Title XII, Public Safety and Welfare

Any county furnishing any assistance to any person within 6 years preceding his death shall be entitled to recover from the estate of such person the sum or sums paid out for such assistance, the same to be a preferred claim against his said estate after the payment of his funera…

I. Except when a county assisted person has made arrangements for a prepaid funeral, if the total liquid assets of a county assisted person at death are less than $1,000, there shall be an automatic assignment to the funeral director or the person who paid for the funeral and bur…

Any county furnishing assistance to any person who is returned to an income status after receiving the assistance which enables him to reimburse the county without financial hardship, may recover from such person the amount of assistance provided.

The county commissioners may make needful orders and regulations for the removal of county assisted persons to the county poor farm, or any other place by them designated; and no town shall be entitled to compensation for the support of a county assisted person after notice of, a…

The amount of money spent by a county to support a county assisted person under this chapter shall, except for just cause, be made a lien on any real estate owned by the county assisted person. The liens are effective during the lifetime of the county assisted person, or until en…

Liens arising under RSA 166:20 may be enforced by a bill in equity.

Such lien shall be subordinate to mortgage and other valid liens, recorded with the register of deeds prior to the recording of the notice of lien referred to in RSA 166:20.

I. A county shall be entitled to a lien upon property passing under the terms of a will or by intestate succession, a property settlement or a civil judgment for personal injuries awarded any person granted assistance by the county under RSA 166 for the amount of assistance grant…

No person who is otherwise eligible for support under this chapter shall receive such support unless and until all able-bodied adults under the age of 65 years, except those regularly attending school, who are related to such person, regularly residing in the same household as su…

If a county acting in its capacity as agent for a city or town under RSA 165:34 spends any sum for the support, return to his home or burial of a county assisted person having a residence in a town or city, or another county, or for the support, return to his home or burial of an…

It shall be the duty of the county commissioners to contract with the overseers of public welfare of a town or city for the support of any county assisted persons therein who have resided for a long time or have local associations in such town or city and desire to remain there, …

Any person who is, or becomes, a recipient of old age assistance, aid to the permanently and totally disabled or intermediate care facility assistance while at a hospital, home for the aged, nursing home, rest home, convalescent home, residential care facility for adults, or simi…