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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 304-D - Professional Limited Liability Companies › Section 304-D:15 - Involuntary Dissolution.

304-D:15 Involuntary Dissolution. –
I. A professional limited liability company may be dissolved involuntarily by a decree of the superior court in an action filed by the attorney general when it is established that the professional limited liability company has failed to comply with any provision of this chapter applicable to it within 60 days after receipt of written notice of noncompliance.
II. Each licensing authority in this state and the secretary of state shall certify to the attorney general, from time to time, the names of all professional limited liability companies which have given cause for dissolution as provided in this chapter, together with the pertinent facts.
III. Whenever the secretary of state or any licensing authority certifies the name of a professional limited liability company to the attorney general as having given any cause for dissolution, the secretary of state or the licensing authority shall concurrently mail to the professional limited liability company at its registered office a notice that the certification has been made. Upon the receipt of the certification, the attorney general shall file an action in the name of the state against the professional limited liability company for its dissolution.
Source.
1993, 313:1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 304-D - Professional Limited Liability Companies › Section 304-D:16 - Admission of Foreign Professional Limited Liability Companies.

304-D:16 Admission of Foreign Professional Limited Liability Companies. –
I. A foreign professional limited liability company shall be entitled to register to do business in this state only if:
(a) The name of the foreign professional limited liability company meets the requirements of this chapter;
(b) The foreign professional limited liability company is organized only for purposes for which a professional limited liability company organized under this chapter may be organized; and
(c) All the members and managers who practice in this state are qualified persons with respect to the professional limited liability company.
II. No foreign professional limited liability company shall be required to register to do business in this state unless it maintains an office in this state for the conduct of business or professional practice.
Source.
1993, 313:1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 304-D - Professional Limited Liability Companies › Section 304-D:17 - Application for Certificate of Authority.

304-D:17 Application for Certificate of Authority. –
Application for registration to do business in this state by a foreign professional limited liability company shall be to the secretary of state. The application for the purpose of rendering professional services shall include a statement that all the members and managers and those of its officers as are required by the laws of its state of formation and by RSA 304-D:12 are licensed in one or more states, territories of the United States or of the District of Columbia to render a professional service described in the statement of purpose of the professional limited liability company.
Source.
1993, 313:1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 304-D - Professional Limited Liability Companies › Section 304-D:18 - Revocation of Certificate of Authority.

304-D:18 Revocation of Certificate of Authority. –
I. The registration of a foreign professional limited liability company may be revoked by the secretary of state if the foreign professional limited liability company fails to comply with any provision of this chapter applicable to it.
II. Each licensing authority in this state shall certify to the secretary of state, from time to time, the names of all foreign professional limited liability companies which have given cause for revocation as provided in this chapter, together with the pertinent facts.
III. When the secretary of state receives certification from a licensing authority that a foreign professional limited liability company has given cause for revocation of registration, the secretary of state shall notify the foreign professional limited liability company of the receipt of the certification. The secretary of state shall send a copy of the notice sent to the foreign professional limited liability company to the licensing authority. The licensing authority shall give the foreign professional limited liability company at least 60 days to correct the noncompliance which was the cause for revocation of registration. If the licensing authority notifies the secretary of state after the end of the 60-day period that the noncompliance has not been corrected, the secretary of state shall revoke the registration of the foreign professional limited liability company.
Source.
1993, 313:1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 304-D - Professional Limited Liability Companies › Section 304-D:19 - Annual Report.

304-D:19 Annual Report. –
The annual report of each domestic professional limited liability company and each foreign professional limited liability company registered to do business in this state filed with the secretary of state under the law in this state applicable to limited liability companies shall include a statement that all members and managers are qualified persons with respect to the professional limited liability company.
Source.
1993, 313:1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 304-D - Professional Limited Liability Companies › Section 304-D:20 - Effect of RSA 304-C on This Chapter.

304-D:20 Effect of RSA 304-C on This Chapter. –
The provisions of RSA 304-C shall apply to professional limited liability companies, domestic and foreign, except to the extent that any such provision is inconsistent with any provision of this chapter.
Source.
1993, 313:1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 305-A - Registration of Foreign Partnerships › Section 305-A:1 - Registration.

305-A:1 Registration. –
I. Every foreign partnership, desiring to do business within this state, shall pay a filing fee of $50 to the secretary of state on the date of registration.
II. Every foreign partnership, desiring to do business within this state, shall continuously maintain in this state:
(a) A registered office which may or may not be the same as its place of business in the state; and
(b) A registered agent, which agent may be:
(1) An individual who resides in this state and whose business office is identical with the registered office; or
(2) A corporation organized or authorized under RSA 292, RSA 293-A, or RSA 294-A whose business office is identical with the registered office; or
(3) A limited liability company formed or authorized under RSA 304-C whose business office is identical with the registered office; or
(4) A limited liability partnership formed or authorized under RSA 304-A:44 whose business office is identical with the registered office.
Source.
1965, 187:1. 1973, 267:3. 1975, 96:1; 503:11. 1977, 25:1. 1986, 131:6. 1987, 349:2, 4, II; 393:2. 1990, 3:24. 1991, 67:5. 1993, 350:30, 41, VIII. 1999, 293:7. 2004, 248:55, eff. July 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 305-A - Registration of Foreign Partnerships › Section 305-A:2 - Application for Certificate of Authority.

305-A:2 Application for Certificate of Authority. –
All applications of foreign partnerships for authority to do business in this state shall be made on forms prescribed or furnished by and filed in the office of the secretary of state and shall be executed by a general partner of the partnership desiring to so register, and shall set forth: (a) the name of the partnership, the state under which laws it is formed, and the post office address with street and number, if any, of its principal office in such state; and (b) a statement registering an office and agent in this state and the address including street and number, if any, of such registered office in this state and the name of such registered agent in this state at such address. On compliance with the provisions of this section, the secretary of state shall forthwith issue a certificate of authority to do business in this state; copies of applications, certified by the secretary of state, shall be sufficient evidence thereof.
Source.
1965, 187:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1965.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 305-A - Registration of Foreign Partnerships › Section 305-A:2-a - Changes.

305-A:2-a Changes. –
Any partnership which has changed its name, changed any of its general or limited partners, or changed its registered office or registered agent shall, within 30 days, file with the secretary of state a certificate of such change, signed and sworn to by a general partner of the partnership, and shall pay a filing fee of $35 for a change of name or change of general or limited partners or a filing fee of $15 for a change of registered office or registered agent.
Source.
1969, 87:1. 1975, 96:2. 2004, 248:56, eff. July 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 305-A - Registration of Foreign Partnerships › Section 305-A:2-b - Suspension.

305-A:2-b Suspension. –
If any foreign partnership fails for 2 consecutive years to make the payments of fees required by this chapter, its right to do business in this state shall be suspended.
Source.
1969, 87:1, eff. June 9, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 305-A - Registration of Foreign Partnerships › Section 305-A:2-c - Inactive List.

305-A:2-c Inactive List. –
The secretary of state is hereby directed to remove from the active list of foreign partnerships authorized to do business in this state (1) the name of any such partnership whose right to do business herein has been suspended for failure to make payments by provisions of RSA 305-A:2-b, and (2) the name of any such partnership which may have withdrawn from doing business in this state but has failed to make a return to the secretary of state of such withdrawal and to pay the filing fee as required by RSA 305-A:5. The secretary of state shall keep on an inactive list the names of the foreign partnerships so removed from the active list which are no longer authorized to do business in this state.
Source.
1969, 87:1, eff. June 9, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 305-A - Registration of Foreign Partnerships › Section 305-A:2-d - Reregistration.

305-A:2-d Reregistration. –
If any foreign partnership removed from the active list of foreign partnerships authorized to do business in this state pursuant to RSA 305-A:2-c shall again wish to register to do business in this state, it shall make a new application for such registration and pay the required fees for such registration.
Source.
1969, 87:1, eff. June 9, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 305-A - Registration of Foreign Partnerships › Section 305-A:2-f - Resignation of Registered Agent.

305-A:2-f Resignation of Registered Agent. –
I. The registered agent of a foreign partnership authorized to do business in this state may resign his or her agency appointment by signing and delivering to the secretary of state for filing the original and one exact or conformed copy of a statement of resignation. The statement of resignation may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued.
II. The secretary of state shall mail the copy to the foreign partnership at its principal office address of record.
III. The agency appointment is terminated, and the registered office discontinued if so provided, on the thirty-first day after the date on which the statement was filed.
Source.
2006, 316:15, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 305-A - Registration of Foreign Partnerships › Section 305-A:3 - Noncompliance; Penalty.

305-A:3 Noncompliance;  Penalty. –
Any foreign partnership which refuses to comply with the requirements of this chapter may be restrained from further prosecution of business in this state by proceedings in equity brought by the attorney general in the county of Merrimack and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
1965, 187:1. 1973, 529:65, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 305-A - Registration of Foreign Partnerships › Section 305-A:4 - Effect.

305-A:4 Effect. –
Failure to comply with the registration provisions of this chapter shall not affect the validity of any contract with a foreign partnership; but no action shall be maintained or recovery had in any of the courts of this state by any such foreign partnership so long as it fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter.
Source.
1965, 187:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1965.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 305-A - Registration of Foreign Partnerships › Section 305-A:5 - Withdrawal From State; Fee.

305-A:5 Withdrawal From State;  Fee. –
A foreign partnership authorized to do business in the state may withdraw from the state at any time. Such withdrawal shall become effective when such partnership shall have filed in the office of the secretary of state on forms prescribed or furnished by the secretary of state, signed for the partnership by a general partner thereof, a statement of withdrawal which shall set forth: (a) the name of such partnership, the state or county under the laws of which it is formed, and the post office address with street and number, if any, of its principal office in such state; (b) the address including street and number, if any, of its registered office in this state and the name of its registered agent in this state at such address; and (c) that it surrenders its authority to do business in this state. Such statement shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $35.
Source.
1965, 187:1. 2004, 248:58, eff. July 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 305-A - Registration of Foreign Partnerships › Section 305-A:6 - Service of Process; How Made.

305-A:6 Service of Process;  How Made. –
I. Service of process in any suit, action, or proceeding or service of any notice or demand required or permitted by law to be served on a foreign partnership may be made on such partnership by service thereof on a registered agent of such partnership. Service of any such process or of any such notice or demand upon a registered agent as registered agent may be made:
(a) By leaving an attested copy of such process, notice, or demand in the registered office of the registered agent during regular business hours; or
(b) A foreign partnership may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the secretary of the foreign partnership at its principal office shown in its application for a certificate of authority, if the foreign partnership:
(1) Has no registered agent or its registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served;
(2) Has withdrawn from transacting business in this state under RSA 305-A:5; or
(3) Has had its certificate of authority suspended under RSA 305-A:2-b.
II. Service is perfected under subparagraph I(b) at the earliest of:
(a) The date the foreign partnership receives the mail; or
(b) The date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the foreign partnership; or
(c) Five days after its deposit in the United States Mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed.
III. This section does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily the required means, of serving a foreign partnership.
Source.
1965, 187:1. 2004, 248:59, eff. July 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 305-A - Registration of Foreign Partnerships › Section 305-A:7 - Repealed by 2004, 248:62, III, eff. July 1, 2004.

305-A:7 Repealed by 2004, 248:62, III, eff. July 1, 2004. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXVIII - Partnerships › Chapter 305-A - Registration of Foreign Partnerships › Section 305-A:8 - Service.

305-A:8 Service. –
The method of service provided by this chapter is not exclusive and service on foreign partnerships may be made in any other manner provided by law.
Source.
1965, 187:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1965.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 306 - Religious Societies Generally › Section 306:1 - Membership.

306:1 Membership. –
No person shall be liable as a member of an incorporated religious society without his or her express consent first having been obtained; and any person may separate from any such society.
Source.
RS 144:4. CS 153:4. GS 139:3. GL 153:3. PS 152:1. PL 232:1. RL 281:1. 2018, 240:1, eff. Aug. 11, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 306 - Religious Societies Generally › Section 306:3-a - Powers as to Merger.

306:3-a Powers as to Merger. –
Any 2 or more unincorporated religious societies may merge together, providing that each society, by vote of 2/3 of the qualified members present and voting at a meeting legally called for that purpose, shall so approve.
Source.
1973, 345:1, eff. Aug. 26, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 306 - Religious Societies Generally › Section 306:4 - Corporate Powers.

306:4 Corporate Powers. –
The trustees, deacons, church wardens or other similar officers of churches or religious societies, if citizens of the United States, shall be deemed bodies corporate for the purpose of taking and holding in succession grants and donations, whether of real or personal estate, made either to them and their successors, or to their respective churches, or to the poor of their churches.
Source.
RS 144:8. CS 153:8. GS 139:6. GL 153:6. PS 152:4. PL 232:4. RL 281:4.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 306 - Religious Societies Generally › Section 306:7 - Conveyances.

306:7 Conveyances. –
No conveyance of the lands of a church shall be effectual to pass the same without the consent of the church, or a committee of the church appointed for that purpose.
Source.
RS 144:11. CS 153:11. GS 139:9. GL 153:9. PS 152:7. PL 232:7. RL 281:7. 2018, 240:2, eff. Aug. 11, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 306 - Religious Societies Generally › Section 306:8 - By Minister.

306:8 By Minister. –
No conveyance made by a minister of lands held by him or her in succession shall be valid any longer than he or she shall continue to be such minister unless the conveyance shall be made with the consent of the parish or religious society of which he or she is minister.
Source.
RS 144:12. CS 153:12. GS 139:10. GL 153:10. PS 152:8. PL 232:8. RL 281:8. 2018, 240:3, eff. Aug. 11, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 306 - Religious Societies Generally › Section 306:9 - Accounts.

306:9 Accounts. –
The several churches are authorized to choose committees for the purpose of settling the accounts of the trustees, deacons, and other church officers and, if necessary, to commence and prosecute a suit in the name of the church against the trustees, deacons, or other officers relating to the accounts.
Source.
RS 144:13. CS 153:13. GS 139:11. GL 153:11. PS 152:9. PL 232:9. RL 281:9. RSA 306:9. 2018, 240:4, eff. Aug. 11, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 306 - Religious Societies Generally › Section 306:11 - Quakers.

306:11 Quakers. –
The standing financial committee of each monthly meeting of the people called Friends or Quakers, and each monthly meeting thereof, shall be a body corporate to take and hold in succession grants and donations of real or personal estate made to the use of such meeting or to the use of any preparative meeting belonging thereto, to alienate or manage such real and personal estate according to the terms and conditions of the grants and donations, and to prosecute and defend in any action relating to the grants and donations; but the whole income of the grants and donations shall not exceed the sum of $10,000 a year.
Source.
RS 144:15. CS 153:15. GS 139:13. GL 153:13. PS 152:11. 1899, 8:1. PL 232:11. RL 281:11. RSA 306:11. 1965, 206:1, eff. June 28, 1965.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 306 - Religious Societies Generally › Section 306:12 - Defective Proceedings.

306:12 Defective Proceedings. –
No religious society or corporation shall be dissolved or extinguished, nor shall its right or title to any property acquired by purchase, gift, devise, bequest or otherwise be in any way affected by the neglect or omission of the society or corporation to hold its annual meeting or to choose its officers, or by reason of the omission or neglect of its clerk or any other officer to be sworn, or by reason of any informality in the election of its officers or defect in its records.
Source.
1863, 2716:1. GS 139:14. GL 153:14. PS 152:12. PL 232:12. RL 281:12.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 307 - Sale, Repairs, etc., of Meetinghouses › Section 307:1 - to 307:6 Repealed by 2018, 240:6, VI, eff. Aug. 11, 2018.

307:1 to 307:6 Repealed by 2018, 240:6, VI, eff. Aug. 11, 2018. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 307 - Sale, Repairs, etc., of Meetinghouses › Section 307:7 - Sale of Meetinghouse.

307:7 Sale of Meetinghouse. –
If ownership of a meetinghouse is uncertain, the superior court, upon petition of any party interested therein, after due notice and a hearing of all parties in interest who desire to be heard, may order it to be sold and appoint a receiver for the purpose, and may make such further orders as may be necessary to complete the sale and divide the proceeds among the parties according to their respective interests in the property sold.
Source.
PS 153:7. PL 233:7. RL 282:7. 2018, 240:5, eff. Aug. 11, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 307 - Sale, Repairs, etc., of Meetinghouses › Section 307:8, 307:9 - Repealed by 2018, 240:6, VI, eff. Aug. 11, 2018.

307:8, 307:9 Repealed by 2018, 240:6, VI, eff. Aug. 11, 2018. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 307 - Sale, Repairs, etc., of Meetinghouses › Section 307:10 - to 307:20 Repealed by 2018, 240:6, VII, eff. Aug. 11, 2018.

307:10 to 307:20 Repealed by 2018, 240:6, VII, eff. Aug. 11, 2018. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 308 - Dissolution › Section 308:1 - By Vote.

308:1 By Vote. –
Any religious society may, by vote of
2/3 of the qualified members present and voting at a meeting legally called for that purpose, dissolve its corporate existence.
Source.
1917, 42:1. PL 234:1. RL 283:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 308 - Dissolution › Section 308:2 - When Effective.

308:2 When Effective. –
The dissolution of a religious society shall not be effective until such society shall have conveyed and transferred all its property in accordance with a vote as provided in this chapter.
Source.
1917, 42:2. PL 234:2. RL 283:2.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 308 - Dissolution › Section 308:3 - Transfer of Property.

308:3 Transfer of Property. –
A religious society may, by a
2/3 vote at a meeting legally called for that purpose, vote to convey and transfer all of its right, title, and interest in and to all of its property, real and personal, including property and funds held by it in trust, to either the local church organization, to the state organization of churches or, if there is no state organization, to any general organization of churches with which such society is affiliated.
Source.
1917, 42:3. PL 234:3. RL 283:3.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 308 - Dissolution › Section 308:4 - Subsequent Use.

308:4 Subsequent Use. –
The property conveyed and transferred as provided in RSA 308:3 shall be held and administered upon the same trusts, terms, and conditions as it was held by the society making the conveyance or transfer.
Source.
1917, 42:3. PL 234:4. RL 283:4.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 308 - Dissolution › Section 308:5 - Donations After Dissolution.

308:5 Donations After Dissolution. –
If money or other property shall be donated, devised, or bequeathed to such religious society, in trust, for advancing its objects after its dissolution, the church or general body to which the religious society conveyed and transferred its property prior to its dissolution becoming effective shall be entitled to receive and hold the money or property, subject, however, to the terms, conditions, and trusts imposed by the donor or testator.
Source.
1917, 42:3. PL 234:5. RL 283:5.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 308 - Dissolution › Section 308:6 - Certificate.

308:6 Certificate. –
Upon completion of all of the conveyances and transfers provided for in RSA 308:3, the clerk of the dissolved society shall file in the office of the secretary of state a certificate setting forth the vote to dissolve and the fact that the conveyances and transfers have been made, to what church or organization they have been made, what property was conveyed and transferred, and the dates of the several conveyances and transfers.
Source.
1917, 42:4. PL 234:6. RL 283:6.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 308 - Dissolution › Section 308:7 - Definition.

308:7 Definition. –
Any church or religious society in this state which has ceased or failed to maintain worship or services for a period of 2 consecutive years, or whose membership or financial strength is so diminished as to render it impossible or impracticable for such church or society to maintain religious worship or services or to protect its property from waste and dilapidation, or to fulfill the purpose for which it was incorporated, shall be deemed and taken to be extinct.
Source.
1931, 9:1. RL 283:7.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 308 - Dissolution › Section 308:8 - Procedure; Notice.

308:8 Procedure;  Notice. –
When in the judgment of the state body of any denomination, or, in case there is no state body, of the superior body of such denomination, any church or religious society affiliated with such denomination shall have become extinct under the definition of RSA 308:7, such body may file, in the superior court for the county in which such church or religious society has been theretofore situated, a bill in equity setting forth the facts and asking that the title to the property of such church or religious society, real and personal, including invested and uninvested funds, be vested in such body. In every such bill in equity, the church or society alleged to be extinct shall be named as defendant. Summons shall be issued and served as provided for in other equitable proceedings; and if no officer of such church or society can be found upon whom service of process can be had, the court, upon affidavit showing such fact, may order notice to be served upon some one or more members of such church or society; and, if no such officer or member can be found, the court, upon affidavit showing such fact, may order notice by publication. Notice shall also be given to the attorney general.
Source.
1931, 9:1. RL 283:8. RSA 308:8.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 308 - Dissolution › Section 308:9 - Decree.

308:9 Decree. –
If, upon hearing, the court shall find that the allegations of the bill in equity filed pursuant to RSA 308:8 are true, a decree may be entered in conformity with the prayer of the bill, or with such modifications as justice requires, and upon such terms as to the trusts and conditions upon which the state or superior body shall hold the property vested by the decree as the court may determine that justice requires.
Source.
1931, 9:1. RL 283:9.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIX - Religious Societies › Chapter 308 - Dissolution › Section 308:10 - Saving Clause.

308:10 Saving Clause. –
RSA 308:7-9 shall not apply to any property the vesting of which, in case of the extinction of the church or religious society, is or shall be provided for in any other manner than prescribed in this chapter.
Source.
1931, 9:1. RL 283:10.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 309-B - New Hampshire Accountancy Act › Section 309-B:2 - Purpose.

309-B:2 Purpose. –
It is the policy of the state of New Hampshire and the purpose of this chapter, to promote the reliability of information that is used for guidance in financial transactions or for accounting for or assessing the financial status or performance of commercial, noncommercial, and governmental enterprises.
Source.
1999, 236:1, eff. Sept. 7, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 309-B - New Hampshire Accountancy Act › Section 309-B:9 - Public Accountants and Firms of Public Accountants.

309-B:9 Public Accountants and Firms of Public Accountants. –
I. Persons who on January 1, 2,000 hold registrations as public accountants issued under prior law of this state shall be entitled to have their registrations renewed upon fulfillment of the continuing professional education requirements for renewal of certificates set out in RSA 309-B:7, and on the renewal cycle and payment of fees there prescribed for renewal of certificates. Any registration not so renewed shall expire January 1, 2003.
II. Firms of public accountants holding permits to practice as such issued under prior law of this state shall be entitled to have their permits to practice renewed pursuant to the procedures set out in RSA 309-B:8, subject to the requirements for renewal of permits to practice for firms of certified public accountants.
III. So long as such public accountants hold valid registrations and permits to practice, they shall be entitled to perform attest services to the same extent as holders of certificates and holders of permits. In addition, they shall be entitled to use the title "public accountant" and "PA," but no other title under this chapter. The holder of a registration issued under this section may perform attest services only in a firm that holds a permit under RSA 309-B:8.
Source.
1999, 236:1, eff. Sept. 7, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 309-B - New Hampshire Accountancy Act › Section 309-B:10 - Enforcement Against Holders of Certificates, Permits, and Registrations.

309-B:10 Enforcement Against Holders of Certificates, Permits, and Registrations. –
I. [Repealed.]
I-a. Misconduct sufficient to support disciplinary proceedings under this section shall include:
(a) Fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate, permit, or registration.
(b) Cancellation, revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew a license or practice rights by any other state, including possessions of the United States, for any cause involving disciplinary reasons.
(c) Failure, on the part of a holder of a certificate under RSA 309-B:7 or permit under RSA 309-B:8 or registration under RSA 309-B:9, to maintain compliance with the requirements for issuance or renewal of such certificate, permit, or registration or to report changes to the board under RSA 309-B:7, VI and 309-B:8, VI.
(d) Revocation or suspension of the right to practice before any state, including possessions of the United States, or federal agency for disciplinary reasons.
(e) Dishonesty, fraud, or gross negligence in the performance of services as a licensee or in the filing or failure to file the licensee's own income or employment tax returns or the payment of the licensee's income or employment tax liability.
(f) Violation of any provision of this chapter or rule adopted by the board under this chapter or violation of professional standards.
(g) Violation of any rule of professional conduct adopted by the board under RSA 309-B:4, VIII(d).
(h) Conviction of a felony, or of any crime an element of which is dishonesty or fraud, under the laws of the United States, of this state, or of any other state, of any possessions of the United States, or of any other country if the acts involved would have constituted a crime under the laws of this state.
(i) Performance of any fraudulent act while holding a certificate, registration, or permit issued under this chapter or prior law.
(j) Any conduct reflecting adversely upon the licensee's fitness to perform services as a licensee.
(k) Making any false or misleading statement or verification, in support of an application for a certificate, registration, or permit filed by another.
II. [Repealed.]
III. [Repealed.]
Source.
1999, 236:1. 2012, 237:8, eff. July 1, 2012. 2023, 212:38, II, eff. Oct. 3, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 309-B - New Hampshire Accountancy Act › Section 309-B:11 - Repealed by 2023, 212:38, III, eff. Oct. 3, 2023.

309-B:11 Repealed by 2023, 212:38, III, eff. Oct. 3, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 309-B - New Hampshire Accountancy Act › Section 309-B:12 - Enforcement Procedures; Hearings by the Board.

309-B:12 Enforcement Procedures;  Hearings by the Board. –
I.-IX. [Repealed.]
X. Any person or firm adversely affected by any order of the board entered after a hearing may appeal such order by filing a written petition with the superior court in the county in which the respondent resides or, if not a resident of this state, in the county in which the respondent has a place of business or resident agent. An appeal shall not suspend the order of the board unless the court orders otherwise. The record of the hearing of the board's action shall be presented to the superior court for its review pursuant to the procedures and standards of RSA 541. The superior court may affirm, reverse, or modify the board's order or may order a trial de novo. A trial de novo shall be pursuant to the board's rules and the rules of evidence shall not apply.
XI. In any case where the board renders a decision imposing discipline against a licensee under RSA 309-B:10 or RSA 309-B:12, the board shall examine its records to determine whether the licensee holds a certificate, license, or a permit in any other state, possession of the United States, or country. If that is the case, the board shall notify the board of accountancy or other similar regulatory agency of such other state, possession of the United States, or country of its decision, by mail, within 45 days of rendering the decision or within 45 days of a final decision of an appeal by a court reviewing the board's decision, whichever is later. The board may also furnish information relating to proceedings resulting in disciplinary action to other public authorities and to professional organizations having a disciplinary interest in the licensee. Where a petition for review has been filed pursuant to RSA 309-B:12, X, the notification and furnishing of information provided for in this paragraph shall await the resolution of such review and, if resolution is in favor of the licensee, no such notification or furnishing of information shall be made.
Source.
1999, 236:1. 2003, 285:2, eff. Sept. 16, 2003. 2023, 212:37, 38, IV, eff. Oct. 3, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 309-B - New Hampshire Accountancy Act › Section 309-B:13 - Reinstatement.

309-B:13 Reinstatement. –
I. In any case where the board has suspended or revoked a certificate, permit, or registration or refused to renew a certificate, permit, or registration, the board may, upon application in writing by the individual or firm affected and for good cause shown, modify the suspension or reissue the certificate, permit, or registration.
II. The board shall by rule specify the manner in which such applications shall be made, the times within which they shall be made, and the circumstances under which hearings will be held.
III. Before reissuing or terminating the suspension of a certificate, permit, or registration under this section, and as a condition to such action, the board may require the applicant to show successful completion of specified continuing professional education. The board may make the reinstatement of a certificate, permit, or registration conditional and subject to satisfactory completion of a peer review conducted in such fashion as the board shall specify.
Source.
1999, 236:1, eff. Sept. 7, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 309-B - New Hampshire Accountancy Act › Section 309-B:15 - Injunctions Against Unlawful Acts.

309-B:15 Injunctions Against Unlawful Acts. –
Whenever, as a result of an investigation under RSA 309-B:11 or RSA 309-B:12, the board believes that any person or firm has engaged, or is about to engage, in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of RSA 309-B:14, the board may make application to the appropriate court for an order enjoining such acts or practices. Upon a showing by the board that such person or firm has engaged, or is about to engage, in any such acts or practices, an injunction, restraining order, or other order as may be appropriate may be granted by such court.
Source.
1999, 236:1, eff. Sept. 7, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 309-B - New Hampshire Accountancy Act › Section 309-B:16 - Criminal Penalties.

309-B:16 Criminal Penalties. –
I. Whenever, by reason of an investigation under RSA 309-B:11 or otherwise, the board has reason to believe that any person or firm has knowingly engaged in acts or practices which constitute a violation of RSA 309-B:14, the board may bring its information to the attention of the department of justice of this state which may, in its discretion, cause appropriate criminal proceedings to be brought.
II. Any person who knowingly violates any provision of RSA 309-B:14 shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Source.
1999, 236:1, eff. Sept. 7, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 309-B - New Hampshire Accountancy Act › Section 309-B:17 - Single Act as Evidence of Practice.

309-B:17 Single Act as Evidence of Practice. –
In any action brought under RSA 309-B:12, RSA 309-B:15, or RSA 309-B:16, evidence of the commission of a single act prohibited by this chapter shall be sufficient to justify the imposition of a penalty, injunction, restraining order, or conviction, respectively, without evidence of a general course of conduct.
Source.
1999, 236:1, eff. Sept. 7, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 309-B - New Hampshire Accountancy Act › Section 309-B:18 - Confidential Communications.

309-B:18 Confidential Communications. –
Except by permission of the client for whom a licensee performs services, or the heirs, successors, or personal representatives of such client, a licensee or any partner, officer, member, manager, shareholder, or employee of a licensee shall not voluntarily disclose information communicated to such person by the client relating to and in connection with services rendered to the client by the licensee. Such information shall be deemed confidential, provided, however, that nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting the disclosure of information required to be disclosed by the standards of the public accounting profession in reporting on the examination of financial statements or as prohibiting disclosures in court proceedings or administrative proceedings before governmental agencies in instances where a subpoena or summons has been issued, in investigations or proceedings under RSA 309-B:11 or RSA 309-B:12, in ethical investigations conducted by private professional organizations, or in the course of peer reviews, or to other persons active in the organization performing services for that client on a need to know basis or to persons in such professional organization, peer review entity, or organization performing services for that client who need this information for the sole purpose of assuring quality control.
Source.
1999, 236:1, eff. Sept. 7, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 309-B - New Hampshire Accountancy Act › Section 309-B:19 - Licensees' Working Papers and Clients' Records.

309-B:19 Licensees' Working Papers and Clients' Records. –
I. Subject to the provisions of RSA 309-B:18, all statements, records, schedules, working papers, and memoranda made by a licensee or a partner, shareholder, officer, director, member, manager, or employee of a licensee, incident to, or in the course of, rendering services to a client except for the records that are part of the client's records, shall be and remain the property of the licensee in the absence of an express agreement between the licensee and the client to the contrary. No such statement, record, schedule, working paper, or memorandum shall be sold, transferred, or bequeathed, without the consent of the client or the client's personal representative or assignee, to anyone other than one or more surviving partner, member or stockholder or new partner, new member or new stockholder of the licensee, or any combined or merged firm or successor in interest to the licensee. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting any temporary transfer of work papers or other material necessary in the course of carrying out peer reviews or as otherwise interfering with the disclosure of information pursuant to RSA 309-B:18.
II. A licensee shall furnish to the client or former client, upon request and reasonable notice:
(a) A copy of the licensee's working papers, to the extent that such working papers include records that would ordinarily constitute part of the client's records and are not otherwise available to the client; and
(b) Any accounting or other records belonging to, or obtained from or on behalf of, the client that the licensee removed from the client's premises or received for the client's account. The licensee may make and retain copies of such documents of the client when they form the basis for work done by the licensee.
(c) A copy of computer-prepared client data diskettes containing client ledger data, spread sheet data, client documents and any other such data of the client or former client that would ordinarily constitute part of the client's records and not otherwise be available to the client.
III. Nothing in this section shall require a licensee to keep any work paper beyond the period prescribed in any other applicable statute.
Source.
1999, 236:1, eff. Sept. 7, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 309-B - New Hampshire Accountancy Act › Section 309-B:20 - Appointment of Secretary of State as Agent.

309-B:20 Appointment of Secretary of State as Agent. –
Application by a person or a firm not a resident of this state for a certificate under RSA 309-B:7 or a license to practice under RSA 309-B:8 shall constitute appointment of the secretary of state as the applicant's agent upon whom process may be served in any action or proceeding against the applicant arising out of any transaction or operation connected with or incidental to services performed by the applicant while a licensee within this state.
Source.
1999, 236:1, eff. Sept. 7, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 309-B - New Hampshire Accountancy Act › Section 309-B:21 - Severability.

309-B:21 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.
1999, 236:1, eff. Sept. 7, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 310 - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification › Section 310:1 - Purpose.

310:1 Purpose. –
The purpose of the office of professional licensure and certification is to promote efficiency and economy in the administration of the business processing, record keeping, and other administrative and clerical operations of professional licensing and certification boards, including both professional healthcare licensing and professional technical licensing. The individual licensing and certification boards that are organized under the office of professional licensure and certification have specialized knowledge and experience and are separate and distinct for the purpose of regulating their various professions. Notwithstanding the unique regulatory role of each board, the legislature finds that there are opportunities for improving efficiency and customer service by providing for the joint administration of the boards' administrative, clerical, business processing, and record keeping functions. Except as provided in this section, the licensing and certification boards and entities organized under the office of professional licensure and certification shall exercise the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities granted by statute.
Source.
2023, 235:8, eff. July 15, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 310 - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification › Section 310:3 - Executive Director; Directors; Unclassified Personnel.

310:3 Executive Director;  Directors;  Unclassified Personnel. –
I. The executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification shall be an unclassified employee of the state. The executive director shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the council, and shall serve for a term of 4 years. The executive director shall be qualified to hold that position by reason of professional competence, education, and experience. A vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
II. The executive director shall nominate for appointment by the governor and council the unclassified positions of director of the division of licensing and board administration and director of the division of enforcement. Each director shall be qualified for the position by reason of education, competence, and experience and shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director for a term of 4 years.
III. The executive director shall nominate for appointment by the governor and council the unclassified position of chief pharmacy compliance investigator and 2 unclassified pharmacy investigator positions. Each inspector shall be qualified for the position by reason of education, competence, and experience and shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director.
IV. The executive director shall nominate for appointment by the governor and council the unclassified positions of agency chief legal officer and board chief legal officer. Each officer shall be qualified for the position by reason of education, competence, and experience and shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director.
V. The salaries of the executive director, each division director, each legal officer, the chief pharmacy investigator, and each pharmacy investigator shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a.
Source.
2023, 235:8, eff. July 15, 2023.