Title I, The State and Its Government

I. The commissioner may decertify, suspend, or take other disciplinary action against any person for failure to comply with the rules of the assessing standards board adopted pursuant to RSA 21-J:14-f, II or the assessing certification board adopted pursuant to 310-C. II. Any per…

The general court finds that the encouragement and support of the establishment of multi-jurisdictional assessing districts is in the state's interest in order to ensure the accuracy and fairness of valuations of real property for the purposes of administration of the education t…

I. Any 2 or more municipalities may form a cooperative assessing district under this chapter by utilizing the process set forth in RSA 53-A, relative to agreements between government units. II. A cooperative assessing district agreement may include a county as an administrative p…

I. The intergovernmental agreement used to form a cooperative assessing district shall substantially conform to the provisions outlined in RSA 53-A:3 and shall include the following: (a) A district cost allocation formula based in whole or in part on the number of parcels of real…

The commissioner, or the commissioner's authorized agents, may issue a written cease and desist order against any person, firm, corporation, or municipality that does not comply with RSA 21-J:11, I, RSA 21-J:14-f, or RSA 310-C. Any such act may be enjoined by the superior court, …

I. Upon the recommendation of the commissioner, the governor and council are authorized to approve such changes in internal administrative departmental organization not inconsistent with RSA 21-P as the governor and council find from time to time may improve or make more economic…

Unless otherwise expressly declared: I. Words purporting to give a joint authority to 3 or more public officers shall give such authority to a majority of them. II. The authority of any board, commission, or other body whose members are approved by the governor and council to con…

There is established within the department a municipal and property division, under the supervision of an unclassified director of the municipal and property division, who shall be responsible for the following functions: I. Providing technical assistance to the political subdivi…

I. No state agency shall use any software platform developed, in whole or in part, by Kaspersky Lab or any entity of which Kaspersky Lab has a majority ownership. II. In this section, "state agency" means any department, commission, board, institution, bureau, office, or other en…

The department shall promote pollution prevention actions in all sectors of the state, including, but not limited, to the department itself, other state agencies, local governmental entities, the regulated communities, and homeowners, as the preferred option for meeting establish…

I. The board shall hear and decide appeals from decisions of the commissioner relative to contract interpretation or other decisions affecting persons not employed by the department, municipalities, or private property, except condemnations of property for public uses, and the as…

The attorney general shall, in accordance with the provisions of RSA 541-A, adopt rules required of him by RSA 21-G to properly carry out the functions of the department.

I. The general court hereby specifically states that this chapter is in no way and to no extent intended to, nor shall it be construed in any manner to, impair the contractual or other obligations of any agency abolished by the general court or of the state of New Hampshire. It i…

I. The director of procurement and support services may purchase materials and supplies in advance of requisition by state departments and institutions, and such purchases shall be a charge against each departmental or institutional appropriation upon requisition and delivery. II…

This chapter shall be construed in all respects so as to meet all constitutional requirements. If any provision or clause of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications…

There is created within the department of safety, division of fire safety, the classified position of hazardous materials incident response coordinator. The coordinator shall oversee the preparedness of the state's regional hazardous materials response teams as provided in RSA 21…

I. The commissioner may require a background investigation and a criminal history records check on any candidate for employment or promotion prior to a final offer of employment. The commissioner may request only a state records check or both a federal and state records check, to…

The department of safety, through its officials, shall: I. Establish and maintain a comprehensive catalog of maps showing tower and site locations of all municipal, county, and state government radio systems throughout the state. II. Collect maps from every municipality, county, …

There is established in the department of environmental services the position of state pollution prevention coordinator. The coordinator shall be a classified employee qualified by reason of education and experience. It is the intent of the legislature that coordination of pollut…

I. There is hereby established the incapacitated and vulnerable adult fatality review committee (committee) which shall be administratively attached, under RSA 21-G:10, to the department of justice. II. The attorney general shall appoint members and alternate members to the commi…

All furniture bought shall be charged to the proper department, and shall not be a charge upon the appropriation for the care, maintenance, and repair of the state buildings.

In this subdivision: I. "Hazardous materials" means "hazardous materials" as defined in RSA 147-B:2, VIII. II. "Waste" means "hazardous waste" as defined in RSA 147-B:2, VII.

The accounting and reporting procedure for the auditing of county accounts, including each county's annual report, shall be uniform in all counties.

This chapter and any laws enacted by the general court relative to executive branch reorganization shall not be construed or applied in any way which will prevent full compliance by the state, or any department, office, or agency thereof, with the requirements of any act of the C…

The word "grantor" may include every person by or from whom any estate or interest in land passes in or by any deed; and the word "grantee" may include every person to whom any such estate or interest passes in like manner.

I. There is hereby established the cybersecurity advisory committee (CAC) which shall be chaired by the chief information security officer. II. The committee shall advise the commissioner or the commissioner's designee on cybersecurity concerns, promote awareness, develop effecti…

No person shall assume their role as a corrections officer unless such person has satisfactorily completed mental health training focusing on post-traumatic stress from a program developed and delivered by the New Hampshire police standards and training council. Subsequent to ini…

I. There is hereby established the domestic violence fatality review committee within the department of justice to conduct comprehensive, multidisciplinary reviews of deaths related to domestic violence for the purpose of preventing domestic violence related fatalities through th…

I. The director of procurement and support services may purchase supplies or services for the legislative or judicial branches whenever the governing body thereof so desires and the director deems that such purchases can be made advantageously. In addition, the director may inclu…

There is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer a nonlapsing fund to be known as the Internet crimes against children (NH ICAC) fund which shall be kept distinct and separate from all other funds. The fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund, and…

I. The commissioner of the department of safety shall regulate and promote the safe transportation of hazardous materials and wastes by all modes of transportation within this state by: (a) Adopting as rules, under RSA 541-A, the current version of the regulations promulgated by …

The accounting officers of the several counties, cities, towns, school and village districts, and their departments, shall keep uniform accounts; provided, however, that any community that budgets on a July 1 to June 30 basis shall be permitted to budget teacher salaries on the s…

All books, papers, records and unexpended appropriations or other funds, actions, and other property of every kind, movable and immovable, real and personal, heretofore possessed, controlled, or used by each agency abolished whose powers, duties, functions and responsibilities ar…

The word "mortgagor" or "mortgagee" may include any person claiming under such party or having his right.

In this subdivision: I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of environmental services. II. "Coordinator" means the state pollution prevention coordinator. III. "Department" means the department of environmental services. IV. "Pollution prevention" means the use of materials, pr…

There is hereby established in the state treasury a state prison fund, which shall be administered by the department of corrections. The fund shall not lapse. The fund is established for the purpose of design and construction of a new New Hampshire state prison.

The commissioner shall provide all necessary and reasonable clerical support requested by the appeals board. At a minimum the commissioner shall: I. Provide all necessary clerical and support personnel and services in order to: (a) Prepare notices and other documents required und…

I. The director of procurement and support services may, upon written application of the governing board of any agency, authorize such governing board, or one or more individuals designated by such board, to purchase supplies for the agency directly from vendors by the use of fie…

I. When evaluating bids for electric power supply and services, the quality of service, the reliability of service, the coordination of services, and other reasonable factors shall be considered in addition to the price of electricity. The bidding process shall be open to bids wh…

Agencies shall make use of contracts which have been entered into by the department of administrative services, division of procurement and support services, for more than one agency when procuring commodities or services that are available to the agency under such contracts, unl…

I. In addition to the division of procurement and support services' authority to allow the use of field purchase orders or procurement cards for the purchase of supplies under RSA 21-I:17-a, the director of procurement and support services may authorize agencies, or their designe…

Notwithstanding the provisions of any rule adopted under the authority of RSA 21-P:17 pertaining to the qualification of drivers, it shall not be unlawful for a person 18 years of age on or before January 1, 2011 to drive in intrastate commerce any vehicle carrying home heating o…

The coordinator shall: I. Recommend to the commissioner methods to incorporate pollution prevention into all the department's programs, based upon recommendations from each of the department's relevant bureaus and divisions. II. Develop and lead implementation of a strategy to in…

All employees heretofore engaged in the performance of duties in each agency abolished whose powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities are transferred in accordance with this chapter and any laws enacted by the general court relative to executive branch reorganization are h…

I. To the extent indicated in this section, the following agencies and purchases are exempted from the provisions of this chapter. All exempt purchases shall be made in accordance with the existing laws governing such purchases: (a) The university system of New Hampshire shall no…

An appeal under this subdivision shall be considered a rehearing for purposes of RSA 541 and any other provision of law requiring a rehearing in the department prior to taking an appeal to any court.