115 chapters · 1,594 sections in this title.
RSA 172-B:1 Definitions
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In this chapter: I. "Alcohol abuser" means anyone who drinks to an extent or with a frequency which impairs or endangers his health, or his social and economic functioning, or the health and welfare of others. The class of alcohol abusers includes the smaller class of alcoholics.…
RSA 172-B:2 Provision of Services; Acceptance Into Treatment
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I. The commissioner shall have the authority and accountability for providing or arranging for the provision of a comprehensive system of alcoholism prevention and treatment services. II. All state funds appropriated specifically for the prevention and treatment of alcoholism, an…
RSA 172-B:3 Treatment and Services
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I. When a peace officer encounters a person who, in the judgment of the officer, is intoxicated as defined in RSA 172-B:1, X, the officer may take such person into protective custody and shall take whichever of the following actions is, in the judgment of the officer, the most ap…
RSA 172-B:4 Laws Relating to Intoxication
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I. No political subdivision of the state may adopt or enforce an ordinance or bylaw having the force of law that includes being found in an intoxicated condition as one of the elements of the offense giving rise to a criminal or civil penalty. No political subdivision may interpr…