Title VIII, Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs

All political subdivisions of the state are hereby empowered and authorized to grant an annual military leave, with or without pay or with partial pay, to employees of such political subdivisions, in conformity with the provisions of RSA 112:9.

Any employee or official shall be granted a leave of absence for the purpose of receiving an armed forces pre-induction physical examination upon order issued by the selective service system or otherwise entering upon active federal military service. If not accepted for such serv…

The adjutant general of the state of New Hampshire is hereby authorized and directed to encourage private employers, in the interests of national defense and the military security of this state, to grant military leave privileges to their employees comparable to the military leav…

In case the head of any state department or institution, or a member of any state agency, board or commission, except a per diem or uncompensated member, has entered or is ordered into or enlists in the armed forces of the United States in connection with the strengthening of the…

In case any other official or permanent classified state employee has entered or is ordered into or enlists in the armed forces of the United States in such emergency, the appointing or employing authority of such official or employee under the present law may appoint or employ a…

The power, duties and compensation of any department head, of any member of a state agency, board or commission, or of any other state official or employee shall temporarily cease upon such entry in the armed forces of the United States, and the appointment, under authority hereo…

The term of office of any person appointed under authority hereof shall end upon the day prior to that on which the person for whom the temporary officer or employee of the state has been acting resumes his former position, or the equivalent thereof as provided elsewhere in this …

The compensation of any person appointed, under the authority hereof, shall be determined by the same statutory authority or law as the compensation of the person for whom such person is acting.

The term of office of any employee other than those elected by the general court entering the armed forces of the United States for which a temporary appointment is authorized under this chapter shall be held in abeyance during the continuance of such service. The remainder of sa…

Any state employee who left or leaves to enter the armed forces of the United States shall be reinstated after such service in the armed forces, provided he makes application therefor within 60 days after his discharge from such service. In the event that any such state employee …

I. Any regular employee of the state of New Hampshire who is a member of any reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or of this state shall, upon request, be entitled to not more than 15 days leave of absence with pay in any one training year for the purpose of…

The adjutant general, acting under the direction of the governor as commander-in-chief of the militia, is hereby authorized to organize and establish a ceremonial military organization to be designated the First Light Battery, New Hampshire Volunteers, said organization to be dee…

When used in this chapter the following terms shall be construed as follows: I. The term "fiduciary" shall include an executor, administrator, trustee under a will, trustee, conservator or guardian appointed by any court. II. The term "fiduciary in military service" shall include…

The adjutant general shall establish rules and regulations governing the internal organization and membership in the First Light Battery, New Hampshire Volunteers; and such rules and regulations may be altered and amended from time to time by the membership, with the approval of …

During the period when any fiduciary is or shall be in military service the court having jurisdiction of the accounts of such fiduciary shall have the power to authorize the co-fiduciary or co-fiduciaries, if any, to exercise all of the powers of such fiduciary that can be transf…

The First Light Battery, New Hampshire Volunteers, may adopt and use as its own such of the insignia, uniforms, flags, banners, arms and accoutrements, and the traditional forms and ceremonies, of its lineal predecessor as designated in RSA 113-A:1, as shall be deemed appropriate…

Any decree entered pursuant to the provisions of RSA 113:2 shall remain in force until revoked by the court upon cause shown and no act done by any substituted fiduciarypro tem or co-fiduciary or co-fiduciaries while such decree is in force shall be impeached on the ground that a…

The First Light Battery, New Hampshire Volunteers, may conduct and participate in drills, ceremonies and parades both within the state and elsewhere. It may be authorized by the governor officially to represent the state in any place and for any purpose consistent with the nature…

The relief authorized by RSA 113:2 hereof may be granted upon petition of any party in interest, the fiduciary in military service or any co-fiduciary or surety. It shall not be necessary to secure the joinder of any other party in interest in such petition, but notice of the pre…

Any substituted fiduciarypro tem appointed under the provisions of RSA 113:2 shall furnish such security, if any, as the court may direct and shall receive such compensation as the court may allow. Such substituted fiduciarypro tem shall have the same duties and responsibilities …

So long as any decree entered pursuant to the provisions of RSA 113:2 remains in force the fiduciary named therein as being in military service shall exercise none of his fiduciary powers or discretion and shall be under no liability for any acts or omissions of the substituted f…

The court appointing a substituted fiduciarypro tem under the provisions of RSA 113:2 shall have the same powers of control, removal, discharge and settlement of the accounts of such substituted fiduciary as are conferred upon it by existing law with respect to other fiduciaries.

In the case of any trustee in military service who is trustee under a deed, agreement or declaration of trust, and not under the jurisdiction of the probate court, the superior court, upon petition by any party in interest, may proceed as provided in this act as to fiduciaries in…

There is established the New Hampshire commission on post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury to develop, coordinate, and oversee the recommendations identified in the report submitted by the commission to study the effects of service-connected post-traumatic str…

The purpose of this chapter is to address the unmet, dire civil legal needs of New Hampshire's veterans, and to advocate and safeguard veterans' benefits or preferences to which they may be entitled under any state or federal laws or regulations, particularly in the areas of hous…

In this chapter: I. "Discrimination" means any act which results in the exclusion of an eligible veteran from entering a training program on the basis of veteran status. II. "Eligible veteran" means a person who: (a) Served on active duty and was discharged or released from activ…

To address the needs of the veterans and their dependents or survivors in the state and to continue, when required, bonuses previously paid from the Vietnam veterans' bonus fund, the general court deems it in the best interest of the state to establish a program for these causes.

The director of the division of veterans services shall from time to time prepare a roster of the names of persons who have qualified for the bonus under RSA 115-A:9, and shall certify the same to the state treasurer, and prepare a manifest to authorize the state treasurer to mak…

In recognition of the services performed by the persons designated as eligible under RSA 115-A:9, the state treasurer, when such names are certified to the state treasurer as provided in RSA 115-A:10, and when application is made therefor, shall pay to each such qualified person …

If an eligible person is legally incompetent, payment shall be made to his legally appointed representative. If an eligible person dies before payment has been made to him, payment shall be made to such person's surviving spouse or, if none, to his child or children in equal shar…

No applications shall be certified for payment unless written evidence is presented indicating that any person or persons herein described as having a prior right to benefits shall have deceased; and provided further that if, prior to the date upon which this subdivision takes ef…

No bonus payment shall be made under this subdivision unless application therefor is submitted within 5 years after the effective date of this subdivision. Any claim for bonus payment after such 5-year period shall be made to the director of the division of veterans services, and…

Any person who obtains a bonus payment under this subdivision by fraud shall forfeit such bonus to the state.

Each person who actively served in any capacity as a member of the uniformed forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001 and on or before a date to be determined by the Secretary of Defense, and who earned the expeditionary medal for Global War on Terrorism operati…

The director of the division of veterans services shall from time to time prepare a roster of the names of persons who have qualified for the bonus under RSA 115-A:16, and shall certify the same to the state treasurer, and prepare a manifest to authorize the state treasurer to ma…

In recognition of the services performed by the persons designated as eligible under RSA 115-A:16, the state treasurer, when such names are certified to the state treasurer as provided in RSA 115-A:17, and when application is made therefor, shall pay to each such qualified person…

If an eligible person is legally incompetent, payment shall be made to his or her legally appointed representative. If an eligible person dies before payment has been made to him or her, payment shall be made to such person's surviving spouse or, if none, to his or her child or c…

I. The members of the commission shall be as follows: (a) One member of the senate, who is a member of the health and human services committee, appointed by the president of the senate. (b) Two members of the house of representatives, one of whom is a member of the health, human …

Persons eligible for services from the veterans' legal aid advocacy project shall: I. Meet the definition of "veteran" as provided in RSA 21:50; II. Be ordered to active duty resulting from action by Congress or the President, under any law, for an expansion of the active armed f…

In this chapter: I. "Adjutant general" means the adjutant general of New Hampshire as defined in RSA 110-B. II. "Uniformed forces of the United States" means the army, navy, air force, marine corps, coast guard, and any women's auxiliary services to such forces, the members of wh…

For a veteran to be given priority of service for a specific training program, the veteran shall first meet the eligibility criteria and qualification requirements of the specific training program.

No applications shall be certified for payment unless written evidence is presented indicating that any person or persons herein described as having a prior right to benefits has died; and provided further that if, prior to the date upon which this subdivision takes effect, benef…

No bonus payment shall be made under this subdivision unless application for the bonus payment is submitted within 5 years after the effective date of this subdivision. Any claim for bonus payment after such 5-year period shall be made to the director of the division of veterans …

Any person who obtains a bonus payment under this subdivision by fraud shall forfeit such bonus to the state.

I. Any veteran who has received discharge of a character outlined in RSA 21:50 from the United States armed forces shall have a preference not to work during the 24 hours comprising Veterans Day without penalty provided that the employee gives advance notice in accordance with th…

Each person who actively served for a total period of 90 days or more in any capacity as a member of the uniformed forces of the United States between August 5, 1964, and August 15, 1973, or who served in the Vietnam area at any time between July 1, 1958, and August 5, 1964, and …