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Ex. DUT-NH-008 Standing duty Primary source read

RSA 4:47

Emergency Management Powers

New Hampshire General Court · New Hampshire (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
New Hampshire
Level
State
Authority
RSA ch. 4; RSA 21-P:35, V
Issued
2002-07-01 July 1, 2002
Effective
standing (read as 2002-07-01)
End
standing (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Standing since July 1, 2002 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationStanding duty
Addressees
  • persons generally (through the orders issued under it)
Character
statutory authority
Collection
Standing duties: New Hampshire DUT-NH

Operative words

III. The power to make, amend, suspend, and rescind necessary orders, rules, and regulations to carry out the provisions of this subdivision in the event of a disaster beyond local control.

Penalty

RSA 21-P:47

What it required

The Governor's power to make orders, rules and regulations in a disaster beyond local control, recited in every Emergency Order (Ex. NH-026, recitals) and enforced through RSA 21-P:45 and 21-P:47. Character as recorded: statutory_authority (enabling power; binds through the orders issued under it).

Retrieval note

Text read in full on gc.nh.gov Sept. 28, 2026. PDF exhibit rendered from the Wayback capture named in snapshot; the 2022 amendment (11:4) added the municipal-disaster sentence to paragraph III and did not alter the quoted power.