Title VI, Public Officers and Employees

I. In this subdivision: (a) "Agency" means each state board, commission, department, institution, officer or other state official or group. (b) "Agency head" means the head of any governmental agency which is responsible for the collection and use of any data on persons or summar…

No person is eligible to hold any municipal office, elective or appointive, who is not a citizen of the United States.

I. Any state official or other public official who is required by law to publish any notice may, in addition, supplement the publication of the notice by causing the notice to be broadcast. The broadcast shall be at the times and with the frequency as the official, in his discret…

I. For the purpose of this chapter, a "meeting" means the convening of a quorum of the membership of a public body, as defined in RSA 91-A:1-a, VI, or the majority of the members of such public body if the rules of that body define "quorum" as more than a majority of its members,…

This section shall not preclude: I. Any report or disclosure required by the following laws or successor provisions thereto: (a) RSA 14-C relative to gifts for legislators and legislative employees; (b) RSA 15 relative to lobbyists; (c) RSA 15-A relative to financial disclosures;…

I. Unless exempted from the definition of "meeting" under RSA 91-A:2, I, public bodies shall deliberate on matters over which they have supervision, control, jurisdiction, or advisory power only in meetings held pursuant to and in compliance with the provisions of RSA 91-A:2, II …

I. In addition to all requirements set forth in RSA 91-A:2, county commissions and delegations shall allow public comment from county residents during a period specified by the chair of the delegation. II. Any person who resides in the county for which the meeting is being held s…

I. In the broadcast of any notice, no reference shall be made by name to any person who is a candidate for elective public office at the time of the broadcast. II. Any station which broadcasts a notice shall keep at its office a copy or transcription of the material as broadcast …

All officers appointed by the governor and council, or chosen by the legislature, may be removed by the governor, with consent of the council, upon address of both houses of the legislature.

I. Nothing in this chapter shall apply to a national securities association, as defined in section 15A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. Section 78o-3, as amended, or regulations adopted thereunder, and any information such national securities association provides…

I. (a) Public bodies shall not meet in nonpublic session, except for one of the purposes set out in paragraph II. No session at which evidence, information, or testimony in any form is received shall be closed to the public, except as provided in paragraph II. No public body may …

I. Every citizen during the regular or business hours of all public bodies or agencies, and on the regular business premises of such public bodies or agencies, has the right to inspect all governmental records in the possession, custody, or control of such public bodies or agenci…

I. A person alleging a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief, damages, or both. Damages awarded under this section may include one of the following, as appropriate: (a) A sum of money not less than $2,500 to compensate for injury or …

Proof of publication by broadcast of the notice shall be made by affidavit of the owner, manager, assistant manager or program director of the station, in substantially the following form: AFFIDAVIT OF BROADCAST State of New Hampshire County of __________ I __________ , being dul…

The term of office of any appointed state official who delivers an undated resignation of his position to the appointing official for the position shall cease immediately upon such delivery. Any appointing official who accepts an undated resignation from a state official appointe…

The following governmental records are exempted from the provisions of this chapter: I. Records of grand and petit juries. I-a. The master jury list as defined in RSA 500-A:1, IV. II. Records of parole and pardon boards. III. Personal school records of pupils, including the name …

Any person who violates RSA 91-B shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Records from non-public sessions under RSA 91-A:3, II(i) or that are exempt under RSA 91-A:5, VI may be released to local or state safety officials. Records released under this section shall be marked "limited purpose release" and shall not be redisclosed by the recipient.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the name, town or residence, date of prize, and the gross and net amounts of the annual prize payment of a winner which may be released by the lottery commission pursuant to RSA 287-F:10, I-i shall not be released if the…

This chapter shall apply to RSA 282-A, relative to employment security; however, in addition to the exemptions under RSA 91-A:5, the provisions of RSA 282-A:117-123 shall also apply; this provision shall be administered and construed in the spirit of that section, and the exempti…

I. Any person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may petition the superior court for injunctive relief. In order to satisfy the purposes of this chapter, the courts shall give proceedings under this chapter high priority on the court calendar. Such a petitioner may appear w…

There is hereby established the office of the right-to-know ombudsman to be administratively attached to the office of state and public sector labor relations under RSA 273-E. The right-to-know ombudsman shall be paid a stipend of $200 in each biweekly state payroll cycle for suc…

I. Any party aggrieved by a violation of this chapter shall have the option to either petition the superior court or file a signed, written complaint, along with a $25 fee, with the office of the ombudsman, established under RSA 91-A:7-a. The ombudsman shall have the discretion t…

I. Any party may appeal the ombudsman's final ruling to the superior court by filing a notice of appeal in superior court no more than 30 calendar days after the ombudsman's ruling is issued. The ombudsman's ruling shall be attached to the document initiating the appeal, admitted…

The ombudsman shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to: I. Establishing procedures to streamline the process of resolving complaints under this chapter. II. Hearing procedures. III. Other matters necessary to the proper administration of RSA 91-A:7-a through RSA 91-A:7…

I. If any public body or public agency or officer, employee, or other official thereof, violates any provisions of this chapter, such public body or public agency shall be liable for reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in a lawsuit under this chapter, provided that the …

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who knowingly destroys any information with the purpose to prevent such information from being inspected or disclosed in response to a request under this chapter. If a request for inspection is denied on the grounds that the information is exem…

All officers hereafter appointed by the governor and council, excepting judicial and military officers, and those whose terms are otherwise fixed by law, shall hold office for 5 years and be commissioned accordingly.

No person chosen or appointed to any public office or to any position where an oath is required, under any law, shall exercise such office or position or perform any act therein until he shall make and subscribe the oath or declaration as prescribed by part 2, article 84 of the c…

If any person is conscientiously scrupulous of swearing, the word "affirm" may be substituted for "swear," in the form of the oath; and the words "This you do under the pains and penalties of perjury," instead of "So help you God." Such affirmation shall, for all purposes, be and…

No other ceremony shall be deemed necessary, in swearing, than holding up the right hand.

Official oaths may be administered as follows: To the clerk of any court, by any 2 justices thereof, or by any 2 justices of the peace; to all military officers above the rank of field officers, and to all other officers appointed by the governor and council, by any 2 members of …

Official oaths shall be certified by the person administering the same and returned forthwith to the recording officer of the body making the election or appointment.

Officials and employees of all departments and agencies of the state shall be bonded by means of a blanket undertaking or undertakings from any duly authorized corporate surety, such blanket undertaking or undertakings to indemnify against losses through one or both of the follow…

As used in this chapter: I. "Public security" means a bond, note, certificate of indebtedness, or other obligation for the payment of money, issued by this state or by any of its departments, agencies, or other instrumentalities or by any of its political subdivisions. II. "Instr…

All court employees shall be bonded by the state under this chapter. In addition to the losses against which employees are indemnified under RSA 93-B:1, all court employees shall be indemnified for any errors and omissions committed in their capacities as court employees.

Any authorized officer may execute or cause to be executed with a facsimile signature in lieu of his manual signature: I. Any public security, provided that the security contains at least one manually subscribed signature required or permitted to be placed thereon, or the manuall…

The department of administrative services, division of procurement and support services shall purchase such blanket bond or bonds as required under this chapter or as otherwise specified by law.

When the seal of this state or any of its departments, agencies, or other instrumentalities or of any of its political subdivisions is required in the execution of a public security or instrument of payment, the authorized officer may cause the seal to be printed, engraved, stamp…

Whenever federal regulations require employees to be bonded in excess of the coverage as stated in RSA 93-B:3, the federal requirement shall apply and federal funds may be used to pay the premium for such coverage.

Any person who with intent to defraud uses on a public security or an instrument of payment: I. A facsimile signature, or any reproduction of it, of any authorized officer, or II. Any facsimile seal, or any reproduction of it, of this state or any of its departments, agencies, or…

All other statutory requirements notwithstanding, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to all state official and employee bonds.

This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act.

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

I. (a) The following salary ranges shall apply to the following grades: GRADE STEP 01 STEP 02 STEP 03 STEP 04 STEP 05 STEP 06 STEP 07 AA 63,655 67,797 71,969 76,111 80,253 84,395 88,567 BB 66,192 70,510 74,827 79,144 83,462 87,780 92,097 CC 69,255 73,777 78,299 82,820 87,342 91,8…