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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 353 - Hotels, Tourist Cabins, Etc. › Section 353:3-bb - Refusal or Denial of Accommodations.

353:3-bb Refusal or Denial of Accommodations. –
I. A hotel keeper, including any person keeping public lodging houses, tourist camps, or cabins, may refuse or deny any accommodations, facilities, or privileges of a hotel, lodging house, or campground to:
(a) Any person who is unwilling or unable to pay for accommodations and services of the hotel, lodging house, or campground. The hotel keeper may require the prospective guest to demonstrate the ability to pay by cash, valid credit card, or a validated check.
(b) Any person under the age of 18 who does not present a signed notification from a parent or legal guardian that the parent or legal guardian accepts liability of the guest room or campground site costs, taxes, all charges by the guest, and any damages to the hotel, lodging house, campground, guest room, or its furnishings or to the campground site caused by the minor guest while at the hotel, lodging house, or campground to the extent that such costs, taxes, damages, or charges exceed the amount of cash or credit card deposit already provided by the guest.
(c) Any person or persons, if admitting that person or those persons would cause the limit on the number of persons who may occupy any particular guest room in the hotel or lodging house or a site in the campground to be exceeded. For purposes of this subparagraph, the limit represents the number permitted by local ordinances or reasonable standards of the hotel, lodging house, or campground relating to health, safety, or sanitation.
II. Nothing in this section authorizes any hotel keeper to violate the state law against discrimination, RSA 354-A.
Source.
2002, 151:1, eff. May 15, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 353 - Hotels, Tourist Cabins, Etc. › Section 353:3-c - Ejection of Guests.

353:3-c Ejection of Guests. –
I. All hotel keepers and all persons keeping public lodging houses or cabins may remove or cause to be removed from such establishment any guest remaining in a rental unit in violation of RSA 353:3-b or RSA 353:3-bb by notifying such guest that the establishment no longer desires to entertain him or her and requesting that the guest immediately leave. Any guest who remains or attempts to remain in a rental unit after being so requested to leave shall be guilty of a violation. For the purpose of this section, the term "rental unit" shall include residential property rented for one month or less.
II. All hotel keepers and persons keeping public lodging houses, cabins, or any rental unit may immediately remove or cause to be immediately removed by any law enforcement officer of this state, any guest who willfully denies other guests their right to quiet enjoyment of their tenancies, including but not limited to any guest who:
(a) Disturbs, threatens, or endangers other guests;
(b) Is less than 21 years of age and possesses alcohol;
(c) Possesses illegal drugs;
(d) Violates any rule of the hotel, lodging house, or campground that is posted in a conspicuous place and manner at the guest registration desk and in each guest room; or
(e) Violates any local or state law.
II-a. The right to remove, or cause to be removed, shall arise after the hotel keeper or person keeping a public lodging house, or cabin, or their agents makes a reasonable attempt to verbally warn said guest to cease and desist said breach of quiet enjoyment or violation of local or state law. Upon such immediate eviction, the guest shall be refunded the unused portion of his or her pre-paid rental fee less damage charges for his or her actions. For the purpose of this section, the term "rental unit" shall include residential property rented for one month or less.
III. Any law enforcement officer of this state, upon request of a hotel keeper, or person keeping a public lodging house, or cabin, shall place under arrest and take into custody any guest who violates this section in the presence of the officer. Upon arrest, the guest shall be deemed to have abandoned his right of occupancy of the rental unit and the operator of the establishment may then make such unit available to other guests. The operator of said establishment shall employ all reasonable means to protect any personal property left on the premises by such guest.
Source.
1981, 433:1. 1986, 188:1. 1989, 343:2. 2002, 151:2, eff. May 15, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 353 - Hotels, Tourist Cabins, Etc. › Section 353:4 - Definition of Terms.

353:4 Definition of Terms. –
Terms used in this subdivision shall be construed as follows, unless a different meaning is clearly apparent from the language or context or is otherwise inconsistent with the manifest intention of the legislature:
I. "Motels" are only those public lodging buildings, including cabins and motor courts, where entrance is gained thereto directly from the outdoors to guest rooms.
II. "Room rates" are the prices charged for the rental of motel accommodations.
III. "Operator" is the owner or manager of a motel, whether a person or a corporation.
IV. "Outside sign" is any sign located where same is visible to the general public.
Source.
1959, 67:1, eff. June 22, 1959.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 353 - Hotels, Tourist Cabins, Etc. › Section 353:5 - Signs.

353:5 Signs. –
No motel operator shall place or cause to be placed any outside sign bearing room rates thereon unless both the minimum and maximum rates for such rental appear in such uniform size as to be readily discernible by the traveling public.
Source.
1959, 67:1, eff. June 22, 1959.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 353 - Hotels, Tourist Cabins, Etc. › Section 353:6 - Penalty.

353:6 Penalty. –
Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of RSA 353:5 shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.
Source.
1959, 67:1. 1973, 530:52, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 353 - Hotels, Tourist Cabins, Etc. › Section 353:7 - Definitions.

353:7 Definitions. –
As used in the subdivision:
I. "Service" shall include, but not be limited to, labor, professional service, public utility service, transportation, accommodations, food, liquor, entertainment, property or equipment, rendered or furnished by, in, or through an inn or hotel.
II. "Credit card" shall mean any instrument, whether known as a credit card, credit plate, charge plate, or by any other name, which purports to evidence an undertaking to pay for service rendered or furnished to or upon the order of a designated person or bearer.
III. "Inn or hotel" shall include all types of establishments offering accommodations for rent either by the day, week or month, or any portion thereof, including but not limited to hotels, motels, apartment houses, rooming house, inns, boardinghouses, trailer parks, restaurants or camping areas.
IV. "Owner" shall include the owner, manager, keeper, or any other person responsible for the management of an inn or hotel.
Source.
1969, 295:1. RSA 580:9-a. 1973, 532:21, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 353 - Hotels, Tourist Cabins, Etc. › Section 353:8 - Prohibition.

353:8 Prohibition. –
It shall be unlawful for anyone to obtain, or attempt to obtain, service from, in or through any inn or hotel:
I. With intent to defraud the owner thereof on a credit basis by the use of a credit card which has been stolen, forged, revoked, canceled, unauthorized or in any way invalidated for the purpose of obtaining such credit, or on any other basis; or
II. With intent to avoid payment therefor by unjustifiable failure or refusal to pay, by stealth, or by any misrepresentation of fact which he knows to be false.
Source.
1969, 295:1. RSA 580:9-b. 1973, 532:21, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 353 - Hotels, Tourist Cabins, Etc. › Section 353:9 - Penalty.

353:9 Penalty. –
Any person who shall obtain service from, in, or through an inn or hotel, with intent to defraud the owner of the inn or hotel, or with intent to avoid payment thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
1969, 295:1. RSA 580:9-c. 1973, 532:21, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 353 - Hotels, Tourist Cabins, Etc. › Section 353:10 - Evidence.

353:10 Evidence. –
In prosecutions brought under this subdivision, it shall be prima facie evidence of intent to defraud or of intent to avoid paying an owner of an inn or hotel if service was obtained from, in, or through an inn or hotel, by:
I. A false of fictitious show or pretense of any baggage or other property; or
II. The use of a false or fictitious name; or
III. The use of any credit card, the privilege to use which has been revoked, canceled, unauthorized, or in any way invalidated by the issue thereof; or
IV. Absconding without paying or offering to pay for the service prior to leaving such establishment unless a written agreement for credit has been executed; or
V. Surreptitiously removing or attempting to remove baggage or other property without having made payment; or
VI. Failing to make payment for any service after the owner, upon probable cause believing that the person has obtained service from, in, or through the inn or hotel with such intent to defraud or avoid payment, demands payment for such service.
Source.
1969, 295:1. RSA 580:9-d. 1973, 532:21, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:1 - Title and Purposes of Chapter.

354-A:1 Title and Purposes of Chapter. –
This chapter shall be known as the "Law Against Discrimination." It shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the public welfare, health and peace of the people of this state, and in fulfillment of the provisions of the constitution of this state concerning civil rights. The general court hereby finds and declares that practices of discrimination against any of its inhabitants because of age, sex, gender identity, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability or national origin are a matter of state concern, that such discrimination not only threatens the rights and proper privileges of its inhabitants but menaces the institutions and foundation of a free democratic state and threatens the peace, order, health, safety and general welfare of the state and its inhabitants. A state agency is hereby created with power to eliminate and prevent discrimination in employment, in places of public accommodation and in housing accommodations because of age, sex, gender identity, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability or national origin as herein provided; and the commission established hereunder is hereby given general jurisdiction and power for such purposes. In addition, the agencies and councils so created shall exercise their authority to assure that no person be discriminated against on account of sexual orientation.
Source.
1992, 224:1. 1997, 108:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. 2018, 176:1, eff. July 8, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:3 - State Commission for Human Rights.

354-A:3 State Commission for Human Rights. –
I. There is hereby created a commission to be known as the New Hampshire commission for human rights, which shall be administratively attached to the department of justice pursuant to RSA 21-G:10. Such commission shall consist of 7 members, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the council, and one of whom shall be designated as chair by the governor. The term of office of each member of the commission shall be for 5 years.
II. Any member chosen to fill a vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member who is to be succeeded. Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting the commission's business, with the exception of hearings conducted pursuant to RSA 354-A:21, II(b). A vacancy in the commission shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers of the commission. Each member of the commission shall be entitled to expenses actually and necessarily incurred by the member in the performance of the member's duties.
III. Any member of the commission may be removed by the governor and council for inefficiency, neglect of duty, misconduct or malfeasance in office, after being given a written statement of the charges and an opportunity to be heard.
Source.
1992, 224:1. 2000, 277:1, eff. June 16, 2000. 2019, 346:54, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:4 - General Powers and Duties of the Chair.

354-A:4 General Powers and Duties of the Chair. –
The chair shall serve as the chief executive officer of the commission. The chair shall promote the efficient transaction of its business and the orderly handling of complaints and other matters before the commission. The chair shall designate commissioners to investigate and commissioners to hold hearings pursuant to RSA 354-A:21 and shall fix the times and places of public hearings. In the event of the chair's absence or inability to act, the vice-chair, or if no vice-chair has been designated, a commissioner designated by the chair shall act in the chair's stead. Otherwise a commissioner shall be designated by the governor to act as chair.
Source.
1992, 224:1, eff. May 13, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:6 - Opportunity for Employment Without Discrimination a Civil Right.

354-A:6 Opportunity for Employment Without Discrimination a Civil Right. –
The opportunity to obtain employment without discrimination because of age, sex, gender identity, race, creed, color, marital status, physical or mental disability or national origin is hereby recognized and declared to be a civil right. In addition, no person shall be denied the benefits of the rights afforded by this section on account of that person's sexual orientation.
Source.
1992, 224:1. 1997, 108:11, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. 2018, 176:4, eff. July 8, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:8 - Equal Housing Opportunity Without Discrimination a Civil Right.

354-A:8 Equal Housing Opportunity Without Discrimination a Civil Right. –
The opportunity to obtain housing without discrimination because of age, sex, gender identity, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability or national origin is hereby recognized and declared a civil right. In addition, no person shall be denied the benefit of the rights afforded by this section on account of that person's sexual orientation.
Source.
2021, 152:2, Pt. III, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:9 - Definitions.

354-A:9 Definitions. –
In this subdivision:
I. "Aggrieved person" includes any person who:
(a) Claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice; or
(b) Believes that such person will be injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur.
II. "Discriminatory housing practice" means an act that is unlawful under section 804, 805, 806, or 818 of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. section 3601, et seq.
III. "Family" includes a single individual.
IV. "Familial status" means one or more individuals who have not attained the age of 18 years and who are domiciled with:
(a) A parent or another person having legal custody of such individual or individuals; or
(b) The designee of such parent or other person having such custody, with the written permission of such parent or other person.
V. "Person" includes one or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy cases under Title 11 of the United States Code, receivers, and fiduciaries.
VI. "Real property" includes buildings, structures, real estate, lands, tenements, leaseholds, interests in real estate cooperatives, condominiums, and hereditaments, corporeal and incorporeal, or any interest therein.
VII. "Real estate transaction" includes the sale, exchange, rental or lease of real property. "Real estate transaction" also includes the brokering or appraising of residential real property and the making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance:
(a) For purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing or maintaining a dwelling; or
(b) Secured by residential real estate.
VIII. "Housing accommodation" includes any improved or unimproved real property, or part thereof, which is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as the home or residence of one or more individuals.
IX. "Real estate broker or salesman" means a person, whether licensed or not, who, for or with the expectation of receiving a consideration, lists, sells, purchases, exchanges, rents, or leases real property, or who negotiates or attempts to negotiate any of these activities, or who holds himself or herself out as engaged in these.
X. "Conciliation" means the attempted resolution of issues raised by a charge, or by the investigation of such charge, through informal negotiations involving the aggrieved party, the respondent, and the commission.
XI. "Conciliation agreement" means a written agreement setting forth the resolution of the issues in conciliation.
Source.
2021, 152:2, Pt. III, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:10 - Civil Rights Violations; Real Estate Transactions.

354-A:10 Civil Rights Violations;  Real Estate Transactions. –
It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice because of age, sex, gender identity, race, religion, color, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability or national origin to:
I. Refuse to engage in a real estate transaction with a person or to discriminate in making available such a transaction.
II. Alter the terms, conditions or privileges of a real estate transaction or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith.
III. Refuse to receive or to fail to transmit a bona fide offer to engage in a real estate transaction from a person.
IV. Refuse to negotiate for a real estate transaction with a person.
V. Represent to a person that real property is not available for inspection, sale, rental, or lease when in fact it is so available, or to fail to bring a property listing to his or her attention, or to refuse to permit him or her to inspect real property.
VI. Make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published, any notice, statement, advertisement, or sign, with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling, or commercial structure, that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.
VII. Offer, solicit, accept, use or retain a listing of real property with knowledge that unlawful discrimination or discrimination on the basis of familial status or an arrest record in a real estate transaction is intended.
Source.
2021, 152:2, Pt. III, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:12 - Blockbusting.

354-A:12 Blockbusting. –
It is a civil rights violation for any person to:
I. Solicit for sale, lease, listing or purchase any residential real estate within this state, on the grounds of loss of value due to the present or prospective entry into the vicinity of the property involved of any person or persons of any particular race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status or disability.
II. Distribute or cause to be distributed, written material or statements designed to induce any owner of residential real estate in this state to sell or lease his or her property because of any present or prospective changes in the race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status or disability of residents in the vicinity of the property involved.
III. Intentionally create alarm, among residents of any community, by transmitting communications in any manner, including a telephone call whether or not conversation thereby ensues, with a design to induce any owner of residential real estate in this state to sell or lease his or her property because of any present or prospective entry into the vicinity of the property involved of any person or persons of any particular race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status or disability.
IV. Evict a tenant solely on the grounds that the person has acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or is regarded to have acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
Source.
2021, 152:2, Pt. III, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:13 - Restrictive Covenants.

354-A:13 Restrictive Covenants. –
I. Every provision in an oral agreement or a written instrument relating to real property which purports to forbid or restrict the conveyance, encumbrance, occupancy, or lease thereof on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin is void.
II. (a) Every condition, restriction or prohibition, including a right of entry or possibility of reverter, which directly or indirectly limits the use or occupancy of real property on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin is void.
(b) This section shall not apply to a limitation of use on the basis of religion of real property held by a religious institution or organization or by a religious or charitable organization operated, supervised, or controlled by a religious institution or organization, and used for religious or charitable purposes.
III. It is a civil rights violation to insert in a written instrument relating to real property a provision that is void under this section or to honor or attempt to honor such a provision in the chain of title.
Source.
2021, 152:2, Pt. III, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:14 - Interference, Coercion, or Intimidation.

354-A:14 Interference, Coercion, or Intimidation. –
It is a civil rights violation to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of his or her having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of his or her having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by this subdivision.
Source.
2021, 152:2, Pt. III, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:16 - Equal Access to Public Accommodations a Civil Right.

354-A:16 Equal Access to Public Accommodations a Civil Right. –
The opportunity for every individual to have equal access to places of public accommodation without discrimination because of age, sex, gender identity, race, creed, color, marital status, physical or mental disability or national origin is hereby recognized and declared to be a civil right. In addition, no person shall be denied the benefit of the rights afforded by this section on account of that person's sexual orientation.
Source.
1992, 224:1. 1997, 108:15, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. 2018, 176:8, eff. July 8, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:17 - Unlawful Discriminatory Practices in Public Accommodations.

354-A:17 Unlawful Discriminatory Practices in Public Accommodations. –
It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person, being the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent or employee of any place of public accommodation, because of the age, sex, gender identity, race, creed, color, marital status, physical or mental disability or national origin of any person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from or deny to such person any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities or privileges thereof; or, directly or indirectly, to publish, circulate, issue, display, post or mail any written or printed communication, notice or advertisement to the effect that any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of any such place shall be refused, withheld from or denied to any person on account of age, sex, gender identity, race, creed, color, marital status, physical or mental disability or national origin; or that the patronage or custom thereat of any person belonging to or purporting to be of any particular age, sex, gender identity, race, creed, color, marital status, physical or mental disability or national origin is unwelcome, objectionable or acceptable, desired or solicited. In addition, no person shall be denied the benefit of the rights afforded by this section on account of that person's sexual orientation.
Source.
1992, 224:1. 1997, 108:15, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. 2018, 176:9, eff. July 8, 2018. 2019, 332:2, eff. Oct. 15, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:18 - Exemption for Religious Organizations.

354-A:18 Exemption for Religious Organizations. –
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to bar any religious or denominational institution or organization, or any organization operated for charitable or educational purposes, which is operated, supervised or controlled by or in connection with a religious organization, from limiting admission to or giving preference to persons of the same religion or denomination or from making such selection as is calculated by such organization to promote the religious principles for which it is established or maintained.
Source.
1992, 224:1, eff. May 13, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:19 - Retaliation and Required Records.

354-A:19 Retaliation and Required Records. –
It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person engaged in any activity to which this chapter applies to discharge, expel, or otherwise retaliate or discriminate against any person because he has opposed any practices forbidden under this chapter or because he has filed a complaint, testified or assisted in any proceeding under this chapter.
Source.
1992, 224:1, eff. May 13, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:20 - Required Records.

354-A:20 Required Records. –
It shall not be an unlawful discriminatory practice to record any data required by law, or by the rules and regulations of any state or federal agency, provided such records are kept in good faith for the purpose of complying with law, and are not used for the purpose of discrimination in violation of this chapter.
Source.
1992, 224:1, eff. May 13, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:21-a - Choice of Forum.

354-A:21-a Choice of Forum. –
I. Any party alleging to be aggrieved by any practice made unlawful under this chapter may, at the expiration of 180 days after the timely filing of a complaint with the commission, or sooner if the commission assents in writing, but not later than 3 years after the alleged unlawful practice occurred, bring a civil action for damages or injunctive relief or both, in the superior court for the county in which the alleged unlawful practice occurred or in the county of residence of the party. Any party alleged to have committed any practice made unlawful under this chapter may, in any case in which a determination of probable cause has been made by the investigating commissioner, remove said complaint to superior court for trial. A court in cases so removed may award all damages and relief which could have been awarded by the commission, except that in lieu of an administrative fine, enhanced compensatory damages may be awarded when the court finds the respondent's discriminatory conduct to have been taken with willful or reckless disregard of the charging party's rights under this chapter. A superior court trial shall not be available to any party if a hearing before the commission has begun or has concluded pursuant to RSA 354-A:21, II(b), or to a complainant whose charge has been dismissed as lacking in probable cause who has not prevailed on an appeal to superior court pursuant to RSA 354-A:21, II(a). In superior court, either party is entitled to a trial by jury on any issue of fact in an action for damages regardless of whether the complaining party seeks affirmative relief.
II. The charging party shall notify the commission of the filing of any superior court action, and the respondent shall notify the commission of the removal to superior court after a finding of probable cause. After such notice, the commission shall dismiss the complaint without prejudice. A party electing to file a civil action with the superior court under paragraph I shall be barred from bringing any subsequent complaint before the commission based upon the same alleged unlawful discriminatory practice.
III. The commission may, after a finding of probable cause, bring suit in superior court at its own expense on behalf of an aggrieved person in housing discrimination cases.
Source.
2000, 277:6. 2006, 126:5, 6, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:23 - Posting of Commission Notices.

354-A:23 Posting of Commission Notices. –
Every person, employer, employment agency, labor union, real estate agency and rental office subject to this chapter shall post in a conspicuous place or places on his premises a notice to be prepared or approved by the commission, which shall set forth excerpts of this chapter and such other relevant information which the commission deems necessary to explain the chapter. Any employer, employment agency, real estate agency, rental office or labor union refusing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.
Source.
1992, 224:1, eff. May 13, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:24 - Criminal Penalty.

354-A:24 Criminal Penalty. –
Any person, employer, labor organization or employment agency, who or which shall willfully resist, prevent, impede or interfere with the commission or any of its members or representatives in the performance of duty under RSA 354-A, or shall willfully violate an order of the commission, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. Procedure for the review of the order shall not be deemed to be such willful conduct.
Source.
1992, 224:1, eff. May 13, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:25 - Construction.

354-A:25 Construction. –
No provision of this chapter shall be deemed to supersede any other provision of law for the protection of minors or for the regulation of the employment of minors. The provisions of this chapter shall be construed liberally for the accomplishment of the purposes thereof. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to repeal any of the provisions of the civil rights law or any other law of this state relating to discrimination because of age, sex, gender identity, race, creed, color, marital status, physical or mental disability or national origin; but, as to acts declared unlawful by this chapter the procedure provided in this chapter shall, while pending, be exclusive and the final determination therein shall exclude any other action, civil or criminal, based on the same grievance of the individual concerned. If such individual institutes any action based on such grievance without resorting to the procedure provided in this chapter, such person may not subsequently resort to the procedure in this chapter, provided, however, that nothing in this section shall prevent any individual from applying for or receiving unemployment compensation while the procedure provided for in this chapter is pending or after the procedure provided in this chapter has been concluded. This section shall not prevent the commission for human rights from investigating and acting upon a complaint of discrimination when the complainant has also filed a claim for unemployment compensation in which the issue of illegal discrimination is raised.
Source.
1992, 224:1, eff. May 13, 1992. 2018, 176:10, eff. July 8, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:26 - Severability.

354-A:26 Severability. –
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
Source.
1992, 224:1, eff. May 13, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:27 - Opportunity for Public Education Without Discrimination a Civil Right.

354-A:27 Opportunity for Public Education Without Discrimination a Civil Right. –
No person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in public schools because of their age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, marital status, familial status, disability, religion or national origin, all as defined in this chapter.
Source.
2019, 282:2, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:28 - Procedure on Public School Complaints.

354-A:28 Procedure on Public School Complaints. –
I. Any person claiming to be aggrieved by a discriminatory practice prohibited under RSA 354-A:27 may initiate a civil action in superior court against a school or school district for legal or equitable relief, or file a complaint with the commission as provided in RSA 354-A:21. The attorney general may also initiate such a civil action in superior court or by complaint with the commission.
II. Any complaint filed with the commission pursuant to paragraph I shall comply with and be subject to the procedures outlined in this chapter, with the exception that such complaints may be removed to superior court at any time in compliance with RSA 508:4.
Source.
2019, 282:2, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:29 - Right to Freedom from Discrimination in Public Workplaces and Education.

354-A:29 Right to Freedom from Discrimination in Public Workplaces and Education. –
I. The general court hereby finds and declares that practices of discrimination against any New Hampshire inhabitants because of age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin are a matter of state concern, that discrimination based on these characteristics not only threatens the rights and proper privileges of New Hampshire inhabitants but menaces the institutions and foundation of a free democratic state and threatens the peace, order, health, safety and general welfare of the state and its inhabitants.
II. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit racial, sexual, religious, or other workplace sensitivity training based on the inherent humanity and equality of all persons and the ideal that all persons are entitled to be treated with equality, dignity, and respect.
III. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to limit the academic freedom of faculty members of the university system of New Hampshire and the community college system of New Hampshire to conduct research, publish, lecture, or teach in the academic setting.
Source.
2021, 91:297, eff. June 25, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:30 - Definitions.

354-A:30 Definitions. –
In this subdivision:
I. "Government program" means any activity undertaken by a public employer, both as an employer and in performance of its government function.
II. "Public employee" means any person working on a full-time or part-time basis for the state, or any subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to counties, cities, towns, precincts, water districts, school districts, school administrative units, or quasi-public entities.
III. "Public employer" includes the state or any subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to counties, cities, towns, precincts, water districts, school districts, school administrative units, or quasi-public entities.
Source.
2021, 91:297, eff. June 25, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:31 - Prohibition on Public Employers.

354-A:31 Prohibition on Public Employers. –
No public employer, either directly or through the use of an outside contractor, shall teach, advocate, instruct, or train any employee, student, service recipient, contractor, staff member, inmate, or any other individual or group, any one or more of the following:
I. That people of one age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin, are inherently superior or inferior to people of another age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin;
II. That an individual, by virtue of his or her age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously;
III. That an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of his or her age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin; or
IV. That people of one age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin cannot and should not attempt to treat others equally and/or without regard to age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin.
Source.
2021, 91:297, eff. June 25, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:32 - Prohibition on the Content of Government Programs and Speech.

354-A:32 Prohibition on the Content of Government Programs and Speech. –
No government program shall teach, advocate, or advance any one or more of the following:
I. That people of one age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin are inherently superior or inferior to people of another age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin;
II. That an individual, by virtue of his or her age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously;
III. That an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of his or her age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin; or
IV. That people of one age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin cannot and should not attempt to treat others equally and/or without regard to age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin.
Source.
2021, 91:297, eff. June 25, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:33 - Protection for Public Employees.

354-A:33 Protection for Public Employees. –
No public employee shall be subject to any adverse employment action, warning, or discipline of any kind for refusing to participate in any training, program, or other activity at which a public employer or government program advocates, trains, teaches, instructs, or compels participants to express belief in, or support for, any one or more of the following:
I. That people of one age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin are inherently superior or inferior to people of another age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin;
II. That an individual, by virtue of his or her age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously;
III. That an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of his or her age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin; or
IV. That people of one age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin cannot and should not attempt to treat others equally and/or without regard to age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin.
Source.
2021, 91:297, eff. June 25, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-A - State Commission for Human Rights › Section 354-A:34 - Remedies.

354-A:34 Remedies. –
Any person aggrieved by an act made unlawful under this subdivision may pursue all of the remedies available under RSA 354-A, RSA 491, RSA 275-E, or RSA 98-E, or any other applicable common law or statutory cause of action.
Source.
2021, 91:297, eff. June 25, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-B - Civil Rights Act › Section 354-B:1 - Civil Rights Enforcement.

354-B:1 Civil Rights Enforcement. –
I. All persons have the right to engage in lawful activities and to exercise and enjoy the rights secured by the United States and New Hampshire Constitutions and the laws of the United States and New Hampshire without being subject to actual or threatened physical force or violence against them or any other person or by actual or threatened damage to or trespass on property when such actual or threatened conduct is motivated by race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, or disability. "Threatened physical force" and "threatened damage to or trespass on property" is a communication, by physical conduct or by declaration, of an intent to inflict harm on a person or a person's property by some unlawful act with a purpose to terrorize or coerce.
II. It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere or attempt to interfere with the rights secured by this chapter.
Source.
1999, 325:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. 2019, 332:8, eff. Oct. 15, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-B - Civil Rights Act › Section 354-B:2 - Civil Action by Attorney General.

354-B:2 Civil Action by Attorney General. –
I. Whenever the attorney general has probable cause to believe that any person has violated any provision of this chapter, the attorney general may bring a civil action for injunctive or other appropriate equitable relief.
II. The civil action brought by the attorney general shall be filed in the superior court or, in the case of a child under the age of 17, either in superior court or the district court in the county or judicial district where the alleged violator resides or where the alleged conduct occurred. In the case of a child under the age of 17, all such proceedings shall be confidential.
III. Testimony given during civil proceedings held under this chapter by a person alleged to have violated any provision of this chapter shall not be admissible in a criminal proceeding against that person when the criminal proceeding is based on the same event.
IV. In a civil action brought under this chapter, the attorney general shall have the burden of proving the violation by clear and convincing evidence.
Source.
1999, 325:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 354-B - Civil Rights Act › Section 354-B:3 - Remedies.

354-B:3 Remedies. –
Each violation of this chapter is a civil violation for which the court may impose any of the following:
I. A civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation.
II. Such appropriate injunctive relief as the court may deem necessary to prevent continued violation of this chapter or to protect lawful exercise of the rights secured by this chapter.
III. Other equitable relief, including restitution to any person damaged by the violation. For the purposes of this paragraph "restitution" means out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the person damaged by the violation to the extent not covered by other sources.
IV. Nothing in this section shall limit the right of the person damaged by the violation to pursue any other appropriate cause of action.
Source.
1999, 325:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.