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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-R - Department of Information Technology › Section 21-R:11 - Use of Technology Solutions by State Agencies.

21-R:11 Use of Technology Solutions by State Agencies. –
I. For all technology acquisitions, each state agency, in consultation with the department of information technology, shall:
(a) Consider whether technology solutions containing proprietary or open source software offer the most cost effective solution for the agency, based on consideration of all associated acquisition, support, maintenance, and training costs;
(b) Except as provided in subparagraphs (d) and (e), acquire technology solutions primarily on a value-for-money basis, based on consideration of the cost factors as described in subparagraph (a);
(c) Provide a brief analysis of the purchase decision, including consideration of the cost factors in subparagraph (a), to the chief information officer;
(d) Avoid the acquisition of products that do not comply with open standards for interoperability or data storage; and
(e) Avoid the acquisition of products that are known to make unauthorized transfers of information to, or permit unauthorized control of or modification of a state agency's computer.
II. All state procurement documents related to technology acquisitions shall include language that requires adherence to this section.
Source.
2012, 5:2, eff. May 11, 2012. 2012, 265:8, eff. June 18, 2012. 2013, 118:8, eff. June 25, 2013. 2018, 81:4, eff. May 25, 2018. 2022, 44:1, eff. July 2, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-R - Department of Information Technology › Section 21-R:13 - Use of Open Standards and Open Data Formats by State Agencies.

21-R:13 Use of Open Standards and Open Data Formats by State Agencies. –
I. The commissioner shall assist state agencies in the purchase or creation of technology solutions that comply with open standards for the accessing, storing, or transferring of data. The commissioner shall:
(a) Ensure that any new data standards which the state of New Hampshire defines and to which it owns all rights are open standards compliant.
(b) Use open standards unless specific project requirements, or excessive cost, preclude use of an open data format.
(c) Reexamine existing data stored in a restricted format to which the state of New Hampshire does not own the rights during re-procurement cycles to determine if the format has become open and, if not, whether an appropriate open standard exists.
(d) Make readily accessible, on the state website, documentation on open data formats used by the state of New Hampshire. When data in open format is made available through the state's website, a link shall be provided to the corresponding data format documentation.
Source.
2012, 5:2, eff. May 11, 2012. 2013, 118:3, eff. June 25, 2013. 2018, 81:5, 6, eff. May 25, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-R - Department of Information Technology › Section 21-R:14 - Statewide Information Policy on Open Government Data Standards.

21-R:14 Statewide Information Policy on Open Government Data Standards. –
I. The commissioner shall develop a statewide information policy based on the following principles of open government data. According to these principles, open data is data that is:
(a) Complete. All public data is made available, unless subject to valid privacy, security, or privilege limitations.
(b) Primary. Data is collected at the source, with the highest possible level of granularity, rather than in aggregate or modified forms.
(c) Timely. Data is made available as quickly as necessary to preserve the value of the data.
(d) Accessible. Data is available to the widest range of users for the widest range of purposes.
(e) Machine processable. Data is reasonably structured to allow automated processing.
(f) Nondiscriminatory. Data is available to anyone, with no requirement of registration.
(g) Nonproprietary. Data is available in a format over which no entity has exclusive control, with the exception of national or international published standards.
(h) License-free. Data is not subject to any copyright, patent, trademark, or trade secret regulation. Reasonable privacy, security, and privilege restrictions may be allowed.
II. The information policy developed under paragraph I shall include a mechanism for adoption and review by each state agency. Each agency that adopts the policy shall designate a contact person responsible for oversight and implementation of open government data standards for that agency. The contact shall act as a liaison between the department, the implementing agency, and the public in matters related to open government data standards.
III. In developing the open data standards policy, the commissioner shall solicit information from the secretary of state relative to state archiving practices and the collection of data for historical purposes.
Source.
2012, 5:2, eff. May 11, 2012. 2022, 323:3, eff. Sept. 6, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-R - Department of Information Technology › Section 21-R:15 - Use of Kaspersky Software Prohibited.

21-R:15 Use of Kaspersky Software Prohibited. –
I. No state agency shall use any software platform developed, in whole or in part, by Kaspersky Lab or any entity of which Kaspersky Lab has a majority ownership.
II. In this section, "state agency" means any department, commission, board, institution, bureau, office, or other entity, by whatever name called, including the legislative and judicial branches of state government, established in the state constitution, statutes, session laws or executive orders.
Source.
2018, 63:1, eff. July 24, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-R - Department of Information Technology › Section 21-R:16 - Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.

21-R:16 Cybersecurity Advisory Committee. –
I. There is hereby established the cybersecurity advisory committee (CAC) which shall be chaired by the chief information security officer.
II. The committee shall advise the commissioner or the commissioner's designee on cybersecurity concerns, promote awareness, develop effective policies and solutions, and obtain consensus on enterprise-wide initiatives that advance the cybersecurity of information assets and technology resources.
III. All executive departments and agencies shall identify and appoint an employee with cybersecurity responsibilities to spearhead agency cybersecurity matters including information security, confidentiality, privacy, and regulatory compliance, and to represent the agency on the CAC. Contributors to the CAC may include representatives with cybersecurity responsibilities from the New Hampshire National Guard, New Hampshire political subdivisions, academic institutions, and select private industry representatives as identified by the CAC.
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2021, 72:2, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-U - Interagency Information Sharing by Financial Services Regulators › Section 21-U:1 - Purpose.

21-U:1 Purpose. –
The purpose of this chapter is to provide a mechanism for information sharing between the state agencies responsible for regulating financial services and to promote improved communication and cooperation between agencies with respect to the enforcement of financial services, statutes, and regulations. Under this chapter, these agencies shall meet regularly to share complaint, investigation, and enforcement data and to create and maintain a cooperative information-sharing database to ensure effective oversight and regulation of individuals and entities subject to regulatory jurisdiction, maximize agency effectiveness and avoid unnecessary duplication of effort.
Source.
2012, 241:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-U - Interagency Information Sharing by Financial Services Regulators › Section 21-U:2 - Definitions.

21-U:2 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Agency data" means information originally received, created, or held by a member agency regarding consumer complaints, agency investigations, and agency enforcement actions. For the department of justice, "agency data" means complaint, investigation and enforcement data received, created, or held by the consumer protection and antitrust bureau and does not apply to privileged documents between any agency and the department of justice, nor does it apply to any documents related to an active criminal investigation. "Agency data" does not include any information received from foreign, federal, or state governmental agencies or other third parties that is protected from further disclosure by statute, regulation, or a nondisclosure or non-dissemination agreement entered into by the member agency in possession of the information. "Agency data" does not include records of examination, except to the extent such records are included in an investigation file.
II. "Cooperative information-sharing database" means a shared system designed, developed, or purchased using data standards developed by the member agencies to make complaint data from each member agency accessible to all member agencies.
III. "Interagency group" means the New Hampshire financial services regulators group.
IV. "Member agency" or "member agencies" means the department of justice, the insurance department, the banking department, and the bureau of securities regulation, department of state.
V. "Shared data" means agency data submitted and held within the cooperative information-sharing database.
Source.
2012, 241:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-U - Interagency Information Sharing by Financial Services Regulators › Section 21-U:3 - Interagency Information.

21-U:3 Interagency Information. –
I. The member agencies shall cooperate with one another to share relevant agency data for the purpose of conducting audits, examinations, investigations, administrative enforcement proceedings, and/or civil agency enforcement actions.
II. A member agency is not required to cooperate with another member agency to share agency data if the 2 member agencies are engaged, or about to be engaged, in a contested action or proceeding in contradictory roles.
III. A member agency, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall preserve any privilege or confidentiality regarding agency data or shared data it receives from another member agency pursuant to this chapter. In the case where the providing member agency itself received the information or documents from another source whether the source is a New Hampshire agency or an agency of another state, the federal government, or any foreign government, the receiving member agency shall preserve any such privilege or confidentiality placed on the use of the information or documents by such source. In addition, except as provided in this chapter, the receiving member agency may assert on its own behalf any legal limitation upon release or privilege to which it is entitled.
Source.
2012, 241:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-U - Interagency Information Sharing by Financial Services Regulators › Section 21-U:4 - Interagency Group Created.

21-U:4 Interagency Group Created. –
There is hereby established the New Hampshire financial services regulators group.
I. The interagency group shall consist of the attorney general or designee, the insurance commissioner or designee, the banking commissioner or designee, and the director of the bureau of securities regulation or designee.
II. The interagency group shall facilitate strategic planning among member agencies regarding regulatory and enforcement efforts and the sharing of agency data, including confidential or privileged records and legal analysis.
III. The interagency group shall elect a chair from among its member agency representatives and shall provide for the periodic rotation of the chairmanship.
Source.
2012, 241:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-U - Interagency Information Sharing by Financial Services Regulators › Section 21-U:5 - Duties.

21-U:5 Duties. –
The duties of the interagency group shall be to:
I. Meet at least quarterly.
II. Develop and use a cooperative information-sharing database that makes summary agency data from each member agency accessible to all member agencies.
III. Use the cooperative information-sharing database to ensure efficient use of the state's financial services enforcement resources and effective strategic planning of financial services regulatory and enforcement efforts among member agencies.
IV. Enter into a memorandum of agreement in accordance with this chapter and protect the confidentiality of confidential shared information.
Source.
2012, 241:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-U - Interagency Information Sharing by Financial Services Regulators › Section 21-U:6 - Confidentiality.

21-U:6 Confidentiality. –
No waiver of any applicable privilege or claim of confidentiality shall occur as a result of the disclosure or sharing of agency data and shared data with member agencies under this chapter. Each member agency shall maintain the confidentiality of agency data and shared data. The agency data of each member agency held in the cooperative information-sharing database shall be retained in accordance with the member agency's records retention requirements. In the event that the interagency group receives a request for information under RSA 91-A, the interagency group shall not be defined as, or considered to be, a custodian of the documents or information requested. The member agency which originally possessed a document shall be deemed to possess and control it for purposes of RSA 91-A and shall be responsible to respond to the request for information received under RSA 91-A. Whether or not a document or information requested shall be released pursuant to a request under RSA 91-A shall be made by the member agency originally possessing the document or information, in accordance with the statutes, rules, and procedures of such agency. Member agencies shall enter into a memorandum of agreement consistent with this chapter and with all applicable statutes governing the member agencies in order to provide for the confidentiality of agency data and shared data and to ensure that confidential information is appropriately handled to prevent disclosure, except as may be necessary for law enforcement purposes.
Source.
2012, 241:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-U - Interagency Information Sharing by Financial Services Regulators › Section 21-U:7 - Cooperative Information-Sharing Database.

21-U:7 Cooperative Information-Sharing Database. –
Each member agency shall be responsible for providing for the planning, development, acquisition, and management of the cooperative information-sharing database under a shared service program.
Source.
2012, 241:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-U - Interagency Information Sharing by Financial Services Regulators › Section 21-U:8 - Notification.

21-U:8 Notification. –
Except for a request under RSA 91-A for information under RSA 21-U:3, upon receipt of a request by a third party to release, view, or copy information and documents, whether confidential or privileged, the receiving agency shall promptly notify any agency which would be affected by the release, viewing, or copying of the information and documents. The receiving agency shall not grant the request until the agency or agencies notified have indicated in writing that there is no objection to the granting of the request, in whole or part; provided that the receiving agency may release the information upon receiving an order of a federal or New Hampshire state court which has jurisdiction.
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2012, 241:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-V - Office of the Child Advocate › Section 21-V:3 - Child Advocate; Appointment; Term; Vacancy; Removal.

21-V:3 Child Advocate;  Appointment;  Term;  Vacancy;  Removal. –
I. The office of the child advocate shall be under the supervision of the child advocate. The child advocate shall be the administrative head of the office and shall be a full-time, unclassified position, responsible for the duties of the office.
II. The child advocate shall be appointed by the governor and executive council, upon the recommendation of the oversight commission.
III. The child advocate shall serve a term of 4 years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. Any vacancy in the position shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
IV. Upon any vacancy in the position of the child advocate, and until such time as a candidate has been appointed by the governor and council, the associate child advocate shall serve as the acting child advocate and be entitled to the compensation, privileges, and powers of the child advocate.
V. Any person appointed to the position of child advocate shall be selected without regard to political affiliation and on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability, and shall possess a professional graduate degree in law, social work, public health, or a related field and be qualified by reason of education, experience, and expertise to perform the duties of the office.
VI. The child advocate may be removed from office for cause pursuant to RSA 4:1.
VII. The child advocate shall appoint an associate child advocate, and may, subject to appropriation, appoint such other personnel as the child advocate deems necessary for the efficient management of the office. The duties of these personnel shall be performed under and by the advice and direction of the child advocate.
Source.
2020, 26:9, eff. Sept. 18, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-V - Office of the Child Advocate › Section 21-V:4 - Access to Information and Facilities.

21-V:4 Access to Information and Facilities. –
I. The office shall have access to the following information:
(a) All case records, all third party records, including the healthcare records of any child receiving services from an executive agency, and all records submitted to the courts.
(b) Executive agencies' policies and procedures, including draft policies and procedures.
(c) Executive agencies' records or reports, including draft records and reports.
(d) Autopsy reports from the chief medical examiner, which shall be provided in a timely manner upon the request of the child advocate.
II. The office shall be entitled to prompt electronic access to division records within the scope of its mission.
III. The office, in performance of its duties under this chapter, may communicate privately with any child or person who has received, is receiving, or should have received services from the state. Such communications shall be confidential and not be subject to disclosure except as provided in RSA 21-V:5.
Source.
2020, 26:9, eff. Sept. 18, 2020. 2022, 316:3, eff. July 31, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-V - Office of the Child Advocate › Section 21-V:5 - Confidentiality of Information.

21-V:5 Confidentiality of Information. –
I. The office shall maintain the confidentiality of all case records, third party records, and court records pursuant to RSA 169-C:25 and RSA 170-G:8-a, and all other related confidentiality laws.
II. The office investigations and oversight activities, and the information gathered in such investigations and oversight activities, including the identity of any complainant, shall be exempt from the public disclosure provisions of RSA 91-A. Such investigations, oversight activities, and information shall be privileged and exempt from use or disclosure in any criminal or civil matter or administrative proceeding.
III. The child advocate of the office may disclose confidential information about a child to any individual or entity responsible for, or providing services to, the child. Any disclosures of confidential information shall be the minimum necessary to ensure proper care and treatment for the child or to identify, prevent, or treat the abuse or neglect of a child.
IV. The child advocate shall have the same authority as the commissioner of the department of health and human services to publicly release information pursuant to RSA 126-A:5, XII in furtherance of the mission and responsibilities of the office.
V. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if the child advocate determines that the health, safety, and welfare of children are at risk, the child advocate may publicly disclose the details of investigation findings, subject to the following limitations:
(a) Names, addresses, or other identifying information of individuals who are the subject of any confidential proceeding or statutory confidential provision shall not be released to the public.
(b) Investigation findings shall not be released if there is a pending law enforcement investigation or prosecution, except as provided in paragraph III.
Source.
2020, 26:9, eff. Sept. 18, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-V - Office of the Child Advocate › Section 21-V:6 - Power of Subpoena.

21-V:6 Power of Subpoena. –
The office shall have the authority to subpoena witnesses, records, documents, reports, reviews, recommendations, correspondence, data, and other evidence that the office reasonably believes is relevant.
Source.
2020, 26:9, eff. Sept. 18, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-V - Office of the Child Advocate › Section 21-V:7 - Incidents and Fatalities.

21-V:7 Incidents and Fatalities. –
I. The division shall provide the office with a copy of all critical incident reports or other reports related to actual physical injury to children or a significant risk of such harm, as well as other incidents which may affect the safety and well-being of children in the custody or control of the department of health and human services, including but not limited to reports related to the restraint and seclusion of any child under the care and protection of the division, not later than 48 hours after the occurrence.
II. The division shall provide the office with notice of any child fatality or serious injury of a child under its care or supervision or whose safety and the safety of the child's siblings has been or is being assessed, immediately by telephone. The division shall further provide the office with written report of such fatality or serious injury not later than 48 hours after the occurrence.
Source.
2020, 26:9, eff. Sept. 18, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-V - Office of the Child Advocate › Section 21-V:8 - Annual Report.

21-V:8 Annual Report. –
Beginning November 1, 2020, and each November 1 thereafter, the child advocate shall submit an annual report of the activities and findings of the office, and present his or her recommendations to the oversight commission. The report shall also be provided to the commissioner of any executive agency that is the subject of a report prepared by the office, the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, and the state library. The child advocate shall make the annual report available to the public on the office of the child advocate's website.
Source.
2020, 26:9, eff. Sept. 18, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 21-V - Office of the Child Advocate › Section 21-V:9 - Confidentiality and Admissibility.

21-V:9 Confidentiality and Admissibility. –
No person employed or contracted by or volunteering for the office shall be compelled to testify or produce evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding with respect to any matter involving exercise of his or her official duties except as may be necessary to enforce this chapter. All related memoranda, work product, notes, or case files of the office are confidential and are not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion, and are not admissible in evidence in a judicial or administrative proceeding. This limitation shall not apply to information obtained by any employee, contractor, or volunteer of the office regarding a crime or fraud, or a communication of imminent risk of serious harm, nor shall it apply to communications regarding the general operation of the office and the processes employed.
Source.
2020, 26:9, eff. Sept. 18, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 22 - Territorial Extent › Section 22:1 - Number and Names.

22:1 Number and Names. –
The state is divided into 10 counties,-Rockingham, Strafford, Belknap, Carroll, Merrimack, Hillsborough, Cheshire, Sullivan, Grafton and Coos; and all towns, places, lands and waters within their bounds, respectively, shall be parts of the respective counties aforesaid.
Source.
RS 16:1. CS 17:1. GS 19:1. GL 20:1. PS 21:1. PL 20:1. RL 28:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 22 - Territorial Extent › Section 22:2 - Rockingham.

22:2 Rockingham. –
The county of Rockingham is bounded thus: Beginning at the mouth of Piscataqua river and running up the same to the easterly corner of Newmarket, including the river; thence northwesterly by the easterly and northerly lines of Newmarket, Epping, Nottingham and Northwood to the easterly line of Pittsfield; thence southwesterly by the northerly and westerly lines of Northwood, Deerfield, Candia, Auburn and Londonderry to the northerly line of Hudson; thence by the northerly and easterly lines of Hudson, to the northwest corner of Pelham; thence by the northerly line of Pelham to the state line; thence by the state line to the sea; thence by the sea to the bound first mentioned, including all of the Isles of Shoals which belong to this state.
Source.
RS 16:2. CS 17:2. GS 19:2. GL 20:2. PS 21:2. PL 20:2. RL 28:2.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 22 - Territorial Extent › Section 22:3 - Strafford.

22:3 Strafford. –
The county of Strafford is bounded thus: Beginning at the northerly corner of the town of Northwood; thence by the westerly lines of the towns of Strafford and New Durham to the northerly corner of New Durham; thence by the northerly lines of New Durham, Middleton and Milton to the state line; thence down said line to the county of Rockingham; thence by the northerly line of the county of Rockingham to the bound first mentioned.
Source.
RS 16:3. CS 17:3. GS 19:3. GL 20:3. PS 21:3. PL 20:3. RL 28:3.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 22 - Territorial Extent › Section 22:4 - Belknap.

22:4 Belknap. –
The county of Belknap is bounded thus: Beginning at the easterly corner of Pittsfield; thence by the northerly lines of Pittsfield, Loudon, Canterbury, Northfield and Franklin to the westerly line of Sanbornton; thence by the westerly lines of Sanbornton and New Hampton to the southerly line of Ashland; thence by the southerly line of Ashland and Holderness to the westerly line of Center Harbor; thence by the westerly line of Center Harbor to the northerly corner of Center Harbor; thence by the northerly line of Center Harbor to the easterly termination of the line separating the towns of Center Harbor and Moultonborough; thence easterly to the southerly point of Long Island in Winnipesaukee lake; thence easterly to the southerly part of Parker's Island; thence easterly to the northwesterly end of Keniston's Island, sometimes called Baker's Island; thence along the southerly shore of said island to the easterly end of the same; thence to the westerly termination of the line separating the towns of Wolfeboro and Alton; thence on the northerly line of Alton to the northerly corner of New Durham; thence by the county of Strafford to the bound first mentioned.
Source.
RS 16:9. CS 17:9. GS 19:4. GL 20:4. PS 21:4. 1897, 199:1. PL 20:4. RL 28:4.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 22 - Territorial Extent › Section 22:5 - Carroll.

22:5 Carroll. –
The county of Carroll is bounded thus: Beginning at the northerly corner of New Durham; thence by the northerly line of the county of Belknap to the easterly line of Holderness; thence by the easterly lines of Holderness, Campton and Thornton to the northwest corner of Sandwich; thence by the northerly line of Sandwich to the westerly line of Albany; thence by the westerly line of Albany to the northwest corner thereof; thence by the north line of Albany to the west line of Bartlett; thence by the west lines of Bartlett and Hart's Location to the north line of said Location; thence by the northerly and easterly lines of said Location to the west line of Bartlett; thence by the westerly lines of Bartlett and Jackson to the northerly line of Jackson; thence by the northerly line of Jackson and the westerly and northerly lines of Chatham to the state line; thence southerly by the state line to the line of the county of Strafford; thence by the northerly line of the county of Strafford to the bound first mentioned.
Source.
RS 16:10. CS 17:10. 1852, 1290:1. GS 19:5. GL 20:5. PS 21:5. PL 20:5. RL 28:5.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 22 - Territorial Extent › Section 22:6 - Merrimack.

22:6 Merrimack. –
The county of Merrimack is bounded thus: Beginning at the northeast corner of Franklin; thence southerly and easterly by the easterly line of Franklin and the southerly line of the county of Belknap to the county of Rockingham; thence southwesterly by the county of Rockingham to the north line of Manchester; thence westerly and northerly by the lines of Manchester, Goffstown, Weare, Deering and Hillsborough to the east line of Washington; thence northerly by the easterly lines of Washington, Goshen, Sunapee and Springfield to the westerly line of Danbury; thence northerly by the westerly line of Danbury to Alexandria; thence southerly by the easterly line of Danbury to Hill; thence easterly and southerly by the northerly and easterly lines of Hill to the bound first mentioned.
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RS 16:8. CS 17:8. GS 19:6. 1868, 14:1. 1874, 96:1. GL 20:6. PS 21:6. PL 20:6. RL 28:6.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 22 - Territorial Extent › Section 22:7 - Hillsborough.

22:7 Hillsborough. –
The county of Hillsborough is bounded thus: Beginning at the bound between the towns of Pelham and Salem on the state line; thence westerly by the state line to the southeast corner of Rindge; thence by the easterly lines of Rindge, Jaffrey, Dublin, Nelson, Stoddard and Washington to the northwest corner of Hillsborough; thence by the southerly line of the county of Merrimack to the westerly line of the county of Rockingham; thence by the westerly line of the county of Rockingham to the bound first mentioned.
Source.
RS 16:4. CS 17:4. GS 19:7. GL 20:7. PS 21:7. PL 20:7. RL 28:7.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 22 - Territorial Extent › Section 22:8 - Cheshire.

22:8 Cheshire. –
The county of Cheshire is bounded thus: Beginning at the southeast corner of Rindge; thence westerly by the state line to the west bank of Connecticut river; thence up the same bank to the northwest corner of Walpole; thence by the northerly lines of Walpole, Alstead, Marlow and Stoddard to the west line of the county of Hillsborough; thence southerly by said west line of the county of Hillsborough to the bound first mentioned.
Source.
RS 16:5. CS 17:5. GS 19:8. GL 20:8. PS 21:8. PL 20:8. RL 28:8.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 22 - Territorial Extent › Section 22:9 - Sullivan.

22:9 Sullivan. –
The county of Sullivan is bounded thus: Beginning at the northwest corner of Plainfield on the west bank of Connecticut river; thence easterly by the northerly lines of Plainfield, Grantham and Springfield to the westerly line of the county of Merrimack at the northeast corner of Springfield; thence southerly by the westerly line of the county of Merrimack to the northerly line of the county of Cheshire; thence westerly by the northerly line of the county of Cheshire to the northwest corner of Walpole on the west bank of Connecticut river; thence northerly up the west bank of said river to the bound first mentioned.
Source.
RS 16:6. CS 17:6. GS 19:9. GL 20:9. PS 21:9. PL 20:9. RL 28:9.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 22 - Territorial Extent › Section 22:10 - Grafton.

22:10 Grafton. –
The county of Grafton is bounded thus: Beginning on the west bank of Connecticut river at the southwesterly corner of Dalton; thence on the westerly and southwesterly lines of Dalton, Whitefield, Carroll, Nash and Sawyer's Location, Crawford's Grant, Hart's Location and Bartlett to the line of the county of Carroll at the northwesterly corner of Albany; thence by the westerly line of the county of Carroll to the northerly line of the county of Belknap; thence by the northerly and westerly lines of the county of Belknap to the county of Merrimack; thence by the northerly line of the county of Merrimack to the county of Sullivan; thence by the northerly line of the county of Sullivan to the southwest corner of Lebanon on the west bank of the Connecticut river; thence northerly on said bank to the bound first mentioned.
Source.
RS 16:7. CS 17:7. GS 19:10. 1875, 31:1. GL 20:10. PS 21:10. PL 20:10. RL 28:10.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 22 - Territorial Extent › Section 22:11 - Coos.

22:11 Coos. –
The county of Coos contains all the lands and waters within the limits of the state which lie northerly of the counties of Grafton and Carroll.
Source.
RS 16:11. CS 17:11. GS 19:11. GL 20:11. PS 21:11. PL 20:11. RL 28:11.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:1 - Powers as Corporate Body.

23:1 Powers as Corporate Body. –
Each county is a body corporate for the purpose of suing and being sued, purchasing, holding and conveying real and personal estate for county purposes, making all necessary contracts and doing other necessary acts relating to the property and concerns of the county.
Source.
RS 19:1. CS 20:1. GS 22:1. GL 23:1. PS 24:1. PL 35:1. RL 44:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:1-a - Jurisdiction.

23:1-a Jurisdiction. –
I. In addition to the powers conferred upon counties as set forth in RSA 23:1, each such county is hereby empowered to exercise full jurisdiction over the planning, construction, and operation of water supply, sewage collection, and treatment facilities and such other utilities as are essential to the proper maintenance of county buildings and the protection of the public health of the inhabitants of such institutions.
II. Each county is further empowered to exercise jurisdiction over the operation of water supply and sewage collection in such areas adjacent to county buildings as are determined by the department of environmental services to be capable of being served cost effectively within the meaning of federal and state statutes, and which are not served or intended to be served by a municipal system.
III. In addition to the powers conferred by paragraphs I and II, the county of Carroll is further empowered to exercise jurisdiction over, to operate, and maintain a public water system within the borders of the town of Ossipee, notwithstanding that such areas are not adjacent to county buildings.
IV. Any county government, located within the service territory of a municipal electric utility established prior to July 1, 1997 that does not voluntarily unbundle its rates and allow access to competitive retail electric supply markets as provided in RSA 38:34, shall have access to such markets and may negotiate competitive, reasonable, unbundled rates.
Source.
1979, 434:92. 1989, 339:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1990. 1996, 228:108, eff. July 1, 1996. 2002, 174:4, eff. May 15, 2002. 2018, 225:1, eff. Aug. 7, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:2 - Recreational Activities.

23:2 Recreational Activities. –
Any county as may be authorized by the county convention, may take land within its limits in fee by gift, purchase or right of eminent domain as a site for recreational activities; may prepare, equip and maintain it for such purposes; may conduct and promote thereon such activities; may charge, or authorize others to charge, reasonable admission and service fees; and may employ such supervisors, instructors and other officials as may be necessary.
Source.
1945, 120:2, eff. April 18, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:3 - Buildings.

23:3 Buildings. –
Every county shall have suitable buildings necessary for its uses and suitable offices to insure the protection of the records of the register of deeds.
Source.
RS 22:3; 153:1, 2. CS 23:3; 162:1, 2. GS 22:9. GL 23:15. PS 24:2. PL 35:2. RL 44:2. RSA 23:3. 1975, 149:1. 1985, 404:2. 1988, 89:2, eff. June 17, 1988. 2007, 93:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:5 - Payment of Salaries.

23:5 Payment of Salaries. –
The salaries of county attorneys, sheriffs and county treasurers shall be paid from the county treasury in equal payments as determined by the county commissioners.
Source.
RS 228:16. CS 244:15. GS 271:15. GL 289:15. PS 286:20. 1909, 86:1. 1921, 69:1. PL 35:3. RL 44:4. RSA 23:5. 1973, 436:6. 1979, 63:1, eff. June 17, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:6 - Life and Health Insurance.

23:6 Life and Health Insurance. –
Every county shall have the power to provide group plan life, accident, medical, surgical and hospitalization insurance benefits, or any combination of such benefits, for all regular employees of the county and their dependents.
Source.
1963, 140:1, eff. Aug. 18, 1963.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:7 - Establishing Compensation.

23:7 Establishing Compensation. –
Every county convention shall have the power to establish salaries, benefits and other compensation paid to elected county officers including the county attorney, sheriff, register of deeds, treasurer, and county commissioners. For the purposes of this section, "compensation" shall include salary, longevity pay, vacation and sick pay, allowances, and all other payments made by the county to its officers, plus the fair market value of any compensation paid in kind if reportable as income for federal income tax purposes, plus all fringe benefits that may be provided including health insurance and retirement, and may also include an upper limit on the amount of mileage and out-of-pocket expenditures reimbursable to each officer. Said compensation shall be established biennially by the county convention prior to the filing date required under RSA 655:14 for the elected offices listed in this section, upon recommendation of the executive committee which shall remain in effect during their term of office. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in counties in which any of the officers listed in this section receive fees or mileage, or both, for services performed by them as part of their compensation, the county convention may put such officer on a salary and expenses basis. Such officer may be required to continue to collect the usual fees and mileage for the service performed and to pay over all such fees and mileage to the county treasurer for the use of the county. In such event, the amount such officer received in fees and mileage, less expenses, shall be included in determining the minimum at which his salary may be established unless a lesser amount is agreed upon by the incumbent officer at that time. In no case shall the salary or other compensation of any of such officers be established at a lesser amount than that which was in effect December 31, 1972.
Source.
1971, 514:19. 1973, 436:1. 1987, 223:1. 1991, 194:1, eff. July 27, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:7-a - Certain County Attorney Fees Remitted to County Treasurer.

23:7-a Certain County Attorney Fees Remitted to County Treasurer. –
Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 23:7, if any fees are charged by a county attorney for any legal work or service performed on behalf of the county, in his capacity as county attorney, said fees shall be paid over to the county treasurer for the use of the county.
Source.
1979, 315:1, eff. Aug. 21, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:8 - Salaries for Counties.

23:8 Salaries for Counties. –
Every county shall establish the salary for its register of deeds at a fixed dollar value. Said salaries may not be established either in part or in total as a percentage of fees or other charges or payments collected by said register. Said salaries shall be established not less than biennially by the county convention, upon recommendation of the executive committee. In no case shall the salary of any of said registers of deeds be a lesser amount than the salary which said register was receiving on January 1, 1974.
Source.
1973, 415:1. 1983, 262:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:13 - Trust Funds.

23:13 Trust Funds. –
I. Counties may take and hold in trust gifts, legacies and devises made to them for the establishment, maintenance and care of any county facility, and for any other public purpose that is not foreign to their institution or incompatible with the objects of their organization.
II. As used in this section "gifts" shall include money generated by volunteers for a specific county purpose as well as direct donations.
Source.
1983, 232:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:14 - Trustees.

23:14 Trustees. –
All trusts held by a county shall be administered by a board of 3 trustees. The members of the board of trustees for a county shall be the county treasurer, one county commissioner to be chosen by the commissioners from among their number, and one member of the county convention to be appointed by the chairman of the county convention. The trustees shall elect one of their number bookkeeper. The bookkeeper shall keep the records and books of the trustees, and shall require a voucher before making any disbursement of funds from the trusts held by his county.
Source.
1983, 232:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:15 - Expenses of Trustees.

23:15 Expenses of Trustees. –
The expenses incurred by the trustees shall be paid by the county and shall be charged to the county as administrative expenses.
Source.
1983, 232:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:16 - Custody; Investments.

23:16 Custody;  Investments. –
I. The trustees shall have the custody of all trust funds held by their county.
II. The funds shall be invested only in bonds, notes or other obligations of the United States government, or in state, county, town, city, school district, water and sewer district bonds and the notes of towns or cities in this state; and such stocks and bonds as are legal for investment by New Hampshire banks and when so invested, the trustees shall not be liable for the loss thereof; in any common trust fund established by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation in accordance with RSA 292:23; and in deposits, including money market accounts, or certificates of deposit, or repurchase agreements, and all other types of interest bearing accounts, of federally insured banks authorized to accept deposits under RSA 6:8, I and I-a. The trustees may retain investments as received from donors until the maturity thereof.
III. Deposits in banks shall be made in the name of the county which holds the same in trust, and it shall appear upon the book thereof that the same is a trust fund.
Source.
1983, 232:1. 1992, 24:2, I, eff. April 3, 1992. 2021, 65:3, eff. Aug. 3, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:17 - Common Trust Funds.

23:17 Common Trust Funds. –
The trustees may establish, maintain and operate common trust funds as provided in RSA 31:27-30.
Source.
1983, 232:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:18 - Expenditures.

23:18 Expenditures. –
Expenditures of trust funds, or of the income from trust funds, shall be paid to agents of the county established to carry out the objects designated by the trusts. If there are no such agents, then the expenditures shall be made by the full board of trustees.
Source.
1983, 232:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:19 - Audit and Publication of Reports of Trust Funds.

23:19 Audit and Publication of Reports of Trust Funds. –
I. The accounts of the trust funds shall be audited annually by the commissioner of revenue administration or a licensed or certified public accountant. The securities shall be exhibited to the auditor, and he shall certify the facts found by his audit and the list of all securities held. The trustees shall submit to the auditor a detailed statement of the securities held by them, specify the particular trust to which the securities belong, and exhibit to the auditor a statement of all receipts and expenditures with proper vouchers.
II. An annual report of each trust fund, together with the auditor's report thereof, shall be published in the county report.
III. In a year in which a county accepts gifts, legacies and devises for any trust created, the trustees and auditor shall print the names of the donors and the value of such gifts, legacies and devises at the time of donation in the annual county report.
Source.
1983, 232:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:20 - Records.

23:20 Records. –
The trustees shall keep a record of all trusts in a record book, which shall be open to the inspection of all persons in their county.
Source.
1983, 232:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:21 - Reports.

23:21 Reports. –
A copy of the reports of trust funds and the auditor's reports which are required by RSA 23:19 shall be filed annually with the attorney general.
Source.
1983, 232:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.