I. Before starting new construction or renovation of buildings and structures as described in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 155-A:2, I, the person responsible for such construction shall obtain a permit.
II. In municipalities that have adopted an enforcement mechanism pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:51 and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 47:22, the permit under this section shall conform to the locally adopted process. No permit shall be issued that would not result in compliance with the state building code and state fire code.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 155-A:4

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

III. For buildings and structures owned by the state, the community college system of New Hampshire, or the university system, the person responsible for such activities shall obtain a permit from the state fire marshal. Before issuing the permit, the state fire marshal shall give due consideration to any written recommendations of the municipal fire chief, building official, or designee in the community where the state building is located.