New Hampshire Statutes
§ 154:11 — Damages
New Hampshire § 154:11
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XIIPUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Ch. 154FIREWARDS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND FIRE HAZARDS
SubdivisionFirewards, Fire Chiefs and Fire Departments; Organization, Powers and Duties
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 154:11 (2026).
Text
The selectmen, aldermen or council, on application, shall appraise the damage done to any building or thing by order of the firewards, engineers, or fire officer-in-charge and may assess a tax for the payment therefor, and may make compensation to the owner, unless it shall appear that the fire began in such building, or that the same must have been burned if it had not been destroyed or removed.
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Legislative History
RS 111:15. CS 114:16. GS 96:7. GL 106:7. PS 115:10. PL 146:10. RL 175:10. RSA 154:11. 1975, 443:9, eff. June 20, 1975.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 154:1
Organization§ 154:1-a
Finances and Property§ 154:1-b
Firefighter Associations§ 154:1-bb
Municipal Financing; Fire Departments§ 154:1-c
Private Firefighting Units§ 154:11
Damages§ 154:12
Petition to Court§ 154:13
Right of Way; Penalty§ 154:14
Street Fires, Etc§ 154:16
Pay of Firefighters§ 154:17
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