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RSA 21-M:7 · Division of Legal Counsel

Title
I: THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT
Chapter
21-M · DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Status
current
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21-M:7 Division of Legal Counsel. –

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I.

There is established within the department a division of legal counsel. The division shall be supervised by an associate attorney general appointed under RSA 21-M:3.

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II.

The division of legal counsel shall consist of the following units:

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(a)

A bureau of civil law.

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(b)

A public safety and infrastructure bureau, as provided in RSA 21-M:12.

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(c)

A civil rights unit, which shall be responsible for enforcing the New Hampshire Law Against Discrimination and the New Hampshire Civil Rights Act.

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(d)

A charitable trusts unit, which shall be responsible for administering the duties assigned to the attorney general regarding charitable trusts under RSA 7:19 through 7:32-a.

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(e)

An election law unit, which shall be responsible for enforcing violations of New Hampshire election laws under RSA 7:6-c and the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. Source. 1985, 300:1. 1987, 406:3, eff. July 25, 1987. 2018, 127:2, eff. July 29, 2018. 2023, 79:256, eff. July 1, 2023. 2025, 141:74, eff. July 1, 2025.

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Source note

Source. 1985, 300:1. 1987, 406:3, eff. July 25, 1987. 2018, 127:2, eff. July 29, 2018. 2023, 79:256, eff. July 1, 2023. 2025, 141:74, eff. July 1, 2025.

Source history

  • 1985, 300:1
  • 1987, 406:3, eff. July 25, 1987
  • 2018, 127:2, eff. July 29, 2018
  • 2023, 79:256, eff. July 1, 2023
  • 2025, 141:74, eff. July 1, 2025

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