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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 165:20 (2024)

Recovery of Expense

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    165:20 Recovery of Expense. – If a town, city, or county acting as agent for a town under RSA 165:34 spends any sum for the support, return to his home, or burial of an assisted person having a residence in another town or city, or for an assisted person having relations able to support him under RSA 165:19, such sum may be recovered from the town, city or relation so chargeable or from a county acting as agent for the town under RSA 165:34. In any civil action brought under this section to recover such sum, the court shall award costs to the prevailing party.

Source. RS 66:9. CS 70:9. GS 74:9. 1875, 7:4. GL 82:10; 269:21. PS 84:13. PL 106:23. RL 124:19. RSA 165:20. 1967, 192:3. 1977, 152:2; 367:1. 1985, 380:12, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1966–1985 · leading case: City of Claremont v. Truell, 489 A.2d 581 (N.H. 1985).
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City of Claremont v. Truell, 489 A.2d 581 (N.H. 1985). · cites it 4× “Statutory Claim In its amended writ, the Town of Walpole alleges that the payments it made on behalf of Barry constitute payments for the support of a pauper which are recoverable under the provisions of RSA 165:20 (Supp. 1983), and that the town is entitled to a lien on the…”
City of Laconia v. Laconia Dist. Court, 454 A.2d 887 (N.H. 1982). · cites it 4× “See RSA 165:20 (Supp. 1981). The Laconia District Court ordered the City of Laconia to pay the expenses of the three children, noting that it “in turn can seek reimbursement from the responsible person.”
In re Eva S., 435 A.2d 838 (N.H. 1981). “*850 RSA 165:20 (Supp. 1979) allows a town expending any money for the support of a pauper having no settlement or a settlement in another town to recover the money so paid from the person or entity chargeable with the pauper’s support.”
New Hampshire Child.'s Aid Soc'y v. Morgan, 221 A.2d 238 (N.H. 1966). “RSA 165:20; Wolfeboro v. Milton, 103 N. H.”
Cnty. of Merrimack v. Derry, 219 A.2d 703 (N.H. 1966). · cites it 2× “RSA 165:21 provides however that “No action shall be sustained against any town or person [for recovery of expense] unless a notice in writing, signed by the overseers of public welfare, stating the sums so expended, shall first have been given to such town or person.”
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