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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:19 - Law Enforcement Agencies; Duty to Adopt a Valid Internal Affairs Program.

106-L:19 Law Enforcement Agencies;  Duty to Adopt a Valid Internal Affairs Program. –
I. Within 9 months of the effective date of this section, each law enforcement agency shall adopt an internal affairs program in order to conduct internal investigations and manage complaints regarding their agency's law enforcement officers.
II. An internal affairs program shall include all of the following:
(a) A written policy that defines code of conduct and/or misconduct and defines the internal investigation process.
(b) A written procedure for accepting a properly filed complaint against a law enforcement officer.
(c) A written procedure to assign an investigator to conduct an investigation as determined by the written policy to determine whether an officer has committed an act or acts of misconduct.
(d) A written policy, or provisions in the applicable collective bargaining agreement, that outline for its officers the acts of misconduct enumerated in this chapter, the expectations of employment or prohibited activities of the agency, and the due process rights for its officers.
(e) Due process for the accused officer, including addressing discipline based on just cause, establishing a set range of discipline for offenses, and consideration of mitigating and aggravating circumstances.
III. The chief executive officer of every law enforcement agency in the state shall be responsible for the implementation of this section and shall file copies of all written policies required by this section with the police standards and training council.
IV. The council shall create an effective internal affairs program model policy that may be used by law enforcement agencies to meet the requirements of this section.
Source.
2022, 312:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:20 - Law Enforcement Agencies; Duty to Report an Allegation of Misconduct.

106-L:20 Law Enforcement Agencies;  Duty to Report an Allegation of Misconduct. –
I. The chief executive officer of a law enforcement agency shall report to the committee, through the director or designee, within 15 business days if any of the following occur in regard to a law enforcement officer of the agency:
(a) The agency has received a valid complaint of misconduct, and:
(1) That the agency is conducting, or has conducted a valid internal investigation of the allegation as defined in this chapter and in accord with their internal affairs policy;
(2) That the agency has an outside law enforcement agency conducting or has conducted a valid internal investigation into the matter as defined in this chapter; or
(3) That the agency is requesting a valid internal investigation be conducted into the matter by investigators designated by the director or the committee.
(b) The results of a valid internal investigation has resulted in a sustained finding of misconduct; or
(c) That an officer resigned from the agency while under investigation for misconduct.
II. As part of the report, the executive officer of the agency shall provide a copy of any all relevant documents associated with the valid investigation, including the agency's investigative report, and any findings and decisions. Such documents shall not be subject to RSA 91-A, except as provided in this chapter.
III. The committee shall review the report to determine if the local agency has conducted a valid investigation. If the committee determines that there is not a valid internal affairs program at the local agency, the committee may recommend a separate investigation be conducted by police standards and training investigators.
Source.
2022, 312:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:21 - Investigations.

106-L:21 Investigations. –
I. Each law enforcement agency shall conduct or cause a valid investigation of any complaint alleging that a law enforcement officer employed by the agency committed an act or acts of misconduct. An agency shall conclude the investigation even if the officer resigns from the agency during the course of the investigation.
II. A law enforcement agency or the governing executive body of that agency shall refer to the committee any misconduct complaints made against a law enforcement officer who is the executive officer of that agency.
III. The committee shall accept valid complaints alleging a law enforcement officer committed misconduct and shall refer any complaints regarding allegations of misconduct to the executive officer of the agency who employs that officer, and that agency shall conduct a valid investigation.
IV. A staff attorney, at the direction of the committee or director, shall cause an investigation to be conducted if the allegation is in regard to a law enforcement officer who is the executive officer of the agency.
V. The committee shall review all documents related to a law enforcement agency's investigation into misconduct and may receive or solicit additional information from the local law enforcement agency or any other person in order to determine whether the law enforcement agency conducted a valid investigation. If the committee determines that a law enforcement agency's investigation of the officer's conduct did not constitute a valid investigation or was not fully completed the committee or the director shall direct the complaint to be investigated.
Source.
2022, 312:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:22 - Accessibility and Confidentiality.

106-L:22 Accessibility and Confidentiality. –
I. It is the purpose of this section both to protect the reputation of law enforcement officers from public disclosure of unwarranted complaints against them and to fulfill the public right to know of any action taken against a law enforcement officer when that action is based on a sustained finding of misconduct.
II. Meetings of the committee concerning an individual complaint shall not be open to the public. Records of the committee as well as investigations conducted by the committee shall be work product and shall not be made public or be discoverable under RSA 91-A except as provided in this subdivision. If the committee recommends to the council that a finding of misconduct be sustained then such decision of the committee shall be public and the council shall schedule a public hearing.
III. The council shall prepare and maintain a register of all complaints reviewed by the committee which shall be open to public inspection and copying containing the following information:
(a) The date and the nature of the complaint, but not including the identity of the law enforcement officer or employing agency; and
(b) A summary of the disposition of the completed investigation.
IV. All hearings of the council concerning complaints of misconduct shall be conducted in accordance with RSA 106-L:5, III. At the time of the hearing, the committee's investigative report and any records relied on by the committee to present its recommendation to the council shall be available for public inspection. After the council issues its final decision, the decision and all records or information relied on or presented to the council shall be public. However, any hearing or record, or any portion thereof, described in this paragraph may be sealed or redacted if the council determines with specificity that any such record will reveal confidential information that creates a compelling interest outweighing the public's presumed right of access.
V. A person charged with committing an act or acts of misconduct may inspect and copy the investigation file that results in the charges against him or her, except for any attorney work product or other privileged information.
VI. Any person aggrieved by a final order of the council granting or denying in whole or in part the relief sought may obtain review of such order in the manner prescribed in RSA 541.
VII. Notwithstanding any other provision of law set forth in this chapter, a prosecutor in a criminal proceeding may review and disclose any such information or records related to a sustained finding of misconduct in the possession of any law enforcement agency, the council, or the committee subject to the procedure set forth in RSA 105:13-b in order to determine whether any such information contains potentially exculpatory materials consistent with the prosecutor's constitutional, legal, or ethical obligations.
Source.
2022, 312:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:23 - Statute of Limitations.

106-L:23 Statute of Limitations. –
I. The committee shall not review any complaint or allegation of misconduct that is alleged to have occurred prior to the effective date of this section.
II. A valid complaint shall be filed within 2 years after the act or acts of alleged misconduct. When alleged misconduct was not discovered, and could not reasonably have been discovered at the time of the alleged misconduct, the complaint shall be filed within 2 years of the time it was discovered, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered.
III. Notwithstanding paragraph II, any grievance alleging misconduct under RSA 106-L:2, V(b)(1) may be filed at any time.
Source.
2022, 312:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-M - Blue Alert › Section 106-M:1 - Definitions.

106-M:1 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Blue alert" means a notice provided under this chapter to the public through certain state agencies and the media.
II. "Blue alert program" means the statewide alert program regarding killed, injured, or missing law enforcement officers developed and implemented under this chapter.
III. "Division" means the division of state police.
IV. "Law enforcement officer" means a sheriff or deputy sheriff of any county, a state police officer, a constable or police officer of any city or town, an official or employee of any prison, jail, or corrections institution, a probation-parole officer, or a conservation officer.
V. "Media" means print, radio, Internet-based communication systems, or other methods of communicating information to the public.
Source.
2019, 122:1, eff. Aug. 20, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-M - Blue Alert › Section 106-M:2 - Blue Alert Program Established.

106-M:2 Blue Alert Program Established. –
I. There is established the blue alert program in the division of state police. The blue alert program shall be developed and implemented using existing resources and activated when, in the line of duty, a law enforcement officer has been killed or injured, or is missing, there is sufficient information available regarding the law enforcement officer's last known location or physical description of an offender or vehicle involved and the department determines that a public notification may aid in:
(a) Apprehending a suspected offender who poses an imminent threat to the public or law enforcement personnel; or
(b) Locating a missing law enforcement officer.
II. The division of state police shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to:
(a) Standards of procedure for local law enforcement agencies to determine that a condition in paragraph I exists and to notify the division to activate a blue alert.
(b) A plan for providing relevant information to the public through an existing system of dynamic message signs located across the state when necessary.
(c) Any other procedures necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Source.
2019, 122:1, eff. Aug. 20, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 107-B - Nuclear Planning and Response Program › Section 107-B:1 - Nuclear Emergency Response Plan.

107-B:1 Nuclear Emergency Response Plan. –
I. The director of the division of homeland security and emergency management shall, in cooperation with affected local units of government, initiate and carry out a nuclear emergency response plan as specified in the licensing regulations of each nuclear electrical generating plant. The commissioner of safety shall assess a fee, as necessary, to pay for the cost of preparing, maintaining, and operating each plan and providing equipment and materials to implement it.
II. The director of the division of homeland security and emergency management shall conduct an annual review of each nuclear emergency response plan for those municipalities located in an emergency planning zone, as defined in Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulation Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50.
Source.
1981, 549:2. 1987, 162:2. 2003, 11:2. 2011, 169:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 107-B - Nuclear Planning and Response Program › Section 107-B:1-a - Definition.

107-B:1-a Definition. –
In this chapter, "assessed entity" means the entity or entities which have applied to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a license to operate or are licensed to operate a nuclear electrical generating facility which affects municipalities under RSA 107-B:1, II.
Source.
2003, 11:2, eff. June 21, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 107-B - Nuclear Planning and Response Program › Section 107-B:2 - Annual Emergency Response Budget.

107-B:2 Annual Emergency Response Budget. –
The municipalities in each emergency planning zone shall submit annually their emergency response budget to the director of fire safety and emergency management who shall provide a reasonable opportunity for public comment and consideration. The director shall also receive and review the appropriateness of any budget request from any other state agency necessary for radiological emergency preparedness as outlined in the relevant plan. The director shall then submit an approved total annual budget to the commissioner of safety for assessment under RSA 107-B:3 and RSA 107-B:4. Prior to assessing the annual budget, the commissioner shall consult with the assessed entity and obtain its input into the budget.
Source.
1981, 549:2. 1987, 162:2. 2003, 11:2, eff. June 21, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 107-B - Nuclear Planning and Response Program › Section 107-B:3 - Assessment and Reporting.

107-B:3 Assessment and Reporting. –
I. The cost of preparing, maintaining, and operating a nuclear emergency response plan shall be assessed against each assessed entity in such proportions as the commissioner of safety determines to be fair and equitable.
II. The commissioner of safety shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with each assessed entity that contains mechanisms to address budget compliance and periodic reporting, performance standards to ensure compliance with federal emergency preparedness requirements, and other topics as the parties deem appropriate.
III. Within 60 days after the close of the fiscal year, the commissioner of safety shall cause a report to be prepared and provided to the assessed entity detailing the use of the fees assessed during the prior fiscal year.
Source.
1981, 549:2. 2003, 11:2, eff. June 21, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 107-B - Nuclear Planning and Response Program › Section 107-B:4 - Collection of Assessment.

107-B:4 Collection of Assessment. –
The department of safety shall bill each assessed entity for the amount assessed against it. The bill shall be sent by registered mail, and shall constitute notice of assessment and demand for payment. Payment shall be made to the department of safety within 30 days after the receipt of the bill. If any assessed entity shall fail or refuse to pay the assessed fee within 30 days, the commissioner shall add to the fee a late penalty fee and certify the amount of the delinquent fee and penalty to the attorney general for collection.
Source.
1981, 549:2. 1997, 208:12. 2003, 11:2, eff. June 21, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 107-B - Nuclear Planning and Response Program › Section 107-B:5 - Fund Established.

107-B:5 Fund Established. –
All funds collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury as "restricted revenues." The full amount shall be credited to the New Hampshire nuclear planning and response fund and shall be used exclusively for the New Hampshire nuclear planning and response program.
Source.
1981, 549:2, eff. June 30, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 107-B - Nuclear Planning and Response Program › Section 107-B:6 - Authority in Radiological Emergency.

107-B:6 Authority in Radiological Emergency. –
In the event of a radiological emergency at a nuclear electric generating facility where the operator is unable to control the situation as necessary to protect public health and safety, the governor shall regulate the facility under RSA 4:45-4:47.
Source.
1981, 549:2. 2003, 11:3, eff. June 21, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 107-D - Transportation of High-Level Radioactive Waste › Section 107-D:1 - Definitions.

107-D:1 Definitions. –
As used in this chapter, the term:
I. "Carrier" means any person engaged in the transportation on the public roads or by water or by railroads in this state of goods or property in, to, or through this state, whether or not such transportation is for hire.
II. "Cask" means a package certified by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the transportation of irradiated reactor fuel or high-level radioactive waste.
III. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of safety.
IV. "Department" means the department of safety.
V. "High-level radioactive waste" means:
(a) The highly radioactive material resulting from the reprocessing of irradiated reactor fuel, including liquid waste produced directly in reprocessing and any solid material derived from such liquid waste that contains fission products in sufficient concentrations;
(b) The highly radioactive material resulting from atomic energy defense activities; and
(c) Any other highly radioactive material, greater than class C in accordance with Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, consistent with existing law, determines by rule requires permanent isolation.
VI. "Person" includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, state, municipality, political subdivision of a state, and any agency or instrumentality of the United States government or any other entity and includes any officer, agent, or employee of any of the above.
VII. "Shipper" means any person who arranges for, provides for, solicits a carrier for, consigns to a carrier for, or contracts with a carrier for shipment or transport of goods or property.
VIII. "Irradiated reactor fuel" means irradiated reactor fuel in accordance with Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.
Source.
1998, 151:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 107-D - Transportation of High-Level Radioactive Waste › Section 107-D:2 - Transportation of High-Level Radioactive Waste; Requirements; Rulemaking.

107-D:2 Transportation of High-Level Radioactive Waste;  Requirements;  Rulemaking. –
I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any carrier transporting high-level radioactive waste shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter.
II. No person, including the state or any agency thereof, shall transport high-level radioactive waste in, to, or through this state on the public roads of this state or by water or by any railroad in this state, whether or not the transportation originated in this state; nor shall any person deliver in this state any high-level radioactive waste to any person for transportation; nor shall any such person accept any high-level radioactive waste for transportation in this state without compliance with the following requirements:
(a) Such high-level radioactive waste shall be packaged, marked, labeled, handled, loaded, unloaded, stored, detained, transported, placarded, and monitored in compliance with rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 541-A and consistent with federal law.
(b) Compliance with any rules shall be in addition to and supplemental of other regulations of the United States Department of Transportation, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and any other laws or rules of an agency of this state, applicable to such persons.
III. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A such that no person shall arrange for the transportation of or cause to be transported in, to, or through this state on the public roads or by water or by any railroad in this state any high-level radioactive waste unless such person shall notify the commissioner or designee in accordance with such rules.
IV. Knowledge by a shipper that a carrier proposes to transport high-level radioactive waste in or through this state on the public roads or by water or by railroad in this state shall be sufficient contact with this state to subject such shipper to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state with respect to such transport.
Source.
1998, 151:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 107-D - Transportation of High-Level Radioactive Waste › Section 107-D:4 - Fees.

107-D:4 Fees. –
I. The department shall establish in rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 541-A the fees for the issuance of permits.
II. A fee shall be paid by the owner of the shipment for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the department in inspection, regulation, management, and training involving such shipments.
III. A shipment fee for high-level radioactive waste shall be paid at least 7 days before the shipment is made, or at the time of inspections provided for in RSA 107-D:5.
IV. Failure to pay the fee shall subject the carrier and the owner of the shipment to a civil action for the recovery of the amount of such fee, plus costs and reasonable attorney's fees, for which the carrier and owner shall be jointly and severally liable. Such action may be filed in the superior court of the county in which the shipment originated or in which it was or should have been inspected pursuant to RSA 107-D:5. Operating as a carrier engaged in the transportation of irradiated reactor fuel or high-level radioactive waste in this state or shipping irradiated reactor fuel or high-level radioactive waste on the public highways or by water or on the railroads of this state shall constitute submission to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state for the purposes of such an action.
Source.
1998, 151:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 107-D - Transportation of High-Level Radioactive Waste › Section 107-D:5 - Inspections.

107-D:5 Inspections. –
All carriers transporting irradiated reactor fuel or high-level radioactive waste entering the state may be subject to inspection by personnel designated by the commissioner. Shipments may be subject to inspection at the point of origin by personnel designated by the commissioner. All such inspections shall require the carrier to conform to all applicable federal safety regulations, and in the event that the United States Department of Energy adopts the Enhanced North American Standard Inspection for Transportation of Radioactive Materials, to the requirements of those standards.
Source.
1998, 151:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 107-D - Transportation of High-Level Radioactive Waste › Section 107-D:6 - Bond Required.

107-D:6 Bond Required. –
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a bond or indemnity insurance required of carriers shall be established in rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 541-A and shall, for all persons subject to this chapter, whether intrastate or interstate carriers, be at least in the maximum amount or amounts authorized or required by federal law or regulations. The department shall require applicants for permits for the transportation of high-level radioactive waste, as a condition of the granting of any such permit, to verify possession of a bond or indemnity insurance in at least the amount of $25,000,000.
Source.
1998, 151:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 107-D - Transportation of High-Level Radioactive Waste › Section 107-D:7 - Application; Exceptions.

107-D:7 Application;  Exceptions. –
I. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the department is authorized to establish such exceptions or exemptions from the requirements of this chapter, or any provision hereof, for such kinds, quantities, types, or shipments of high-level radioactive waste as it shall deem appropriate, consistent with the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare.
II. This chapter shall not apply to transportation of radioactive materials shipped by or for the federal government for military, national security, or national defense purposes.
Source.
1998, 151:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 107-D - Transportation of High-Level Radioactive Waste › Section 107-D:8 - Recovery for Damage.

107-D:8 Recovery for Damage. –
In the event of any damage to state property or any discharge of high-level radioactive waste from the authorized shipping package or container or any threat of such discharge which results from the transportation, storage, holding, detention, delivery for transportation, or acceptance for transportation of high-level radioactive waste in this state, the state may recover from any shipper, carrier, bailor, bailee, or any other person responsible for such storage, transportation, holding, detention, delivery, or acceptance all costs incurred by the state in the reparation of the damage and all costs incurred in the prevention, abatement, or removal of any such discharge or threatened discharge, including reasonable attorney's fees incurred with respect to recovery.
Source.
1998, 151:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 107-D - Transportation of High-Level Radioactive Waste › Section 107-D:9 - Coordination With Other Agencies.

107-D:9 Coordination With Other Agencies. –
The department is expressly authorized to coordinate with or to contract with the division of emergency services and communications established in RSA 21-P:48-a and with other state agencies or departments, including but not limited to the department of transportation and the department of health and human services, to perform any activities necessary to implement this chapter.
Source.
1998, 151:1. 2002, 257:8. 2003, 319:124. 2004, 171:16. 2008, 361:10, eff. July 11, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 107-D - Transportation of High-Level Radioactive Waste › Section 107-D:10 - Penalty.

107-D:10 Penalty. –
In addition to any other liability imposed by law, any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person or a felony if any other person.
Source.
1998, 151:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 108 - Emergency Management Assistance Compact and Northeastern American/canadian Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 108:1 - Authority.

108:1 Authority. –
The Emergency Management Assistance Compact, as approved by the United States Congress, P.L. 104-321, hereinafter "EMAC," and the Northeastern American/Canadian Emergency Management Assistance Compact, as authorized by Article IV(c) of the 1986 Agreement between the United States and Canada on Cooperation in Comprehensive Emergency Planning and Management, hereinafter "NAEMAC," is made and entered into by and between the participating party jurisdictions. The state of New Hampshire, through its governor, duly authorized, solemnly agrees with any other jurisdiction which is or may become a signatory to these compacts as provided herein.
Source.
1999, 300:1, eff. July 16, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 108 - Emergency Management Assistance Compact and Northeastern American/canadian Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 108:2 - Definitions.

108:2 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Party jurisdiction" as to EMAC means the several states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territorial possessions and is intended to mean the same as "party state" in United States P.L. 104-321; as to NAEMAC, party jurisdiction means the several northeastern states of the United States and the several eastern Canadian provinces.
II. "Governor" means the governor, premier or highest executive official of each party jurisdiction.
III. "Federal Government" means the government of the United States and the government of Canada.
Source.
1999, 300:1, eff. July 16, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 109 - Emergency Fire Assistance › Section 109:1 - Definitions.

109:1 Definitions. –
The following words and phrases as used in this chapter shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
I. "Fire emergency" shall mean actual or threatened bombing, shelling or other form of military action which in the judgment of the governor may result in a disastrous fire, and which has been proclaimed by the governor to be a fire emergency.
II. "Emergency fire assistance" shall mean assistance during a fire emergency, as defined in paragraph I.
III. "Chief executive municipal officer" shall mean the mayor of a city, the board of selectmen of a town, or the board of commissioners of a village district.
IV. "State director of civil defense" shall mean the state director of the state civil defense agency, provided such an agency is created by the general court. If no such agency is created by the general court, then the state adjutant general shall perform such duties as would be required of the state director of civil defense under the provisions of this chapter.
V. "Fire department personnel" shall mean regular full-time and call members of a municipal fire department but not including the members of a fire department auxiliary.
VI. "Local fire departments" shall include the fire department of cities and towns, precincts and fire districts.
VII. "Municipality" shall mean any city, town, precinct, village or fire district.
Source.
1949, 257:1, par. 1, eff. June 16, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 109 - Emergency Fire Assistance › Section 109:2 - Proclamation of Fire Emergency.

109:2 Proclamation of Fire Emergency. –
The provisions of this chapter shall be effective during, and only during, periods proclaimed by the governor to be fire emergencies of military origin.
Source.
1949, 257:1, par. 2, eff. June 16, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 109 - Emergency Fire Assistance › Section 109:3 - Inter-Community Fire Assistance.

109:3 Inter-Community Fire Assistance. –
Any municipality may, by law or ordinance, authorize and permit the chief or head of its fire department to extend assistance in time of fire emergency to any other municipality, subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be imposed by such law or ordinance.
Source.
1949, 257:1, par. 3, eff. June 16, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 109 - Emergency Fire Assistance › Section 109:4 - Powers, Rights, Privileges and Immunities.

109:4 Powers, Rights, Privileges and Immunities. –
Whenever, pursuant to the authority granted under this chapter, the members of a local fire department are engaged in assisting another municipality in combatting a fire emergency in such other municipality, such local fire department personnel shall possess the same powers, and have the same duties, rights, privileges and immunities they would have if they were performing the said duties for the municipality or municipalities to whose fire department they are normally attached.
Source.
1949, 257:1, par. 4, eff. June 16, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 109 - Emergency Fire Assistance › Section 109:5 - Loss, Damage or Expense.

109:5 Loss, Damage or Expense. –
In case any piece of municipally-owned fire-fighting apparatus or equipment is damaged or lost, or in the event that any expense is incurred in connection therewith in answering a call for assistance made by another municipality, by reason of a fire emergency in another municipality, such loss, damage or expense, together with the cost of any materials or supplies used in connection with meeting such call, shall be a charge against and shall be paid by such other municipality which issued the call for assistance. No claim for any such loss, damage, or expense shall be allowed unless, within 60 days after the loss, damage or expense is sustained or incurred, an itemized notice of such claim, authenticated under oath, is served, personally, or by registered mail return receipt requested, by the duly authorized representative of the fire department concerned, upon the principal executive officer of the municipality to which said fire assistance was rendered.
Source.
1949, 257:1, par. 5, eff. June 16, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 109 - Emergency Fire Assistance › Section 109:6 - Liability for Acts or Omissions.

109:6 Liability for Acts or Omissions. –
No municipality whose fire-fighting forces, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, are rendering emergency fire assistance to another municipality or state, shall be liable by reason of any act or omission on the part of such fire-fighting forces while so engaged; or on account of the maintenance or use of any equipment or supplies used in connection with the rendering of such assistance; nor shall any fire commissioner, fire chief, or other superior officer of a fire department, a fire company or any unit of municipal fire-fighting force, acting pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, be liable by reason of any act or omission on the part of any of his subordinates when they are rendering emergency fire assistance, under the command of an officer other than himself, in a municipality other than that in which they normally are employed.
Source.
1949, 257:1, par. 6, eff. June 16, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 109 - Emergency Fire Assistance › Section 109:7 - Reimbursement for Salaries and Expenses.

109:7 Reimbursement for Salaries and Expenses. –
Any state, other than the state of New Hampshire, or any municipality within or outside of the state of New Hampshire, which receives emergency fire assistance pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall reimburse the municipality which furnishes such aid for the compensation which was paid to fire-fighting employees engaged in such assistance; for actual travel and maintenance expense for such employees while rendering such aid; and for all payments to or on behalf of injured employees or to representatives of deceased employees, in case any employees sustain injury or are killed while rendering assistance pursuant to this chapter in municipalities other than those to whose fire departments they are attached.
Source.
1949, 257:1, par. 7, eff. June 16, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 109 - Emergency Fire Assistance › Section 109:8 - Donation of Services.

109:8 Donation of Services. –
Nothing contained herein shall prevent any municipality which renders assistance to another municipality, whether within or outside the state, from assuming such loss, damage, expense, or other cost, or from loaning fire-fighting equipment, or from donating the services of such personnel and such equipment without charge or cost to the municipality requiring assistance.
Source.
1949, 257:1, par. 8, eff. June 16, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 109 - Emergency Fire Assistance › Section 109:9 - Reciprocal Arrangement With Other States.

109:9 Reciprocal Arrangement With Other States. –
The provisions of this chapter shall apply with respect to fire-fighting forces and equipment of other states of the United States which render services to municipalities in the state and to municipalities therein which respond to a call for emergency fire assistance, provided that the laws of such other state or states contain substantially similar provisions, as certified by the secretary of state of each such other state or states, with respect to fire-fighting forces or equipment of the state of New Hampshire when rendering services to such other state in response to a call for emergency fire assistance.
Source.
1949, 257:1, par. 9, eff. June 16, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 109 - Emergency Fire Assistance › Section 109:10 - Recall From Service Outside of State.

109:10 Recall From Service Outside of State. –
If, while any fire-fighting personnel or equipment pertaining to a New Hampshire municipality is engaged in rendering emergency fire assistance upon call of a municipality in another state, a fire emergency develops within the state of New Hampshire, the governor shall determine whether such fire-fighting personnel and equipment shall be recalled to New Hampshire in order to meet the fire emergency in this state. Under such conditions the decision of the governor shall supersede any agreement or other arrangement for mutual assistance entered into as provided in RSA 109:12. Upon the issuance by the governor of such order of recall, through the state director of civil defense, the fire-fighting personnel and equipment shall forthwith return to the state of New Hampshire.
Source.
1949, 257:1, par. 10, eff. June 16, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 109 - Emergency Fire Assistance › Section 109:11 - Recall From Service Outside of a Municipality.

109:11 Recall From Service Outside of a Municipality. –
If, while any fire-fighting personnel or equipment pertaining to a New Hampshire municipality is engaged in rendering emergency fire assistance upon call in another municipality within the state, a fire emergency develops within the municipality to which the assisting fire-fighting personnel and equipment pertain, the chief executive officer of such municipality shall determine whether such personnel and equipment shall be recalled in order to meet the local fire emergency. Upon the recall order issued by such chief executive officer of the assisting municipality, the personnel and equipment shall forthwith return to their normal stations or to the place specified in such recall order. The decision of the chief executive officer of the assisting municipality, made under the emergency conditions contemplated by this chapter, shall supersede any agreements or arrangements for mutual assistance entered into as provided in RSA 109:3.
Source.
1949, 257:1, par. 11, eff. June 16, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 109 - Emergency Fire Assistance › Section 109:12 - Reciprocal Relations With Other Municipalities.

109:12 Reciprocal Relations With Other Municipalities. –
The fire commission, fire commissioner, fire chief or other superior officers of a fire-fighting force are authorized, within the provisions of this chapter, to enter into agreement with other municipalities, both within and outside the state, concerning the methods by which emergency fire assistance will be rendered as provided in this chapter.
Source.
1949, 257:1, par. 12, eff. June 16, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 109 - Emergency Fire Assistance › Section 109:13 - Wartime Coordination.

109:13 Wartime Coordination. –
Whenever a fire emergency shall have been proclaimed by the governor, as provided in this chapter, in order to permit fire-fighting personnel and equipment within the state to be utilized to maximum advantage on a coordinated basis, no municipal fire-fighting force or fire-fighting equipment shall, under the authority herein granted, cross the boundary of the municipality to which it pertains without immediately reporting the fact, through the chief executive officer of such municipality to the state fire marshal in such manner and extent as he or she shall prescribe, keeping the fire marshal currently informed relative to the process being made and, upon completion of its duties in such other municipality, giving immediate notice of the return of the personnel and equipment to their normal station. Under the emergency conditions contemplated by this section, no such fire-fighting personnel or equipment shall go more than 20 miles beyond the boundary of the state, or more than 20 miles beyond the boundary of the municipality to which such fire-fighting force or equipment pertains without prior permission of the state fire marshal, acting upon the authority of the governor. In such instances, progress and final reports shall be made to the state fire marshal in such manner and by such means as he or she may prescribe.
Source.
1949, 257:1, par. 18. 2011, 169:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 109 - Emergency Fire Assistance › Section 109:14 - Applicability of Chapter to Forest Fires.

109:14 Applicability of Chapter to Forest Fires. –
During any proclaimed fire emergency the provisions of this chapter shall apply to all forest fire-fighting activities and the director of forests and lands shall comply with the provisions hereof.
Source.
1949, 257:1, par. 14, eff. June 16, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 110-B - Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services › Section 110-B:1 - Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services.

110-B:1 Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services. –
I. The department shall consist of the militia which shall include the army national guard, air national guard, the inactive national guard, the state guard, and the unorganized militia, and veterans services which shall include the division of veterans services, the state veterans cemetery, the division of community based military programs, the veterans council, and the military leadership team.
II. The department shall be led by an adjutant general who shall be the commissioner of the department of military affairs and veterans services.
III. The department may receive, on behalf of the state, all donations and bequests made to promote the welfare of military service members, veterans, and their families.
Source.
2019, 273:2, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 110-B - Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services › Section 110-B:1-a - Composition of the Militia.

110-B:1-a Composition of the Militia. –
I. The militia shall be divided into 3 classes, namely the national guard, the state guard, and the unorganized militia.
II. The national guard shall consist of an army national guard, an air national guard, and an inactive national guard. As used in this chapter, the term "national guard" shall mean and refer to the army national guard and the air national guard unless otherwise indicated.
III. The state guard shall consist of those persons serving in accordance with the provisions of RSA 111.
IV. The unorganized militia shall consist of all able-bodied residents of the state who are 18 years of age or older, who are, or have declared their intention to become, citizens of the United States, and who are not serving in the national guard or the state guard.
V. When authorized by the laws and regulations of the United States, there shall be an additional section of the state guard to be known as the New Hampshire naval militia.
Source.
1981, 434:1. RSA 110-B:1. 1985, 144:1, eff. July 19, 1985. 2019, 273:2, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 110-B - Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services › Section 110-B:2 - Commander-in-Chief; Regulations.

110-B:2 Commander-in-Chief;  Regulations. –
The governor shall be the commander-in-chief of the militia and is hereby authorized to issue regulations for the organization and government thereof. Such regulations shall have the same force and effect as the provisions of this chapter, but they shall conform to the laws and regulations of the United States relating to the organization, discipline, and training of the militia, to the provisions of this chapter and, as nearly as practicable, to the laws and regulations governing the army and air force of the United States. The regulations in force at the time of the passage of this chapter shall remain in force until new regulations are issued.
Source.
1981, 434:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs › Chapter 110-B - Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services › Section 110-B:3 - Registration and Draft of Unorganized Militia.

110-B:3 Registration and Draft of Unorganized Militia. –
I. Whenever it shall be deemed necessary, the governor may direct the members of the unorganized militia to present themselves for and submit to registration at such time and place and in such manner as the governor may prescribe in regulations issued pursuant to this chapter.
II. Whenever it shall be necessary in case of invasion, disaster, insurrection, riot, breach of the peace, or imminent danger thereof, or to maintain the national guard at the number required for public safety or prescribed by the laws of the United States, the governor may call for and accept from the unorganized militia as many volunteers as are required for service in the national guard, or the governor may direct the members of the unorganized militia or such of them as may be necessary to be drafted into the national guard.
Source.
1981, 434:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1981.