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RSA 31:126 · Presumption of Procedural Validity
31:126 Presumption of Procedural Validity. – Municipal legislation, after 5 years following its enactment, shall, without further curative act of the legislature, be entitled to a conclusive presumption of compliance with statutory enactment procedure. Any claim that municipal legislation is invalid for failure to follow statutory enactment procedure, whether that claim is asserted as part of a cause of action or as a defense to any action, may be asserted within 5 years of the enactment of the legislation and not afterward. Source. 1988, 33:1, eff. May 23, 1988.
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- 1988, 33:1, eff. May 23, 1988
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