325-A:1 Definitions
325-A:2 Crematory; License Required
325-A:3 Building and Location Requirements
325-A:4 License; Application; Requirements; Fee
325-A:5 License; Expiration
325-A:6 Change in Location, Ownership, or Name
325-A:7 Licensure; Fees
325-A:8 Inspection; Board; Duties; Authority for Appointments
325-A:11 Deny or Refuse to Renew License; Grounds
325-A:14 License Reinstatement or Relicensure
325-A:15 Acts Prohibited; Penalty
325-A:16 Injunctions
325-A:17 Right to Authorize Cremation
325-A:18 Medical Examiner’s Certificate
325-A:19 Crematory Authority
325-A:20 Crematory Operation; Limitations
325-A:21 Crematory Authority; Requirements
325-A:22 Cremation Authorization Form
325-A:23 Signature
325-A:24 Potentially Hazardous Conditions
325-A:25 Disputes
325-A:26 Cremated Remains; How Treated
325-A:27 Cremated Remains; Final Disposition
325-A:28 Rulemaking
325-A:29 Crematory Authority; Bylaws
325-A:30 Chapter Construed

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 325-A - Cremation of Human Remains

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • governor and council: shall mean the governor with the advice and consent of the council. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:31-a
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • 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