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RSA 21:48 · Governing Body
21:48 Governing Body. – When used to refer to a municipality, and in the absence of applicable chapter or subdivision definitions, the term "governing body" shall mean the board of selectmen in a town, the board of aldermen or council in a city or town with a town council, the school board in a school district or the village district commissioners in a village district, or when used to refer to unincorporated towns or unorganized places, or both, the county commissioners. Source. 1989, 205:1, eff. July 21, 1989.
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Source. 1989, 205:1, eff. July 21, 1989.
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- 1989, 205:1, eff. July 21, 1989
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ing units and detached accessory dwelling units. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Dwelling Units. Amend RSA 21 by inserting after section 55 the following new section: 21:56 References to Dwelling Units. The following definitions may be referenced when construing the meaning of accessory or detached accessory dwelling units:
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s, fees, fines, or civil or criminal action as a result of the state statute, regulation, or other subregulatory agency document. 2 New Section; Statutory Construction. Amend RSA 21 by inserting after section 55 the following new section: 21:56 Presumption of Liberty in Administrative Law. Consistent with RSA 541-A:24-a, in actions brought by or against state agencies, after applying all custo
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2026 HB1464
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inion. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Statutory Construction; Political Affiliation or Opinion. Amend RSA 21 by inserting after section 55 the following new section: 21:56 Political Affiliation or Opinion. "Political affiliation or opinion" means a person's actual or perceived membership in, support for, opposition to, or e
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inion. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Statutory Construction; Political Affiliation or Opinion. Amend RSA 21 by inserting after section 55 the following new section: 21:56 Political Affiliation or Opinion. "Political affiliation or opinion" means a person's actual or perceived membership in, support for, opposition to, or e
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2026 SB298
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s, fees, fines, or civil or criminal action as a result of the state statute, regulation, or other subregulatory agency document. 2 New Section; Statutory Construction. Amend RSA 21 by inserting after section 55 the following new section: 21:56 Presumption of Liberty in Administrative Law. Consistent with RSA 541-A:24-a, in actions brought by or against state agencies, after applying all custo
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2026 SB298-FN
amend · effective 2027-01-01
s, fees, fines, or civil or criminal action as a result of the state statute, regulation, or other subregulatory agency document. 2 New Section; Statutory Construction. Amend RSA 21 by inserting after section 55 the following new section: 21:56 Presumption of Liberty in Administrative Law. Consistent with RSA 541-A:24-a, in actions brought by or against state agencies, after applying all custo
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erences to the energy efficiency and sustainable energy board. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 169:1 New Section; Statutory Construction; Clean Energy. Amend RSA 21 by inserting after section 54 the following new section: 21:55 Clean Energy. "Clean energy" means minimal to no greenhouse gas emitting sources, including nuclear and other renewable sources. 169:2 Department
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- 2005-093 WILLIAM FOOTE & a. v. MANCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT & a. Supreme Court opinion · September 7, 2005