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RSA 165:2-a · Expense of General Assistance

Title: XII: PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Chapter: 165 · AID TO ASSISTED PERSONS
Status: current
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165:2-a Expense of General Assistance. – The financial responsibility for general assistance for assisted persons shall be the responsibility of the town or city in which the person making application resides, except as otherwise provided in RSA 165:1-c. Source. 1985, 380:6. 1988, 180:1. 1993, 229:2, eff. July 1, 1993. 2021, 122:44, eff. July 9, 2021.

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Source. 1985, 380:6. 1988, 180:1. 1993, 229:2, eff. July 1, 1993. 2021, 122:44, eff. July 9, 2021.

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1985, 380:6
1988, 180:1
1993, 229:2, eff. July 1, 1993
2021, 122:44, eff. July 9, 2021

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2026 HB1336-FN reference · effective 2027-01-01
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