The law of New Hampshire is the
state law State law refers to the law of a federated state, as distinguished from the law of the federation of which it is a part. It is used when the constituent components of a federation are themselves called states. Federations made up of provinces, cant ...
of the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
. It consists of the
Constitution of the State of New Hampshire, as well as the
New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated The New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated (RSA) forms the codified law of the state subordinate to the New Hampshire State Constitution.
History
The RSA is a set of law books published by Thomson West. The work of updating the previous codifi ...
, the
New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
The New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules is a body of American administrative law, administrative law of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The Administrative Rules in the Code are enacted by state agencies pursuant to the rulemaking authority ...
, and
precedent
A precedent is a principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts. Common-law legal systems place great valu ...
s of the state courts.
Constitution
Revised Statutes Annotated
The Revised Statutes Annotated (RSA) are a work published by
Thomson West Thomson may refer to:
Names
* Thomson (surname), a list of people with this name and a description of its origin
* Thomson baronets, four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Thomson
Businesses and organizations
* SGS-Thomson Mic ...
and are a revision of the Revised Laws (RL) of 1942. Originally ratified in 1955, the RSA is a
codification of general and public laws of the state.
Code of Administrative Rules
References
External links
Laws and Rules at-a-Glance NH.gov
GenCourt.state.nh.us
NH.gov
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