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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 332-G - General Administration of Regulatory Boards and Commissions › Section 332-G:9 - Limitations on Actions.

332-G:9 Limitations on Actions. –
I. No disciplinary proceeding against an occupational licensee shall be initiated by a regulatory board or commission unless such action is commenced within 5 years of the date upon which the alleged violation of an applicable statute or rule occurred, or within 5 years of the date upon which the violation could reasonably have been discovered.
II. The time limitation provided in paragraph I shall be tolled (1) during the period of time during which a criminal action on the matter is pending in a trial court of this state, or of another state, or of the United States, (2) during the time in which a complainant is a minor or incapacitated, and (3) during any time which the accused prevents discovery of the subject matter of the alleged violation.
III. The time limitations established in this section shall not apply to the commencement of actions initiated by the real estate appraiser board under RSA 310-B.
Source.
2014, 34:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 332-G - General Administration of Regulatory Boards and Commissions › Section 332-G:11 - Investigative Costs.

332-G:11 Investigative Costs. –
For any order issued in resolution of a disciplinary proceeding by any board or commission, where such board or commission has found misconduct sufficient to support disciplinary action, the board or commission may require the licensee, registrant, or certificate holder who is the subject of such finding to pay the board or commission a sum not to exceed the reasonable cost of investigation and prosecution of the proceeding. Except where otherwise limited, this sum shall not exceed $10,000. This sum may be imposed in addition to any otherwise authorized administrative fines levied by the board or commission as part of the penalty. The investigative and prosecution costs shall be assessed by the board or commission and any sums recovered shall be credited as restricted revenue for the use of the board or commission and shall not lapse. Such sums shall be disbursed by the board or commission for any future investigations of complaints. Orders of the board or commission shall be subject to rehearing and appeal in the manner prescribed by RSA 541.
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2016, 34:1, eff. July 2, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 332-G - General Administration of Regulatory Boards and Commissions › Section 332-G:12 - Reciprocity Information.

332-G:12 Reciprocity Information. –
I. All boards or commissions shall grant a license to an individual certified or licensed in another state if it determines that the requirements or standards for certification or licensure in that state are equivalent to, or greater than, those established in New Hampshire. All boards and commissions shall post information on their website relative to reciprocal licensure or certification for persons holding a current and valid license or certification for the practice of the regulated profession in another state. Such information shall include a list of the states which the board or commission has determined to have license or certification requirements equal to, or greater than, the requirements of this state. The posting shall also list states with which the board or commission has:
(a) Entered into a reciprocity agreement;
(b) Entered into a multistate compact; or
(c) Established criteria for licensure by endorsement.
II. In addition, the posted reciprocity information shall clearly identify and describe the terms, conditions, or criteria under which a licensee or certificate holder from a listed state may obtain a license or certification in this state. Such terms, conditions, and criteria, may include, but shall not be limited to, the successful completion of an examination addressing the laws of the state of New Hampshire and the payment of a fee.
Source.
2017, 194:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2018. 2021, 91:184, eff. July 1, 2021; 197:123, eff. July 1, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 332-G - General Administration of Regulatory Boards and Commissions › Section 332-G:13 - Repealed by 2023, 212:5, eff. Oct. 3, 2023.

332-G:13 Repealed by 2023, 212:5, eff. Oct. 3, 2023. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 332-G - General Administration of Regulatory Boards and Commissions › Section 332-G:14 - Reciprocal and Temporary Licenses.

332-G:14 Reciprocal and Temporary Licenses. –
I. Any board or commission regulating an occupation or profession which is a member of an interstate licensure compact, or which has, in statute or by administrative rules, a procedure for reciprocity or temporary licensure for individuals from other states, need not comply with this section for any license or certificate issued by the board or commission.
II. Any board or commission may determine that another state's licensure is not comparable to New Hampshire's in education, training, experience, or scope of practice, and if so shall publish this determination on its website. An individual from such other state possessing such a license shall not be granted temporary or reciprocal licensure under this section.
III. A person applying for a temporary license shall present to the office of professional licensure and certification:
(a) A current equivalent license from another jurisdiction in the United States.
(b) A statement of good standing from the licensing authority.
(c) Authorization for a criminal history records check, if required.
(d) A completed application.
(e) A certification that the person has committed no acts or omissions which are grounds for disciplinary action in another jurisdiction, or, if such acts have been committed, would be grounds for disciplinary action.
(f) Other information specifically required by the board.
(g) Payment of a fee, not to exceed $100.
IV. After verifying the completeness of the application and information under paragraph III, the office of professional licensure and certification shall issue a temporary license valid for 120 days. No more than one temporary license shall be issued to any individual.
V. The board or commission shall review the application and information, prior to the expiration date of the temporary license. The board or commission shall issue a full-term New Hampshire license upon payment by the temporary license holder of the applicable license fee, unless the board or commission determines that the information shows that the individual does not qualify for such license. If the disqualification is due to state requirements that are not comparable, this determination shall be published as provided in paragraph II. Upon a determination of disqualification, the board or commission shall identify the disqualification in writing, which shall invalidate the temporary license.
Source.
2018, 283:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 332-I - Medical Records, Patient Information, and the Health Information Organization Corporation › Section 332-I:2 - Patient Information.

332-I:2 Patient Information. –
I. (a) The patient has the right to courtesy, respect, dignity, responsiveness, and timely attention to his or her needs.
(b) The patient has the right to receive information from the health care provider and to discuss the benefits, risks, and costs of appropriate treatment alternatives.
(c) The patient shall be fully informed by the health care provider of his or her medical condition, health care needs and diagnostic test results, including the manner by which such results will be provided and the expected time interval between testing and receiving results, unless medically inadvisable and so documented in the medical record.
(d) The patient has the right to make decisions regarding the health care that is recommended by the health care provider. Accordingly, patients may accept or refuse any recommended medical treatment and be involved in experimental research upon the patient's written consent only.
(e) The health care provider shall not reveal confidential communications or information without the consent of the patient, unless provided for by law or by the need to protect the welfare of the individual or the public interest.
(f) Subject to the terms and conditions of the patient's insurance plan, the patient shall have access to any provider in his or her insurance plan network and referral to a provider or facility within such network shall not be unreasonably withheld pursuant to RSA 420-J:8, XIV.
(g) When an individual's medical record is maintained in electronic form, the individual has the right to a report, based on whatever audit trail of that record is then maintained, of access to the record by a health care provider named by the individual within an identified period in the prior 3 years. The report shall indicate whether the named provider had access, or did not have access, or whether access could not be determined with the available data. If the named provider had access, the report shall summarize, as the available data permit, the extent of access to the record. This subparagraph shall not apply to individuals being held in correctional facilities within the state.
II. Facilities subject to RSA 151:21 and RSA 151:21-b shall be exempt from paragraph I.
Source.
1997, 331:12. 2006, 250:2. 2009, 252:2. 2010, 64:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 332-I - Medical Records, Patient Information, and the Health Information Organization Corporation › Section 332-I:4 - Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information; Marketing; Fundraising.

332-I:4 Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information;  Marketing;  Fundraising. –
I. A health care provider, or a business associate of the health care provider, shall obtain an authorization for any use or disclosure of protected health information for marketing. Such authorization shall meet the authorization implementation specifications for marketing under the regulations adopted pursuant to sections 262 and 264 of HIPAA, as amended.
II. (a) For use or disclosure of protected health information for fundraising, a health care provider, or a business associate of the health care provider, shall, in a clear and conspicuous manner, provide an opportunity for any intended recipient of one or more fundraising communications to elect not to receive such communications. A clear and conspicuous opportunity shall include, but not be limited to, simple election language and type of a sufficient size as to be easily readable by the average adult reader. Such opportunity shall be provided:
(1) Sixty days prior to any fundraising communication; or
(2) Upon presentation of the notice of privacy practices required by regulations adopted pursuant to sections 262 and 264 of HIPAA, as amended, if such notice is given to the intended recipient prior to any fundraising communication; or
(3) To an individual who does not elect to not receive fundraising communications in the opportunities in subparagraph (1) or (2), in any subsequent written fundraising communications.
(b) When an individual elects not to receive any fundraising communication, such election shall be treated as a revocation of authorization under 45 C.F.R. section 164.508.
III. Protected health information disclosed for marketing or fundraising shall not be disclosed by voice mail, an unattended facsimile, or through other methods of communication that are not secure.
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2009, 213:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2010 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 332-I - Medical Records, Patient Information, and the Health Information Organization Corporation › Section 332-I:5 - Unauthorized Disclosure.

332-I:5 Unauthorized Disclosure. –
In the event of a use or disclosure of protected health information by a health care provider or a business associate of a health care provider that is allowed under federal law but not permitted by RSA 332-I:4, the health care provider shall promptly notify in writing the individual or individuals whose protected health information was disclosed. A business associate shall be responsible for the cost of such notification if the use or disclosure was by the business associate.
Source.
2009, 213:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2010 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 332-I - Medical Records, Patient Information, and the Health Information Organization Corporation › Section 332-I:6 - Complaints; Right of Action.

332-I:6 Complaints;  Right of Action. –
An aggrieved individual may bring a civil action under RSA 332-I:4 or RSA 332-I:5 and, if successful, shall be awarded special or general damages of not less than $1,000 for each violation, and costs and reasonable legal fees.
Source.
2009, 213:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2010 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 332-I - Medical Records, Patient Information, and the Health Information Organization Corporation › Section 332-I:7 - to 332-I:10 Repealed by 2020, 37:4, XXII, eff. July 29, 2020.

332-I:7 to 332-I:10 Repealed by 2020, 37:4, XXII, eff. July 29, 2020. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 332-I - Medical Records, Patient Information, and the Health Information Organization Corporation › Section 332-I:11 - Limited Immunity.

332-I:11 Limited Immunity. –
Any health care provider who relies in good faith upon any information provided through the health information organization in the treatment of a patient, shall be immune from any criminal or civil liability arising from any damages caused by such good faith reliance. This immunity shall not apply to acts or omissions constituting negligence or reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.
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2011, 232:5, eff. July 5, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 332-I - Medical Records, Patient Information, and the Health Information Organization Corporation › Section 332-I:12 - Disposition of Assets.

332-I:12 Disposition of Assets. –
In the event of the dissolution of the corporation, its remaining assets after payment of all debts and obligations of the corporation, if any, shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not disposed of shall be disposed by a court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations as the court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.
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2012, 23:2, eff. Apr. 25, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 332-K - Nursing Care and Consumer Directed Attendant Care Services › Section 332-K:1 - Nursing Care and Consumer Directed Attendant Care Services; Care by Unlicensed Persons.

332-K:1 Nursing Care and Consumer Directed Attendant Care Services;  Care by Unlicensed Persons. –
I. No provision of Title XXX shall prohibit the following care:
(a) Nursing care provided by family and friends.
(b) Consumer directed attendant care services directed by or on behalf of an individual with a disability of any age who requires assistance with such services in order to live in his or her home and community, including a residential care facility.
II. For the purpose of this section:
(a) "Attendant care services" means assistance with any of the following:
(1) Activities of daily living;
(2) Instrumental activities of daily living; or
(3) Health maintenance activities.
(b) "Health maintenance activities" means activities that a licensed health care professional determines could be performed by the individual if the individual were physically able and may safely be performed in the home or community setting. Such activities include, but are not limited to, bowel and bladder care, routine ostomy care, medication administration, and wound care.
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2015, 239:2, eff. Sept. 11, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 332-L - Prohibiting Conversion Therapy on Minors › Section 332-L:1 - Definition.

332-L:1 Definition. –
In this chapter, "conversion therapy" means practices or treatments that seek to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender. Conversion therapy shall not include counseling that provides assistance to a person undergoing gender transition, or counseling that provides acceptance, support, and understanding of a person or facilitates a person's coping, social support, and identity exploration and development, including sexual-orientation-neutral interventions to prevent or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices, as long as such counseling does not seek to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity.
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2018, 167:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 332-L - Prohibiting Conversion Therapy on Minors › Section 332-L:2 - Prohibition; Violations and Enforcement.

332-L:2 Prohibition;  Violations and Enforcement. –
I. A person who is licensed to provide professional counseling under RSA 326-B, RSA 328-D, RSA 329, RSA 329-B, RSA 330-A:16, RSA 330-A:18, RSA 330-A:19, RSA 330-A:20, RSA 330-A:21, or RSA 330-C, including, but not limited to, a nurse, physician assistant, physician, psychologist, clinical social worker, clinical mental health counselor, marriage and family therapist, or licensed alcohol and drug counselor, or a person who performs counseling as part of the person's professional training for any of these professions, shall not engage in conversion therapy with a person under 18 years of age.
II. Any licensed professional, as listed in paragraph I, who proposes to engage or engages in conversion therapy on a patient under 18 years of age shall be considered to have engaged in unprofessional conduct and shall be subject to such discipline as the relevant licensing authority deems appropriate.
Source.
2018, 167:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 332-L - Prohibiting Conversion Therapy on Minors › Section 332-L:3 - Non-Infringement.

332-L:3 Non-Infringement. –
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to infringe on any constitutional right, including the free exercise of religion.
Source.
2018, 167:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 334 - Uniform Bills of Lading Act › Section 334:1 - to 334:43. Repealed by 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961.

334:1 to 334:43. Repealed by 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 334 - Uniform Bills of Lading Act › Section 334:44 - Issuing Bill, Goods Not Received.

334:44 Issuing Bill, Goods Not Received. –
Any officer, agent or servant of a carrier who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a bill knowing that all or any part of the goods for which such bill is issued have not been received by such carrier, or by an agent of such carrier or by a connecting carrier, or are not under the carrier's control at the time of issuing such bill, shall be guilty of a class B felony.
Source.
1917, 81:44. PL 314:44. RL 368:44. RSA 334:44. 1973, 528:219, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 334 - Uniform Bills of Lading Act › Section 334:45 - Issuing Bill, False Statements.

334:45 Issuing Bill, False Statements. –
Any officer, agent or servant of a carrier who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a bill for goods knowing that it contains any false statement shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
1917, 81:45. PL 314:45. RL 368:45. RSA 334:45. 1973, 528:220, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 334 - Uniform Bills of Lading Act › Section 334:46 - Issuing Bill, Duplicates.

334:46 Issuing Bill, Duplicates. –
Any officer, agent or servant of a carrier who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable bill for goods in violation of the provisions of RSA 382-A:7-402, knowing that a former negotiable bill for the same goods or any part of them is outstanding and uncancelled, shall be guilty of a class B felony.
Source.
1917, 81:46. PL 314:46. RL 368:46. RSA 334:46. 1973, 528:221, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 334 - Uniform Bills of Lading Act › Section 334:47 - Procuring Bill, Mortgaged Goods.

334:47 Procuring Bill, Mortgaged Goods. –
Any person who ships goods to which he has not title, or upon which there is a lien or mortgage, and who takes for such goods a negotiable bill, which he afterwards negotiates for value with intent to deceive and without disclosing his want of title or the existence of the lien or mortgage, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
Source.
1917, 81:47. PL 314:47. RL 368:47. RSA 334:47. 1973, 528:222, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 334 - Uniform Bills of Lading Act › Section 334:48 - Goods Not Delivered, Negotiating Bill.

334:48 Goods Not Delivered, Negotiating Bill. –
Any person who, with intent to deceive, negotiates or transfers for value a bill, knowing that any or all of the goods which by the terms of such bill appear to have been received for transportation by the carrier which issued the bill are not in the possession or control of such carrier, or of a connecting carrier, without disclosing this fact, shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
Source.
1917, 81:48. PL 314:48. RL 368:48. RSA 334:48. 1973, 528:223, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 334 - Uniform Bills of Lading Act › Section 334:49 - Goods Not Delivered, Procuring Bill.

334:49 Goods Not Delivered, Procuring Bill. –
Any person who, with intent to defraud, secures the issue by a carrier of a bill, knowing that, at the time of such issue, any or all of the goods described in such bill as received for transportation have not been received by such carrier, or an agent of such carrier or a connecting carrier, or are not under the carrier's control, by inducing an officer, agent or servant of such carrier falsely to believe that such goods have been received by such carrier, or are under its control, shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
Source.
1917, 81:49. PL 314:49. RL 368:49. RSA 334:49. 1973, 528:224, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 334 - Uniform Bills of Lading Act › Section 334:50 - Fraudulent Issue, Non-negotiable Bill.

334:50 Fraudulent Issue, Non-negotiable Bill. –
Any person who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a non-negotiable bill without the words "not negotiable" placed plainly upon the face thereof shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
Source.
1917, 81:50. PL 314:50. RL 368:50. RSA 334:50. 1973, 528:225, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 334 - Uniform Bills of Lading Act › Section 334:51 - to 334:53. Repealed by 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961.

334:51 to 334:53. Repealed by 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 335 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act › Section 335:1 - to 335:49. Repealed by 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961.

335:1 to 335:49. Repealed by 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 335 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act › Section 335:50 - Issue of Receipt for Goods Not Received.

335:50 Issue of Receipt for Goods Not Received. –
A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of the warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a receipt knowing that the goods for which such receipt is issued have not been actually received by such warehouseman, or are not under his actual control at the time of issuing such receipt, shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
Source.
1941, 97:50. RL 206:50. RSA 335:50. 1973, 528:226, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 335 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act › Section 335:51 - Issue of Receipt Containing False Statement.

335:51 Issue of Receipt Containing False Statement. –
A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who fraudulently issues or aids in fraudulently issuing a receipt for goods knowing that it contains any false statement, shall be guilty of an offense, and upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
Source.
1941, 97:51. RL 206:51. RSA 335:51. 1973, 528:227, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 335 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act › Section 335:52 - Issue of Duplicate Receipts Not So Marked.

335:52 Issue of Duplicate Receipts Not So Marked. –
A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable receipt for goods, knowing that a former negotiable receipt for the same goods or any part of them is outstanding and uncancelled, without plainly placing upon the face thereof the word "duplicate", except in the case of a lost or destroyed receipt after proceedings as provided for in RSA 382-A:7-601, shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person, for each offense.
Source.
1941, 97:52. RL 206:52. RSA 335:52. 1959, 247:2. 1973, 528:228, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 335 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act › Section 335:53 - Issue for Warehouseman's Goods of Receipts Which Do Not State That Fact.

335:53 Issue for Warehouseman's Goods of Receipts Which Do Not State That Fact. –
Where there are deposited with or held by a warehouseman goods of which he is owner, either solely or jointly or in common with others, such warehouseman, or any of his officers, agents or servants, who, knowing this ownership, issues or aids in issuing a negotiable receipt for such goods which does not state such ownership, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person, for each offense.
Source.
1941, 97:53. RL 206:53. RSA 335:53. 1973, 528:229, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 335 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act › Section 335:54 - Delivery of Goods Without Obtaining Negotiable Receipt.

335:54 Delivery of Goods Without Obtaining Negotiable Receipt. –
A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who delivers goods out of the possession of such warehouseman, knowing that a negotiable receipt the negotiation of which would transfer the right to the possession of such goods is outstanding and uncancelled, without obtaining the possession of such receipt at or before the time of such delivery, shall, except in the cases provided for in RSA 382-A:7-601, be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person, for each offense.
Source.
1941, 97:54. RL 206:54. RSA 335:54. 1959, 247:2. 1973, 528:230, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 335 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act › Section 335:55 - Negotiation of Receipt for Mortgaged Goods.

335:55 Negotiation of Receipt for Mortgaged Goods. –
Any person who deposits goods to which he has not title, or upon which there is a lien or mortgage, and who takes for such goods a negotiable receipt which he afterwards negotiates for value with intent to deceive and without disclosing his want of title or the existence of the lien or mortgage shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person, for each offense.
Source.
1941, 97:55. RL 206:55. RSA 335:55. 1973, 528:231, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 335 - Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act › Section 335:56 - to 335:59 Repealed by 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961.

335:56 to 335:59 Repealed by 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 336 - Interest › Section 336:1 - Rate of Interest.

336:1 Rate of Interest. –
I. The annual rate of interest in all business transactions in which interest is paid or secured, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing, shall equal 10 percent. No consumer credit transaction, as defined in RSA 358-K:1, V, shall be subject to this paragraph. If agreed upon in writing, interest on business transactions may include charging other than simple interest.
II. The annual simple rate of interest on judgments, including prejudgment interest, shall be a rate determined by the state treasurer as the prevailing discount rate of interest on 26-week United States Treasury bills at the last auction thereof preceding the last day of September in each year, plus 2 percentage points, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percentage point. On or before the first day of December in each year, the state treasurer shall determine the rate and transmit it to the director of the administrative office of the courts. As established, the rate shall be in effect beginning the first day of the following January through the last day of December in each year.
Source.
RS 190:2. CS 203:2. GS 213:2. GL 232:2. PS 203:1. 1921, 121:1. PL 313:1. RL 367:1. RSA 336:1. 1981, 348:1. 1995, 242:1. 1997, 193:4. 2001, 160:2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 336 - Interest › Section 336:2 - Time of Effective Rate.

336:2 Time of Effective Rate. –
I. The rate paid on judgments shall be the rate in effect at the time the verdict is rendered or a finding for pecuniary damages is made, as certified by the clerk of court.
II. The rate paid in business transactions shall be the rate in effect at the time the agreement for the business transaction is made.
Source.
1981, 348:1, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 337-A - Preservation of Private Business Records › Section 337-A:1 - Definitions.

337-A:1 Definitions. –
As used in this chapter:
I. "Business" includes every kind of private business, profession, occupation, calling, or operation of private institutions, whether carried on for profit or not.
II. "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, or any other association.
III. "Records" or "business records" include books of account, vouchers, documents, cancelled checks, payrolls, correspondence, records of sales, personnel, equipment and production, reports relating to any or all such records, and other business papers.
IV. "Reproduction" means a reproduction or durable medium for making a reproduction obtained by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, microcard, miniature photographic or other process which accurately reproduces or forms a durable medium for so reproducing the original.
Source.
1955, 192:1 par. 1, eff. June 9, 1955.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 337-A - Preservation of Private Business Records › Section 337-A:2 - Destruction of Records.

337-A:2 Destruction of Records. –
Unless a specific period is designated by law for their preservation, business records which persons by the laws of this state are required to keep or preserve may be destroyed after the expiration of 3 years from the making of such records without constituting an offense under such laws. This section does not apply to minute books of corporations nor to records of sales or other transactions involving weapons, poisons or other dangerous articles or substances capable of use in the commission of crimes.
Source.
1955, 192:1 par. 2, eff. June 9, 1955.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 337-A - Preservation of Private Business Records › Section 337-A:3 - Reproductions.

337-A:3 Reproductions. –
If in the regular course of business a person makes reproductions of original business records, the preservation of such reproductions constitutes compliance with any laws of this state requiring that business records be kept or preserved.
Source.
1955, 192:1 par. 3, eff. June 9, 1955.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 337-A - Preservation of Private Business Records › Section 337-A:4 - Application.

337-A:4 Application. –
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to diminish the authority of an officer of this state under existing law to permit the destruction of business records.
Source.
1955, 192:1 par. 4, eff. June 9, 1955.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 337-A - Preservation of Private Business Records › Section 337-A:5 - Construction.

337-A:5 Construction. –
This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it; but it shall not be interpreted and construed as requiring the preservation of business records for any longer period than they are now required by law to be preserved.
Source.
1955, 192:1 par. 5, eff. June 9, 1955.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 338 - Gambling Contracts › Section 338:1 - Title to Money, Etc.

338:1 Title to Money, Etc. –
No title or interest in money or any other thing can be acquired, lost, or changed by gambling, or by the payment, delivery, or transfer by any losing party. No note or security for any supposed debt growing out of a gambling transaction, or for money lent to gamble with or to pay gambling debts with, shall be valid. No such debt shall be a legal consideration for any contract or transaction, and any person may take advantage of such illegality, though a party to the transaction.
Source.
GS 254:9. GL 272:9. PS 270:15. PL 384:17. RL 447:15.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 338 - Gambling Contracts › Section 338:2 - Bets Void.

338:2 Bets Void. –
Except as authorized by the lottery commission, all bets and wagers upon any question where the parties have no interest in the subject except that created by the wager are void; and either party may recover any property by him or her deposited, paid, or delivered upon such wager or its loss, and repel any action brought for anything, the right or claim to which grows out of such bet or wager.
Source.
RS 30:8. CS 31:6. GS 254:12. GL 272:12. PS 270:16. PL 384:18. RL 447:16. 2019, 215:2, eff. July 12, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 338 - Gambling Contracts › Section 338:3 - Recovery of Property.

338:3 Recovery of Property. –
If any person shall receive any money or property, won by him upon any bet or wager as aforesaid, he shall be liable to the person losing it, in an action of assumpsit, trover or other form proper to recover it; and any security given for the payment of such loss shall be void.
Source.
RS 30:8. CS 31:8. GS 254:13. GL 272:13. PS 270:17. PL 384:19. RL 447:17.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 338 - Gambling Contracts › Section 338:4 - Contracts Deemed Bets.

338:4 Contracts Deemed Bets. –
Any contract or agreement for the purchase, sale, loan, payment, or use of money or property, real or personal, the terms of which are made to depend upon, or are to be varied or affected by, any uncertain event in which the parties have no interest except that created by such contract or agreement shall be deemed a bet or wager.
Source.
RS 30:7. CS 31:7. GS 254:14. GL 272:14. PS 270:18. PL 384:20. RL 447:18.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 338 - Gambling Contracts › Section 338:5 - Fantasy Sports Contests Exempt.

338:5 Fantasy Sports Contests Exempt. –
This chapter shall not apply to fantasy sports contests. For purposes of this chapter, the term "fantasy sports contest" means a fantasy or simulated game or contest, with or without an entry fee, in which one or more players compete against each other and winning outcomes reflect the relative knowledge and skill of the players and are determined predominantly by accumulated statistical results of the performance of individuals, including athletes in the case of sporting events.
Source.
2017, 247:2, eff. July 18, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 338-A - Prohibited Contracts › Section 338-A:1 - Indemnification Agreements Prohibited.

338-A:1 Indemnification Agreements Prohibited. –
Any agreement or provision whereby an architect, engineer, surveyor or his agents or employees is sought to be held harmless or indemnified for damages and claims arising out of circumstances giving rise to legal liability by reason of negligence on the part of any said persons shall be against public policy, void and wholly unenforceable.
Source.
1971, 407:1. 1973, 311:1, eff. Aug. 25, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 338-A - Prohibited Contracts › Section 338-A:2 - Indemnification as Part of Contract.

338-A:2 Indemnification as Part of Contract. –
Any provision for or in connection with a contract for construction, reconstruction, installation, alteration, remodeling, repair, demolition, or maintenance work, including without limitation, excavation, backfilling or grading, on any building or structure, whether underground or above ground, or on any real property, including without limitation any road, bridge, tunnel, sewer, water, or other utility line, which requires any party to indemnify any person or entity for injury to persons or damage to property not caused by the party or its employees, agents, or subcontractors, shall be void.
Source.
2004, 3:2, eff. Mar. 5, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 338-B - Council for Responsible Gambling › Section 338-B:2 - Statement of Purpose.

338-B:2 Statement of Purpose. –
Education, prevention, and treatment relating to gambling disorders are an integral part of a responsible gaming environment within the state.
Source.
2019, 215:5, eff. July 12, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 338-B - Council for Responsible Gambling › Section 338-B:3 - Establishment.

338-B:3 Establishment. –
There is established the council for responsible gambling which shall promote education, prevention, and treatment of problem gambling within the state.
Source.
2019, 215:5, eff. July 12, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 338-B - Council for Responsible Gambling › Section 338-B:4 - Membership.

338-B:4 Membership. –
I. The council shall consist of 5 members appointed by the governor and executive council and shall be qualified in the field of addiction or mental health services with a focus on problem gambling and shall be residents of the state. A member may be removed by the governor and executive council only for cause shown in accordance with RSA 4:1. The members shall elect one of their number as chairperson. Three members of the council shall constitute a quorum.
II. Members shall serve 3 year terms and until their successors are appointed; provided that for the initial appointments only, one member shall be appointed to a term of one year, 2 members shall be appointed to a term of 2 years and 2 members shall be appointed to a term of 3 years. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired terms.
III. Members of the council shall receive mileage at the rate of state employees when attending meetings of the council or performing duties on behalf of the council.
Source.
2019, 215:5, eff. July 12, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 338-B - Council for Responsible Gambling › Section 338-B:5 - Powers and Duties.

338-B:5 Powers and Duties. –
The council shall have the authority to enter into grants and contracts for the purposes of furthering education, prevention, and treatment of problem gambling within the state.
Source.
2019, 215:5, eff. July 12, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 338-B - Council for Responsible Gambling › Section 338-B:6 - Report of the Council.

338-B:6 Report of the Council. –
The council shall submit a biennial report to the governor and executive council on or before October 1 of each even-numbered year. The report shall include a description of the council's activities including a financial report for the relevant time period.
Source.
2019, 215:5, eff. July 12, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 338-B - Council for Responsible Gambling › Section 338-B:7 - Administrative Attachment.

338-B:7 Administrative Attachment. –
The council shall be administratively attached to the lottery commission in accordance with RSA 21-G:10. In addition to the support provided to an administratively attached agency, the lottery commission shall also provide the following to the council:
I. Funding in an amount not to exceed $250,000 per fiscal year to conduct the activities prescribed by this chapter. In accordance with the purpose of this chapter, these payments shall be considered administrative expenses of the lottery commission as set forth in RSA 284:21-j.
II. Meeting and office space as reasonably required by the council to conduct the activities prescribed by this chapter.
III. Personnel as reasonably required by the council to conduct activities prescribed by this chapter, except that the lottery commission may charge the council for use of such personnel pursuant to an agreement between the lottery commission and the council.
Source.
2019, 215:5, eff. July 12, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 339 - Sales of Certain Articles › Section 339:1 - Sales Tickets.

339:1 Sales Tickets. –
All persons selling tickets for bread, milk or cream shall use some form of coupon ticket which shall be detached by the purchaser as used, or, if single tickets be used, they shall be defaced, punched or cancelled in some way at the time of sale and shall not be again used.
Source.
1903, 56:1. PL 162:1. RL 193:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 339 - Sales of Certain Articles › Section 339:2 - Penalty for Reuse.

339:2 Penalty for Reuse. –
Any person using such ticket a second time shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1903, 56:2. PL 162:2. RL 193:2. RSA 339:2. 1973, 531:104, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 339 - Sales of Certain Articles › Section 339:2-a - Duty of Receiver.

339:2-a Duty of Receiver. –
Any person to whom unsolicited merchandise is addressed may refuse delivery or accept the merchandise as a gift without incurring any legal obligation to the sender. Replacements or substitutes for original orders shall not be considered unsolicited merchandise for the purposes of this section.
Source.
1971, 456:8. 1973, 383:1, eff. Aug. 29, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 339 - Sales of Certain Articles › Section 339:3 - to 339:10. Repealed by 1969, 156:1, eff. July 21, 1969.

339:3 to 339:10. Repealed by 1969, 156:1, eff. July 21, 1969. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 339 - Sales of Certain Articles › Section 339:11 - to 339:13. Repealed by 1985, 72:4, V, eff. July 1, 1985.

339:11 to 339:13. Repealed by 1985, 72:4, V, eff. July 1, 1985. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 339 - Sales of Certain Articles › Section 339:14 - Stamping.

339:14 Stamping. –
Each manufacturer of leather shall have the exclusive right of stamping leather by him manufactured with the initials of his Christian name and the whole of his surname, and the name of the town of his abode; and such stamp shall be deemed a warranty that the leather so stamped is merchantable, made of good materials and well manufactured.
Source.
RS 107:3. CS 110:3. GS 111:8. GL 122:17. PS 126:12. PL 162:14. RL 193:14.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 339 - Sales of Certain Articles › Section 339:15 - Penalty.

339:15 Penalty. –
If any person shall fraudulently stamp any leather with the name or stamp of any other person he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
RS 107:4. CS 110:4. GS 111:9. GL 122:18. PS 126:13. PL 162:15. RL 193:15. RSA 339:15. 1973, 528:232, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 339 - Sales of Certain Articles › Section 339:16 - to 339:18. Repealed by 1985, 72:4, VI, eff. July 1, 1985.

339:16 to 339:18. Repealed by 1985, 72:4, VI, eff. July 1, 1985. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 339 - Sales of Certain Articles › Section 339:19 - Net Weight.

339:19 Net Weight. –
All contracts for the sale and purchase of raw or unmanufactured cotton, made within this state, shall be taken and deemed to be contracts for sale and purchase at actual weights, exclusive of the weight of bagging, rope, iron ties or straps, or any other material in which cotton may be packed.
Source.
1870, 34:1. GL 122:27. PS 126:17. PL 162:19. RL 193:19.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 339 - Sales of Certain Articles › Section 339:20 - Marking.

339:20 Marking. –
Where there is no special agreement as to the amount of tare to be allowed on each bale, every bale of raw or unmanufactured cotton sold or offered for sale within this state shall have legibly marked upon it, or upon some tag securely fixed thereto, the gross weight of such bale and the aggregate weight of the bagging, rope and ties, or other materials in which the cotton is packed, together with the name of the weigher.
Source.
1870, 34:2. GL 122:28. PS 126:18. PL 162:20. RL 193:20.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce › Chapter 339 - Sales of Certain Articles › Section 339:21 - Weighing by Sample.

339:21 Weighing by Sample. –
For the purpose of ascertaining the weight of the packing material upon cotton, according to the provisions of this subdivision, and in the absence of a special agreement as to tare, it shall be lawful to weigh by sample; but there shall be an actual weighing of the packing materials of at least one bale in 10 of each lot, after the same shall have been stripped or removed from the bale.
Source.
1870, 34:3. GL 122:29. PS 126:19. PL 162:21. RL 193:21.