Title XII, Public Safety and Welfare

I. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the state fire marshal relative to the application and enforcement of the state building code pursuant to RSA 153:8-a, I(a), or the state fire code, may appeal the decision to the board. II. The board shall hold a hearing within 40 days of…

I. The board shall hear appeals of final decisions of the electricians' board established under RSA 319-C:4, the board of home inspectors established under RSA 310-A:186, and the mechanical licensing board established under RSA 153:27-a. II. The board shall hold a hearing within …

I. The board shall hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the local building official relative to the application and interpretation of the state building code and state fire code as defined in RSA 155-A:1, and shall hear appeals of final decision…

I. A party to the proceeding shall have the right to file a petition in the superior court of the county in which the building or structure is located to review the final order of the board within 30 days of the date of the final order. II. At the earliest practical time, the cou…

If any building ordered razed, removed, or made safe and sanitary by repairs contains personal property or fixtures which will unreasonably interfere with the razing, removal, or repair of such building, or if the razing or removal of the building makes necessary the removal of s…

I. Any new construction, reconstruction, alteration, or maintenance in any state owned building, plant, fixture, or facility, meeting the definition of "project" in RSA 21-I:78, considered a major project under RSA 21-I:80, and constructed using any state funding, shall meet a hi…

If in any city or town, an excavation for building purposes is left open for more than 6 months without proceeding with the erection of a building thereon, whether or not completed, or if any excavation or basement is not filled to grade or otherwise protected after a building is…

I. Residential cabins in youth recreation camps as defined in RSA 170-E:55 shall meet the applicable existing chapter in the state building code, provided however, that no new or renovated structures used as youth recreation camp cabins shall require automatic sprinkler systems. …

The provisions of this chapter are supplementary to other statutory and charter provisions and do not limit the authority of any city or town to enact and enforce ordinances on the same subject.

I. For purposes of the state building code, spruce-pine-fir south (SPFS) lumber harvested and milled in New Hampshire and graded either by a grader permitted under RSA 426:18 or by an American Lumber Standard Committee (ALSC) accredited agency shall be accepted wherever spruce-pi…

A party aggrieved by the judgment of a municipal or district court upon issue joined in such case may, within 15 days after the rendition of the judgment, appeal to the superior court therefrom and the superior court shall hear said appeal forthwith.

I. The building code review board shall amend the state building code to address the building and the building's electrical system when a plug-in solar generation system is used. II. Each plug-in solar generation system shall be installed and operated in accordance with the state…

Terms used in this subdivision shall be construed as follows unless a different meaning is clearly apparent from the language or content: I. "Places of assembly" shall mean a room or space in which provision is made for the congregation or assembly of 100 or more persons for reli…

No person shall own or operate a place of assembly within this state unless licensed so to do by the licensing agency of the state, city, town, or village district where said place of assembly is located, including assemblies occurring on state waters or ice formed on state water…

A permit shall be obtained from the licensing agency by the owner or operator of any place of assembly. Such permit shall be issued without charge for one year from date of issue and shall be revocable for cause. Application for permit shall be made to the licensing agency who ma…

I. All buildings, building components, and structures constructed in New Hampshire shall comply with the state building code and state fire code. The construction, design, structure, maintenance, and use of all buildings or structures to be erected and the alteration, renovation,…

The governing body of any city or town may order the owner of any hazardous building within the municipality to correct the hazardous condition of such building or to raze or remove the same.

In the absence of such bylaws the selectmen shall make regulations for the purposes named in the preceding section.

No owner shall permit any excavation of earth on his premises without first obtaining a permit therefor, except as follows: I. Existing Excavations. The owner of an excavation which lawfully existed as of August 24, 1979, from which earth material of sufficient weight or volume t…

In addition to any bylaws or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, the town or village district or selectmen shall require that no double door in any building open to the public, where 2 doors are in one doorway, be locked, bolted or otherwise fastened so that both doors …

I. No permit shall be required for the following types of excavations: (a) Excavation that is exclusively incidental to the construction or alteration of a building or structure or the construction or alteration of a parking lot or way including a driveway on a portion of the pre…

I. Any tent or other place of assembly covered by canvas or other fabric, textile, or flame resistant material that is erected on public or private property shall comply with the applicable provisions of the state building code and state fire code. II. No permit under RSA 155:19 …

The firewards and engineers, if any, otherwise the selectmen of the town or the commissioners of the village district, as the case may be, shall constitute a board for the inspection of the buildings and halls mentioned in RSA 155:1, and shall inspect the same from time to time.

The order shall state, in writing, the grounds therefor, specifying the necessary repairs, if any, and providing a reasonable time for compliance. It shall also state that a motion for summary enforcement of the order will be made to the court of the district or municipality in w…

I. The local legislative body, as defined in RSA 155-A:1, IX, is hereby empowered and authorized to establish a local enforcement agency, as defined in RSA 155-A:1, III, to enforce the state building code adopted under RSA 155-A. The local legislative body may adopt a nationally …

Any owner or owner's designee subject to this chapter shall, prior to excavation of his land, apply to the regulator in each city or town involved for a permit for excavation. If the area subject to this chapter is situated in an unincorporated place application shall be made to …

I. Notwithstanding any provision of the state building code or state fire code requiring the installation of arc-fault circuit interrupters, after repeated tripping of an AFCI device and determination the branch circuit is not causing the AFCI to trip, an AFCI device may be repla…

I. The building code board of appeals shall hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the building official or fire official relative to the application and interpretation of the state building code or state fire code as defined in RSA 155-A:1. If th…

I. The board of mayor and aldermen, or the corresponding governmental body of any city, is hereby empowered and authorized to pass and adopt ordinances establishing a local enforcement agency, as defined in RSA 155-A:1 and amending the state building code as permitted by RSA 155-…

I. In cities or towns operating under the town council form of government, and in counties with unincorporated towns or unorganized places, the local legislative body shall determine the manner in which a local enforcement agency, as defined in RSA 155-A:1, and amendments to the …

I. Any town not operating under the town council form of government, or any village district which is specifically authorized by law to enact a building code, shall establish a local enforcement agency as defined in RSA 155-A:1 and amend the state building code as permitted by RS…

I. Twenty-five or more voters may petition for an amendment to the state building code. Petitioned amendments shall be voted only at the annual town or village district meeting. A petition to amend the state building code shall be submitted to the board of selectmen or the villag…

I. Notice shall be given for the time and place of each public hearing held under RSA 155-A:3-f through 3-h at least 10 calendar days before the hearing. The notice required under this section shall not include the day notice is posted or the day of the public hearing. Notice of …

All ordinances establishing a local enforcement agency and amendments to the state building code shall be placed on file with the city, town, or village district clerk, or, in the case of unincorporated towns or unorganized places, with the clerk for the county commissioners for …

I. An innovative housing structure, as defined in RSA 674:82, constructed on the dwelling site shall comply with the state building code. II. Where the innovative housing structure is off-site construction, construction document review and inspection of the manufactured elements …

The licensing agency shall inspect, or cause to be inspected, each place of assembly. Such inspection shall be at least semi-annually and at such times, including time of occupancy and use, as to assure compliance with these regulations and such orders as may be issued in connect…

The law enforcing authorities of the state, counties or any city or town, are authorized to prosecute any violations of this act.

When, in any specific case, different provisions of this chapter shall conflict with other state or municipal regulations, the most restrictive requirements shall govern.

Every person who shall let or use any building for the purposes specified in RSA 155 after required permit has been denied or rescinded, or any person violating any provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any othe…

Each of the following establishments which serves the public is a place of public accommodation within the meaning of this subdivision if its operations affect commerce: I. Any inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment which provides lodging to transient guests, other than an est…

All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to supersede or contradict the provisions of RSA 354-A…

Nothing in RSA 155:39-b related to equal access to public accommodations or indirectly denying access to the physically disabled shall apply to existing structures, structures under construction or proposed construction submitted for bid before January 1, 1991. For any building o…

This section applies to any new building or facility proposed to be constructed specifically as a place of public accommodation on or after January 1, 1992. This section also applies to any single enlargement of an existing building or facility which enlargement is proposed to be…

I. Before starting work as described in RSA 155-A:2, I, the person responsible for such construction shall obtain a permit. II. In municipalities that have adopted an enforcement mechanism pursuant to RSA 155-A:3, the permit under this section shall conform to the locally adopted…

They shall notify and hear all parties interested, and may thereupon direct such alterations as may be necessary in any building or hall in accordance with such bylaws or regulations, and may order such building or hall to be closed until the alterations are made. The proceedings…

The order shall be served upon the owner of record, or his agent if an agent is in charge of the building, and upon the occupying tenant, if there is one, and upon all lien holders of record, in the manner provided for service of a summons in a civil action. If the owner cannot b…