5:1 Department; Secretary; Election and Bond; Transition. – I. There is hereby established a department of state under the executive direction of the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall be chosen biennially in the manner directed in the constitution and in accordance with RSA 14:2-b and shall hold office until a successor […]
5:10 Office Fees. – Except as otherwise provided, the following fees shall be paid to the secretary of state for the use of the state: For every commission issued to a justice of the peace or to a notary public, $75, $25 of which shall be deposited into the fund established by RSA 5:10-b; […]
5:10-a Handling Charge. – If the secretary of state collects a fee electronically for any registration, any document, or any other purpose, the secretary of state shall collect a handling charge for each fee paid electronically, including by Internet or facsimile, by adding $2 to the total fee. Source. 2004, 248:66, eff. July 1, […]
5:10-b Notary Fee Account. – There is established in the state treasury a separate account to be known as the notary fee account. All fees which are credited to this account shall be continually appropriated to the secretary of state. The account shall be used by the secretary of state to fulfill the duties […]
5:11 Repealed by 1994, 381:2, eff. June 9, 1994. –
5:12 Repealed by 1995, 201:5, eff. Aug. 11, 1995. –
5:13 Commissions and Boards Functioning Within Department. – The ballot law commission shall function within the department of state as a separate organizational entity and with all the powers and duties as heretofore provided, except as otherwise provided by law. Source. 1950, 5, part 4:2. RSA 5:13. 1985, 416:13. 1989, 37:1. 2007, 300:3. 2011, […]
5:13-a New Hampshire Real Estate Commission Administratively Attached. – The New Hampshire real estate commission established under RSA 331-A:1-a shall be administratively attached, under RSA 21-G:10, to the department of state. Source. 1987, 287:3, eff. May 25, 1987.
5:13-b Repealed by 2011, 224:108, eff. July 1, 2011. –
5:14 Licensing Board or Commission Regulations to be Available. – The secretary of state shall have available the rules and regulations affecting the issuance of licenses or certificates of registration by each professional or trade licensing or registering board or commission enumerated in RSA 5:13; he shall require from the secretary of each of […]
5:15 Uniform Records for Licensing Boards and Commissions. – So far as practicable, and after consultation with the professional and trade licensing and registering boards and commissions within the department of state, the secretary of state shall prescribe uniform procedures for all secretarial and recording activities of said boards and commissions. Source. 1950, 5, […]
5:15-a Trade Agreement With Canada. – The department of state, in accordance with the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Canada, shall provide any corporate registration information necessary under RSA 293-A for the purpose of promoting business, labor and trade opportunities with Canada. Source. 1989, 180:1, eff. July 16, 1989.
5:15-b Materials for Businesses Relative to Service Animals. – The secretary of state shall coordinate with the governor’s commission on disability to develop, prepare, and make available to businesses upon request: I. A decal suitable for posting in a front window or door stating that service animals are welcome and that misrepresentation of an […]
5:16 Oath; Bond; Removal. – The deputy secretary of state before entering upon the duties of his office shall take the oaths required by article 84 of the constitution, and give bond in the sum of $10,000, with sufficient sureties to the satisfaction of the governor and council, for the faithful and punctual performance […]
5:17 Duties. – The deputy secretary of state shall exercise the duties of the office of secretary of state while the latter is absent, or unable from any cause to act. Source. Const. II, 69. GS 13:9. GL 14:9. PS 15:3. PL 14:10. RL 21:10.
5:18 Salary. – The annual salary of the deputy secretary of state shall be that prescribed by RSA 94:1-4. Source. 1866, 4269:2. GS 271:3. GL 289:3. PS 286:4. 1893, 1:1. 1909, 81:1, 2. 1915, 24:1. 1917, 220:8. 1919, 117:1. 1921, 118:1. PL 14:13. 1927, 133:1. RL 21:13. 1953, 265:1, eff. July 1, 1953.
5:18-a Requirements. – In addition to any other requirements, no contract for personal services, under which the total of payments equals $2,500 or more, in lump sum or installments, between the state and a nonresident corporation, partnership or association or between the state and a resident doing business under a name other than his […]
5:19 Preservation. – The records of all the courts of the province of New Hampshire and all the records of deeds and all the probate records, and all the original papers of the province of New Hampshire prior to the time the act for the division of said province into counties took effect, shall […]
5:2 Salary of Secretary. – The annual salary of the secretary of state shall be that prescribed by RSA 94:1-4. Source. RL 21:11. 1943, 207:1. 1953, 265:1, eff. July 1, 1953.
5:2-a Senior Deputy Secretary of State. – The secretary of state may appoint a senior deputy secretary of state who shall serve for not more than 90 days in any one fiscal year. The senior deputy secretary of state appointed under this section shall exercise the duties and functions delegated to him, and all […]
