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2020 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title I - The State and Its Government
Title 15-A - Financial Disclosure
Section 15-A:3 - Persons Required to File.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 15-A:3 (2020)
15-A:3 Persons Required to File. –
I. The following persons shall file a statement of financial interests as required by this chapter:
(a) All candidates who file for state or county office.
(b) All persons filing an acceptance of nomination form for state or county office.
(c) Every person appointed by the governor, governor and council, president of the senate, or the speaker of the house of representatives to any board, commission, committee, board of directors, authority, or equivalent state entity whether regulatory, advisory, or administrative in nature.
(d) All agency heads.
(e) Any public official designated, due to the responsibilities of the position, by the agency head.
(f) The secretary of state and the treasurer, and any of their subordinates designated, due to the responsibilities of the position, by the secretary of state or treasurer.
(g) All persons elected to state or county office, and all persons appointed to such elective office to fill a vacancy.
(h) Any person, not employed by or working under contract for the state, who is acting on behalf of the governor or an agency while engaged in state business.
II. The filing of a financial disclosure form by an elected member of the house of representatives or senate pursuant to RSA 14-B:8 shall satisfy the requirement for filing a statement of financial interest pursuant to this chapter.
III. Any person who is otherwise subject to the filing requirements of subparagraph I(h) shall be exempt from filing a statement of financial interests provided the individual volunteering:
(a) Does not directly or indirectly influence the setting of public policy;
(b) Does not directly or indirectly influence decisions on how state funds will be expended; and
(c) Does not directly or indirectly influence the selection of vendors for the state.
I. The following persons shall file a statement of financial interests as required by this chapter:
(a) All candidates who file for state or county office.
(b) All persons filing an acceptance of nomination form for state or county office.
(c) Every person appointed by the governor, governor and council, president of the senate, or the speaker of the house of representatives to any board, commission, committee, board of directors, authority, or equivalent state entity whether regulatory, advisory, or administrative in nature.
(d) All agency heads.
(e) Any public official designated, due to the responsibilities of the position, by the agency head.
(f) The secretary of state and the treasurer, and any of their subordinates designated, due to the responsibilities of the position, by the secretary of state or treasurer.
(g) All persons elected to state or county office, and all persons appointed to such elective office to fill a vacancy.
(h) Any person, not employed by or working under contract for the state, who is acting on behalf of the governor or an agency while engaged in state business.
II. The filing of a financial disclosure form by an elected member of the house of representatives or senate pursuant to RSA 14-B:8 shall satisfy the requirement for filing a statement of financial interest pursuant to this chapter.
III. Any person who is otherwise subject to the filing requirements of subparagraph I(h) shall be exempt from filing a statement of financial interests provided the individual volunteering:
(a) Does not directly or indirectly influence the setting of public policy;
(b) Does not directly or indirectly influence decisions on how state funds will be expended; and
(c) Does not directly or indirectly influence the selection of vendors for the state.
Source. 2006, 21:8. 2009, 203:5, eff. Sept. 13, 2009; 261:4, eff. Sept. 14, 2009.
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