Title I, The State and Its Government

As soon as possible after every final adjournment of a session of the general court and in any case consistently with the schedule of performance set forth in contracts for printing and binding of session laws of the general court, the state librarian shall prepare and furnish th…

The publications authorized under RSA 20:9 shall be distributed as follows: one copy to each city and town in the state, one copy to such of the public libraries requesting them, 50 copies to the New Hampshire Historical Society, 50 copies to the state library and the remainder t…

One copy of each publication provided for in RSA 20:5, 6, and 7 shall be sent by the agency responsible for its issue, free of charge, to each of the following officers and bodies: governor, each member of the council, each agency and institution of the state, state house press r…

Upon request of the speaker of the house of representatives or the president of the senate, additional copies of the manual and of the paper bound and hard bound session laws, from any which have not been otherwise distributed under this chapter, shall be delivered to the clerks …

The secretary of state shall discontinue distribution of books or reports to any free public library when notified by its trustees that they have voted not to receive them.

Books and reports furnished free by state agencies and institutions to any free public library may be disposed of at the best price obtainable, but only with the approval of the state librarian and of the secretary of state.

The commission appointed under the provisions of chapter 221, Laws of 1953, to revise, codify, and amend the Revised Laws of the state of New Hampshire, is authorized and directed to prepare for publication and to publish the act passed at this session entitled, House Bill No. 75…

The whole act with the changes, additions and corrections authorized by RSA 20:14 shall be published in one or more volumes as the commission shall determine. The volume shall be bound in a manner suitable for the insertion of cumulative pocket parts to contain subsequent session…

I. Unless otherwise directed by the joint committee on legislative facilities, the director of legislative services is authorized to distribute official bound volumes of the Revised Statutes Annotated, replacement volumes thereof and periodic supplements thereto free of charge to…

Remaining copies of the Revised Statutes Annotated, furnished to the secretary of state by the publisher, may be sold by the secretary of state at such price or prices as the governor and council may determine.

The separate volume of the session laws for the 1955 session published pursuant to RSA 20:2 shall not include H.B. 75 "An Act to revise and codify, the Revised Laws of the State of New Hampshire," the publication of which is herein authorized to be published as the Revised Statut…

The separate volume of the session laws for the 1959 session published pursuant to RSA 20:2 shall not include this act adopting the uniform commercial code. This act shall be published in the Revised Statutes Annotated.

If such a bureau is established, the governor may make rules and regulations relative to the reproduction of forms, letters, papers, reports and the like by said bureau.

After any bill or joint resolution has been enacted by the general court, but prior to the printing of the acts and resolves of any session, the director of legislative services shall reexamine the same. If such reexamination shows any error or omission in the references to statu…

The director of legislative services is hereby authorized to contract, with the approval of the joint committee on legislative facilities, for the editorial preparation and publication of original, replacement or revised volumes of the official Revised Statutes Annotated and peri…

The clerks of the senate and house of representatives shall cause to be printed in pamphlet form at the close of each legislative day sufficient copies of the daily journals of their respective body, and shall make sufficient copies available to members of each body as soon as pr…

The governor is hereby authorized to transfer to the bureau of mimeographing any employee of any state department or agency, except as hereinafter provided, authorized to do work on mimeographing, photostating or multilithing or other such machines and all unexpended appropriatio…

The clerks of the senate and house of representatives shall at the close of each legislative session: I. Cause such numbers of copies of the permanent journals with indexes as the president of the senate and speaker of the house shall respectively direct to be printed and bound i…

As soon as possible after final adjournment of each session of the general court and in any case consistently with the schedule of performance set forth in contracts for printing and binding of the permanent journals of the general court, the state librarian shall prepare and fur…

Provided however that no employee and funds shall be transferred under the authority of the preceding section where such transfer would affect the receipt of federal assistance in any way and provided further that no employee so transferred shall receive less compensation than he…

The clerks of the senate and house of representatives may cause to be printed sufficient copies of every bill and joint resolution after its second reading, and shall make sufficient copies available to each member of those bodies as soon as printed. Thirty-five copies of each sh…

The secretary of state, under the direction of the governor and council, shall prepare and cause to be printed a manual for each session of the legislature which follows the November general election, containing such matter as may be useful to the members thereof, and shall deter…

The governor is authorized to transfer to the bureau so established any equipment belonging to any department or agency used in the mimeographing, photostating, multilithing, microfilming or by any other method of reproducing forms, letters, papers, reports and the like, except i…

All agencies and institutions of the state shall submit their reports to the governor and council, who may limit the amount of matter to be published in each. The agencies and institutions shall cause their reports to be printed in such number as they think wise, and they shall c…

All state departments administering permitting programs that regulate the use of real property or the construction or operation of stationary structures, infrastructure, or facilities on real property shall, beginning on April 30, 2027, and on each April 30 thereafter, report in …

I. All agencies and departments of the state shall issue biennial reports summarizing their operations. All reports shall cover periods ending on June 30, and be posted to the state transparency website, with one paper copy submitted to the state library by October 1. Biennial re…

The governor and council may cause to be printed such special reports of state officers and institutions as they deem expedient.

The secretary of state, with the approval of the governor and council, may from time to time collect, arrange, transcribe, and cause to be printed such portions of the early state and provincial records as he may deem expedient. He shall determine the style, form, and quantity to…

In all publications of the state or any subdivision, branch, department or commission thereof, other than in statutes enacted by the general court, the counties of the state shall be listed in alphabetical order.

In this chapter: I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of information technology. II. "Department" means the department of information technology.

I. The general court finds that the efficient administration of transportation functions is best achieved by the consolidation and unified direction of transportation procedures, programs, and related functions. The general court declares that the economic well-being and physical…

The general court finds that, despite the highly skilled work performed and the excellent reputation attained by the office of the attorney general over the years, there is a need for more opportunities for career advancement within the office. It further finds an ever-increasing…

I. The general court finds that the students, parents, general citizenry, local school teachers and administrators, local governments, local school boards, school administrative units, and state government have a joint and shared responsibility for the quality of education delive…

The purpose of this chapter is to improve the administration of state government by consolidating and providing unified direction of procedures, programs, and related functions in the field of public safety, in order to help assure the security and physical safety of the citizens…

I. There is established the department of environmental services, an agency of the state under the executive direction of the commissioner of environmental services. II. The department of environmental services, through its officials, shall be responsible for the following genera…

I. There is hereby established the department of administrative services, an agency of the state, under the executive direction of a commissioner of administrative services. The commissioner of administrative services shall serve as the chief fiscal planning and control officer o…

I. There is established the department of revenue administration, an agency of the state, under the executive direction of a commissioner of revenue administration. II. The department of revenue administration, through its officials, shall be responsible for the following general…

The purpose of this chapter is to improve the administration of state government by consolidating and providing unified direction of policies, procedures and programs in the field of corrections. It is the intent of the general court that this consolidation lead to improved integ…

The purpose of this chapter is to provide a mechanism for information sharing between the state agencies responsible for regulating financial services and to promote improved communication and cooperation between agencies with respect to the enforcement of financial services, sta…

A state agency that contracts with the private sector for the use of film or video in an advertising, promotional, or educational program shall use New Hampshire talent whenever possible. In this section, "New Hampshire talent" means the people used both in front of and behind th…

In this chapter, and unless the specific context indicates otherwise: I. "Agency" means any department, institution, bureau, or office of the state, as well as other public and private children and youth service organizations providing services under contract or agreement with an…

In the construction of all statutes the following rules shall be observed, unless such construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the legislature or repugnant to the context of the same statute.

The common law rule that a person is a minor to the age of 21 is hereby abrogated. A person who has reached his eighteenth birthday is hereby declared to be of majority for all purposes, except as prohibited by the constitution of New Hampshire and of the United States.

This chapter shall be known as the Executive Branch Reorganization Act of 1983.

In order to enhance its ability to provide education and training assistance to municipalities, regional agencies, persons subject to regulation by the department, and the public a nonlapsing revolving fund, which shall not exceed $30,000 on June 30 of each year, shall be establi…

In this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings: I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of administrative services. I-a. [Repealed.] II. "Physical facilities" means buildings of every kind and the fixtures attached thereto. III. [Repealed.] IV. [Repealed.]…