New Hampshire Statutes
§ 438:43 — Validity of Prosecutions
New Hampshire § 438:43
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XLAGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
Ch. 438STANDARDS FOR WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 438:43 (2026).
Text
Inspectors and officials appointed to enforce this chapter or any other laws dealing with weights and measures are hereby empowered, upon their successful completion of the preparatory training program for part-time police officers established by the police standards and training council under RSA 106-L, to prosecute these laws within the jurisdiction of municipal and district courts, unless the prosecutorial jurisdiction over a particular case or class of cases is preempted by the county attorney or the attorney general. Prosecutions for violations of any provision of this chapter are declared to be valid and proper, notwithstanding the existence of any law of this state dealing with matters that may be the same as or similar to those covered by this chapter.
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Legislative History
1985, 72:1. 1990, 217:3, eff. April 27, 1990. 2017, 206:18, eff. Sept. 8, 2017.
Nearby Sections
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§ 438:1
Definitions§ 438:10
General Testing§ 438:10-a
Fees for Licensing Commercial Devices§ 438:11
Investigations§ 438:12
Inspection of Packages§ 438:13
Stop-Use, Stop-Removal Orders§ 438:14-a
Registered Service Technician§ 438:14-b
Registered Service Agencies§ 438:15-a
Training of Inspectors§ 438:17
City Standards and Equipment§ 438:18
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New Hampshire § 438:43, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/438/438%3A43.