For the purposes of this chapter:
I. “Employee” shall mean any person employed on a permanent basis in any branch of state government, and any person who has been or will be employed on a temporary basis for a period of not less than 6 months in any branch of state government.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 98-D:1

  • justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12
  • 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

II. “Official” shall mean, in the case of the executive branch, the chief administrative officer of an office, department, commission, board, or institution; in the case of the legislative branch, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house, the legislative budget assistant, or the director of legislative services; in the case of the judicial branch, the chief justice of the supreme or superior court.
III. “Transferee office” shall mean the administrative unit to which an employee is temporarily transferred pursuant to this chapter.
IV. “Transferor office” shall mean the administrative unit from which an employee is temporarily transferred pursuant to this chapter.