorized to do so by statute; except that temporary field operations may be established upon a specific written declaration by the governor and council that an emergency exists. A temporary field operation shall not be continued beyond the adjournment of the next regular or special session of the general court following a declaration of emergency.
II. Legislative proposals by a department seeking establishment of field operations shall include evidence of the commissioner's written certification to the governor and council that all other agencies with field operations in the same vicinity of the state have been consulted to determine the feasibility of combining such field operations.
Source.
1983, 372:1, eff. July 1, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:8 - Commissioners and Division Directors; Appointment; Term.

21-G:8 Commissioners and Division Directors;  Appointment;  Term. –
I. The commissioners of all departments established after July 1, 1983, shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the council, except as otherwise provided by law. Each commissioner shall be an unclassified employee.
II. Each commissioner shall nominate for appointment by the governor, with the consent of the council, each division director within the commissioner's department, for all departments established after July 1, 1983, except as otherwise provided by law. Each division director shall be an unclassified employee.
III. Commissioners shall serve terms of 4 years. Such terms shall end on March 31 of an odd-numbered year. Initial terms for some commissioners may be for approximately 2 years so that the terms of one-half of the commissioners will end in each gubernatorial term.
IV. Division directors shall serve terms of 4 years. Such terms shall end on March 31 of an even-numbered year. Initial terms for some directors may be for approximately 2 years so that the terms of one-half of the directors will end one year after a commissioner's terms commences and one-half 3 years after that date.
Source.
1983, 372:1. 1985, 418:1. 1995, 226:2, eff. Aug. 13, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:10 - Administratively Attached Agency.

21-G:10 Administratively Attached Agency. –
I. An agency administratively attached to a department shall:
(a) Exercise its powers, duties, functions and responsibilities independently of the department and without approval or control of the department, except as otherwise specifically provided by statute;
(b) Submit the budget requests required by RSA 9 through the department; and
(c) Submit reports required of it by law or by the governor through the department.
II. The department to which an agency is administratively attached shall:
(a) Provide budgeting, recordkeeping and related administrative and clerical assistance to the agency, if mutually agreed to in writing, provided that the agency shall pay the department on a cost allocation basis for such services;
(b) Include the agency's budget requests, as submitted and without changes, in the departmental budget.
III. Unless otherwise provided by law, the administratively attached agency shall hire personnel in accordance with state personnel laws.
Source.
1983, 372:1, eff. July 1, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:11 - Advisory Committees.

21-G:11 Advisory Committees. –
I. A commissioner, with the approval of the governor, may create advisory committees.
II. Each department shall file a record of each advisory committee created with the secretary of state, showing the committee's:
(a) Name;
(b) Composition;
(c) Appointed members' names and addresses; and
(d) Purpose and term of existence.
III. The governor shall appoint the members of each advisory committee, with the advice of the commissioner, who shall have prescribed the functions of each advisory committee created.
IV. Each advisory committee created under this section shall be designated by name as follows: the " .......... advisory committee of the department of ...".
V. A majority of the membership of an advisory committee shall constitute a quorum.
VI. No member of an advisory committee shall receive any compensation, for services rendered the advisory committee, except mileage payments at the state employee rate, within the limits of the department's appropriations.
VII. Each advisory committee created under this section after July 1, 1995, shall include a provision for its termination after a 3-year period unless continued by legislative action.
Source.
1983, 372:1. 1995, 257:1, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:12 - Conflicts of Law.

21-G:12 Conflicts of Law. –
If the provisions of RSA 21-G:9 or RSA 21-G:11 conflict with the powers and duties specifically granted by statute to a particular commissioner, the specific powers and duties shall control. If the provisions of RSA 21-G:9 or RSA 21-G:11 conflict with other statutes specifically limiting the powers of a commissioner, the specific limitations shall control.
Source.
1983, 372:1, eff. July 1, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:13 - Transfer of Functions of Abolished Agencies.

21-G:13 Transfer of Functions of Abolished Agencies. –
I. The powers, duties, functions, responsibilities, programs and operations of each agency abolished pursuant to acts of the general court relative to executive branch reorganization shall, upon and after the date of each abolition, be exercised and performed by the commissioner of the department to which such powers, duties, functions and responsibilities are transferred.
II. The commissioner of each department shall have full authority, consistent with this chapter, to assign powers, duties, functions, responsibilities, programs and operations of abolished agencies to any division within the department, or may determine that any or all of them shall be exercised in such other manner as shall be allowed by law. The commissioner shall make such assignment or determination in accordance with the general functions of each division, as established by the general court.
III. Upon the abolition of each agency whose powers, duties, functions and responsibilities are transferred in accordance with this section, any pending or unfinished business of each such agency shall be taken over and be completed by the department to which transferred and its commissioner, with the same power and authority as that of the agency abolished. The department and its commissioner shall be the successor in every way to each such agency, and every act done by the department or its commissioner in the exercise of the functions of each shall be deemed to have the same force and effect under any provisions of the constitution and laws in effect on July 1, 1983, as if done by the agency abolished.
IV. Upon the abolition of each agency whose powers, duties, functions and responsibilities are transferred in accordance with this section, the existing rules of each agency shall continue in full effect, without interruption, as the rules of the department to which those powers, duties, functions and responsibilities have been transferred. Rules so continued shall be effective for the remainder of the period originally established under RSA 541-A:17, I.
Source.
1983, 372:1. 1986, 41:32. 1994, 412:4, eff. Aug. 9, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:14 - Legal Proceedings and Documents.

21-G:14 Legal Proceedings and Documents. –
I. For purposes of this section, legal proceeding includes, but is not limited to, any suit, action, incidental demand or action, claim, and any other matter filed or pending before any court, administrative agency, or other quasi-judicial body.
II. For purposes of this section, document includes, but is not limited to, any petition, application, exception, motion, rule, answer, citation, notice, return, affidavit, certificate, oath, bond or other security, summons, subpoena, writ, interrogatory, deposition, inventory, appraisal, evidence, court record, instruction, verdict, judgment, order, injunction, confirmation, appointment, warrant, letter, and any other pleading or instrument whatsoever permitted or required in any legal proceeding.
III. Any legal proceeding to which any agency which is abolished, whose powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities are transferred in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, is a party, and which is filed, initiated, or otherwise pending before any court on the effective date of such abolition and transfer, and all documents involved in or affected by such legal proceeding, shall retain their effectiveness and shall be continued in the name of the agency abolished. All further legal proceedings and documents in the continuation, disposition, and enforcement of such legal proceedings shall be in the name of the original party agency which is abolished; and the department to which the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the agency are transferred shall be substituted for the original party agency without necessity for amendment of any document to substitute the name of the department or the name or title of any subdivision, official, employee, or other agent or representative of the department.
Source.
1983, 372:1, eff. July 1, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:15 - Protection of Obligations.

21-G:15 Protection of Obligations. –
I. The general court hereby specifically states that this chapter is in no way and to no extent intended to, nor shall it be construed in any manner to, impair the contractual or other obligations of any agency abolished by the general court or of the state of New Hampshire. It is hereby specifically provided that all obligations of any agency abolished, whose powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities are transferred in accordance with this chapter, hereafter shall be deemed to be the obligations of the department to which the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the agency are transferred, and of its commissioner, to the same extent as if originally made by them. In like manner, and in order to prevent any violation of the provisions, terms, or conditions of any gift, donation, deed, will, trust, or other instrument or disposition by which property of any kind has been vested in an agency abolished by the general court, or diversion from the purposes for which such property was thus vested in any such agency, it is hereby specifically provided that each such instrument or disposition hereafter shall be deemed to have been vested in the department to which the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the agency are transferred, and its commissioner, in the same manner and to the same extent as if originally so done.
II. The department to which the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of each such agency are transferred and its commissioner shall be the successor in every way to each such agency, including all of the obligations and debts of each such agency. All funds heretofore dedicated by or under authority of the constitution and laws of this state, or any of its subdivisions, to the payment of any bonds issued for construction or improvements for any institution or facility under the control of any such agency shall continue to be collected and dedicated to the payment of those bonds. In like manner, all other dedications and allocations of revenues and sources of revenues heretofore made shall continue in the same manner, to the same extent, and for the same purposes as were provided prior to the enactment of this chapter, and shall so continue, notwithstanding the passage of any laws by the general court relative to reorganization of the executive branch.
Source.
1983, 372:1, eff. July 1, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:16 - Effect on Federal Law.

21-G:16 Effect on Federal Law. –
This chapter and any laws enacted by the general court relative to executive branch reorganization shall not be construed or applied in any way which will prevent full compliance by the state, or any department, office, or agency thereof, with the requirements of any act of the Congress of the United States or any regulation made thereunder by which federal aid or other federal assistance has been or hereafter is made available to this state, or any department, office, agency, or subdivision thereof; and such compliance hereafter shall be accomplished by the commissioner insofar as such compliance affects any abolished agency whose powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities are transferred in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and any laws enacted by the general court relative to executive branch reorganization.
Source.
1983, 372:1, eff. July 1, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:17 - Transfer of Property.

21-G:17 Transfer of Property. –
All books, papers, records and unexpended appropriations or other funds, actions, and other property of every kind, movable and immovable, real and personal, heretofore possessed, controlled, or used by each agency abolished whose powers, duties, functions and responsibilities are transferred in accordance with this chapter and any laws enacted by the general court relative to executive branch reorganization are hereby transferred to the department to which such powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities are transferred.
Source.
1983, 372:1, eff. July 1, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:18 - Transfer of Employees.

21-G:18 Transfer of Employees. –
All employees heretofore engaged in the performance of duties in each agency abolished whose powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities are transferred in accordance with this chapter and any laws enacted by the general court relative to executive branch reorganization are hereby transferred to the department to which such powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities are transferred to the extent the commissioner deems necessary to carry out the functions of the abolished agency and shall, insofar as practicable and necessary, continue to perform the duties heretofore performed, subject to applicable personnel statutes.
Source.
1983, 372:1, eff. July 1, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:19 - Reference to Abolished Agency.

21-G:19 Reference to Abolished Agency. –
Wherever any agency abolished, whose powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities are transferred in accordance with this chapter and any laws enacted by the general court relative to executive branch reorganization, is referred to or designated by any law or contract or other document after the effective date of the abolition of such agency, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the department to which the transfer is made or to its commissioner.
Source.
1983, 372:1, eff. July 1, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-G - Organization of Executive Branch › Section 21-G:20 - New Agencies and Programs.

21-G:20 New Agencies and Programs. –
I. After July 1, 1983, no agency, as defined in RSA 21-G:5, III, shall be established unless it shall be structured in accordance with this chapter.
II. After July 1, 1983, no new powers, duties, functions, responsibilities or programs shall be assigned to any agency, as defined in RSA 21-G:5, III, except an agency which exists on July 1, 1983, or an agency established by the general court in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and any laws enacted by the general court relative to executive branch reorganization.
Source.
1983, 372:1, eff. July 1, 1983.