Section 231:182 – Temporary Removal.
231:182 Temporary Removal. – Whenever it shall be necessary for any lawful purpose temporarily to displace, remove, or sever any wire, pole, or structure lawfully maintained in any highway and the proprietor thereof shall neglect or refuse to take such action within 24 hours after request therefor, the person desiring such action may apply […]
Section 231:182-a – Commission to Study the Removal of Unused Utility Poles Following the Transition of Equipment, Lines, and Cables to New Utility Poles.
[RSA 231:182-a repealed by 2022, 286:2, effective December 1, 2022.] 231:182-a Commission to Study the Removal of Unused Utility Poles Following the Transition of Equipment, Lines, and Cables to New Utility Poles. – I. There is established a commission to study the removal of unused utility poles following the transition of equipment, lines, and […]
Section 231:171 – Renewal and Replacement.
231:171 Renewal and Replacement. – Any pole or structure or underground conduit or cable installed under license as provided herein may be renewed or replaced as occasion requires in approximately the location originally designated therefor; and any variation in location which is reasonably necessary in making such renewal or replacement in the usual or […]
Section 231:172 – Cutting Trees.
231:172 Cutting Trees. – I. No licensee shall have the right to cut, prune, or remove any shade or ornamental tree, for the purpose of erecting or maintaining poles or structures or installing wires or other attachments or appurtenances thereto, without obtaining the consent of the owner of the land on which such tree […]
Section 231:173 – Unlicensed.
231:173 Unlicensed. – If any such pole, or structure, or underground conduit or cable, or any attachment or appurtenance thereto, is willfully placed or maintained in any highway without valid license therefor, it shall be removed upon demand by the authority having jurisdiction to issue licenses pursuant to this subdivision at the place where […]
Section 231:174 – No Prescriptive Right.
231:174 No Prescriptive Right. – No enjoyment by a person, copartnership, or corporation for any length of time of the privilege of having or maintaining wires and their supports and appurtenances in, upon, over, or attached to any building or land of other persons, shall create an easement or raise any presumption of a […]
Section 231:175 – To Indemnify Town.
231:175 To Indemnify Town. – The proprietors of every line of wire strung in a highway shall indemnify the town against all damages, costs and expenses to which it may be subjected by reason of any insufficiency or defect in the highway occasioned by the presence of the wires and their supports therein. Source. […]
Section 231:176 – To Party Injured.
231:176 To Party Injured. – Any party receiving injury in his person or estate from any pole, or structure, or underground conduit or cable, or any attachment or appurtenance thereto within the highway limits may maintain an action for damages against the proprietor of the object causing such injury if such injury has been […]
Section 231:177 – Removal of Wires and Poles by the State or Town After Notice.
231:177 Removal of Wires and Poles by the State or Town After Notice. – Poles used by telephone, telegraph or other public utilities including railroads and street railways may be removed after 10 days’ notice in writing of the intention to remove the same has been given by the commissioner of transportation or the […]
Section 231:178 – Service of Notice.
231:178 Service of Notice. – Such notice may be served by any agent of the department of transportation or by the highway agent of any city or town on such utility or any agent or officer thereof. Source. 1945, 188:1, part 24:19. RSA 254:20. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(a)(3).