Title XXXI, Trade and Commerce

TNC drivers are presumed to be independent contractors and not employees of the TNC provided all of the following conditions are met: I. The TNC does not prescribe specific hours during which a TNC driver must be logged into the TNC's digital platform. II. The TNC imposes no rest…

I. Any person injured by any violation under this subdivision may bring an action for damages and for such equitable relief, including an injunction, as the court deems necessary and proper. If the court finds for the plaintiff, recovery shall be in the amount of actual damages. …

Compliance with the requirements imposed under this chapter shall be enforced by the attorney general.

In this subdivision: I. "Identity theft" means the unauthorized taking or use of an individual's personal information to obtain credit, goods, services, money, or property, with the intent to commit fraud. In this paragraph, personal information includes, but is not limited to, a…

At any time that a consumer is required to receive a summary of rights required under section 609 of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. section 1681g, the following notice shall be included: Notice to New Hampshire Consumers Right to Security Freeze on Consumer Cred…

I. A consumer may place a security freeze on the consumer's consumer report by making a request to a consumer reporting agency in accordance with this section. A security freeze shall prohibit, subject to exceptions in RSA 359-B:26, the consumer reporting agency from releasing th…

The following persons are not required to place a security freeze on a consumer report pursuant to RSA 359-B:24, except that any person that is not required to place a security freeze on a consumer report under paragraph III is subject to a security freeze placed on a consumer re…

Every consumer credit reporting agency shall, upon the receipt from a victim of identity theft of a police report, investigative report, or complaint the consumer has filed with a law enforcement agency about unlawful use of personal information by another person, provide the vic…

I. An executor, administrator, or other person authorized to act on behalf of an estate of a deceased person may request that a consumer reporting agency indicate on the deceased person's consumer report that the person is deceased. The consumer reporting agency shall indicate on…

I. A person who has learned or reasonably suspects that he or she has been the victim of identify theft may contact the local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over his or her place of residence, which shall take a police report of the matter, and provide the complaina…

A certificate shall be issued to any qualified applicant therefor, if it is found that the applicant is willing and able properly to perform the service proposed and to conform to the provisions of this chapter and the requirements, rules, and regulations issued by the commission…

I. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a claimant shall be eligible for recovery assistance at the rate of 50 cents on each dollar lost by the claimant under this chapter if the claimant: (a) Submits all supplemental documents as requested by the attorney or administrat…

Any person who uses a computer program or spyware in violation of RSA 359-H:2 shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

If a homeowner files an action without first complying with the requirements of this chapter, on application by a party to the action, the court or arbitrator shall stay the action, without prejudice, until the homeowner has complied with the requirements of this chapter. The sta…

In addition to any other remedies provided by law, a victim may bring an action in his or her county of residence or any county in which any part of the act took place, regardless of whether the person who committed the violation was ever actually present in that county, against …

I. No state or local government agency or subdivision thereof shall prohibit any person or business from operating a node for the purpose of connecting to a blockchain protocol or a protocol built on top of a blockchain protocol and transferring digital assets on a blockchain pro…

I. Whenever the attorney general or a county attorney has reason to believe that any person is advertising or conducting or is about to advertise or conduct a live musical performance or production in violation of RSA 359-J:2, I and that proceedings would be in the public interes…

Upon motion by a target and a finding by the court that a target has established a reasonable likelihood that a person has made a bad faith assertion of patent infringement in violation of this chapter, the court shall require the person to post a bond in an amount equal to a goo…

A credit services organization, its salespersons, agents, and representatives, shall not: I. Charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to the full and complete performance of the services which the credit services organization has agreed to perform for the…

In addition to any other remedies and procedures authorized by this chapter, the attorney general may request that a manufacturer of upholstered furniture distributed for sale in this state provide the attorney general with a certificate of compliance with this chapter. Within 30…

The prohibition in RSA 359-N:2 shall not apply to biometric data collection practices implemented pursuant to statute or practice prior to the effective date of this section, provided that the government agency shall not subsequently expand or modify the type of data collected or…

In this chapter: I. "Credit" means any permission granted to any person to defer payment of any debt, or to incur any debt and defer payment of such debt. II. "Creditor" means any person who regularly extends, or arranges for the extension of, credit for which the payment of a fi…

No person shall operate a TNC in New Hampshire without first having obtained a permit from the department, provided that any transportation network company operating in the state before the effective date of this chapter may continue to operate in the state until the department e…

Each registration pursuant to RSA 359-E:2 shall contain the following information: I. The name and address of the registrant, including the name under which the registrant is doing or intends to do business. II. The complete street addresses of all locations from which the regist…

I. Definitions and rules of construction set forth in this section are applicable for the purposes of this chapter. II. The term "person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, cooperative, association, government or governmental subdivision or agency, or …

A person who violates RSA 359-J:2, I shall be liable to the state for a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 nor more than $15,000 per violation, which civil penalty shall be in addition to any other relief which may be granted under RSA 359-J:3. Each performance or production d…

If a retailer takes delivery of upholstered furniture from a manufacturer that is subsequently found to contain one or more flame-retardant chemicals, the retailer is entitled to a full refund, including shipping and other related costs, from the manufacturer.

The director shall hire an attorney or administrator who shall review applications for assistance submitted pursuant to this chapter, make awards of assistance in accordance with the procedures of this chapter, and report annually to the director commencing on February 1, 2022 an…

I. In every action subject to this chapter, the homeowner shall, no later than 60 days before initiating an action against a contractor, provide service of written notice of claim on that contractor. The notice of claim shall state that the homeowner asserts a construction defect…

I. Any order obtained under this chapter, or any conviction under RSA 638:26, may be submitted in any civil proceeding to set aside a judgment against the victim. II. The victim may submit the order obtained under this chapter, or any conviction under RSA 638:26, to any governmen…

Every TNC shall appoint an agent for service of process in the state of New Hampshire.

A person may not bring an action for a violation of this chapter against an Internet service provider for the routine transmission of security information or information that contains an advertisement violating this chapter. No person may bring a class action under this chapter.

Any automatic telephone dialing system used in this state shall be operated so that the system will automatically disconnect or release within 30 seconds after the called party hangs up.

I. A consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other: (a) In response to the order of a court having jurisdiction to issue such an order. (b) In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. (c)…

Prior to the execution of a contract or agreement between the buyer and a credit services organization or prior to the receipt by the credit services organization of any money or other valuable consideration, whichever occurs first, the credit services organization shall provide …

I. The attorney general may bring an action in superior court for appropriate relief, including a temporary or permanent injunction, to enforce the provisions of this chapter. II. A target of conduct involving assertions of patent infringement, or a person aggrieved by a violatio…

I. Any person directly affected by a violation of this chapter may petition the superior court or the blockchain dispute docket for relief. II. The superior court may order declaratory, injunctive, or other equitable relief. III. Any person who prevails on any claim brought pursu…

I. Except as provided in RSA 359-C:11, no officer, employee, or agent of a state or local agency or department thereof, in connection with a civil or criminal investigation of a customer, whether or not such investigation is being conducted pursuant to formal judicial or administ…

Any individual aggrieved by a violation of this chapter, including the loss or misuse of biometric data lawfully collected under RSA 359-N:2 or 359-N:3, may bring a civil action against a government agency under this section to obtain the following: I. An injunction of the agency…

A contract carrier permit shall be issued to any qualified applicant, if it appears from the application, that the applicant is willing and able to properly perform the service of a contract carrier by motor vehicle, and to conform to the provisions of this chapter and any rules …

I. A consumer may elect to have information about such consumer excluded from any transaction not initiated by the consumer under RSA 359-B:4, II, including any list provided by a consumer reporting agency through pre-screening or direct solicitation transactions that are not ini…

Application for certificates required in RSA 359-T:2 shall be: I. Made in writing to the department; II. Signed under the penalties of unsworn falsification pursuant to RSA 641:3; III. Accompanied by the fee specified in RSA 359-T:18; IV. In the form specified in rules adopted by…

The information statement shall include all of the following: I. A complete and accurate statement of the buyer's right to review any file on the buyer maintained by any consumer credit reporting agency, and the right of the buyer to receive a copy of that file. The statement sha…

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. This chapter shall …

Any solicitation message made through the use of an automatic telephone dialing system shall disclose immediately after telephone contact: I. The name of the person, company, or organization making the call. II. The purpose of the call and the goods or services being offered, if …

I. Except as authorized under paragraph II, no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information: (a) Bankruptcies which, from date of adjudication of the most recent bankruptcy, antedate the report by more than 10 years. …