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RSA 165:19 · Liability for Support

Title: XII: PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Chapter: 165 · AID TO ASSISTED PERSONS
Status: current
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165:19 Liability for Support. – The relation of any poor person in the line of father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, son, daughter, husband, or wife shall assist or maintain such person when in need of relief. Said relation may be deemed able to assist such person if their weekly income is more than sufficient to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health. If a poor person has no relation of sufficient ability, the town or city in which they reside shall be liable for their support. Aid to a person who is otherwise eligible for assistance under this chapter shall not be withheld due to the failure of a legally liable relative to respond to the welfare administrator or their refusal to provide aid. Any town or city furnishing aid may seek reimbursement from any legally liable relative with sufficient means to provide the reimbursement without financial hardship. Source. RS 66:8. CS 70:8. GS 74:8. GL 82:8. PS 84:12. 1925, 112:1. PL 106:22. 1933, 65:1. RL 124:18. RSA 165:19. 1973, 115:1. 1985, 380:11, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. 2025, 267:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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Source. RS 66:8. CS 70:8. GS 74:8. GL 82:8. PS 84:12. 1925, 112:1. PL 106:22. 1933, 65:1. RL 124:18. RSA 165:19. 1973, 115:1. 1985, 380:11, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. 2025, 267:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

Source history

1925, 112:1. PL 106:22
1933, 65:1. RL 124:18. RSA 165:19
1973, 115:1
1985, 380:11, eff. Jan. 1, 1986
2025, 267:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026
RS 66:8. CS 70:8. GS 74:8. GL 82:8. PS 84:12

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his section shall be discharged of liability related to such apportionment. Unless otherwise directed by the municipality, any security deposit funds paid by a municipality under RSA 165, together with any interest required by law and less any lawful deductions, shall be returned directly to the municipality within 30 days after termination of the tenancy. A landlord who, in good faith, returns such fu
2026 HB1336-FN reference · effective 2027-01-01
his section shall be discharged of liability related to such apportionment. Unless otherwise directed by the municipality, any security deposit funds paid by a municipality under RSA 165, together with any interest required by law and less any lawful deductions, shall be returned directly to the municipality within 30 days after termination of the tenancy. A landlord who, in good faith, returns such fu
2026 HB348 amend
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2026 SB441-FN amend · effective 2026-07-01
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2025 HB132 amend
relative to liability for familial support under RSA chapter 165, aid to assisted persons. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 267:1 Liability for Support. Amend RSA 165:19 to read as follows: 165:19 Liability for Support. The relation of any poor person in the line of father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, son, daughter, husband, or wife shall assist or maintain such person whe