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New Hampshire Regulation of Business Practices for Consumer Protection

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 358-A:1–358-A:13

All fourteen current entries, including section 358-A:10-a, were checked against the New Hampshire General Court’s Chapter 358-A table of contents, updated through December 2025. Pending legislation and the official bound statutes should be checked before legal reliance.

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 358-A:2

Acts unlawful

Declares unfair or deceptive acts or practices unlawful and lists examples of prohibited conduct.

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 358-A:3

Exempt transactions; etc.

Identifies transactions and conduct outside the chapter under specified circumstances.

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 358-A:4

Administration; enforcement

Assigns administration and enforcement authority and addresses available public remedies.

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 358-A:7

Assurance of discontinuance

Allows an assurance that challenged conduct will be discontinued and explains its enforcement effect.

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 358-A:8

Subpoena; production of books; examination of persons

Provides investigative subpoena, document-production, testimony, and related enforcement procedures.

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 358-A:9

Habitual violation of injunction

Addresses consequences for habitual violation of an injunction issued under the chapter.

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 358-A:10

Private actions

Addresses private remedies, damages, equitable relief, fees, and procedural requirements; review the current statute before asserting a claim or calculating a deadline.

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 358-A:10-a

Class actions

Addresses class actions brought under the chapter and the conditions that apply.

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 358-A:11

Proof required

States the proof standard or showing required for specified proceedings under the chapter.

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 358-A:13

Interpretation and construction of act

Directs how the chapter should be interpreted and constructed.

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New Hampshire consumer-credit categories

Research pending

Credit services and credit repair organizations

Licensing, registration, bonding, contracts, fees, cancellation, advertising, and prohibited practices.

What the legal reviewer checks
  • Covered-service definitions
  • License or registration requirements
  • Contract and disclosure language
  • Fee and cancellation restrictions
  • Advertising and prohibited practices
Research pending

Debt collection

State collection-agency licensing, prohibited conduct, validation-related rules, remedies, and regulator contacts.

What the legal reviewer checks
  • Collector and agency definitions
  • Licensing and exemptions
  • Communication and conduct restrictions
  • Civil remedies and enforcement
  • Complaint channels
Research pending

Consumer reporting and security freezes

State credit-reporting duties, freezes, protected-consumer freezes, identity-theft blocks, and remedies.

What the legal reviewer checks
  • Freeze placement and lifting
  • Fees and timing
  • Protected consumers
  • Identity-theft procedures
  • Enforcement and remedies
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Identity theft, data breach, and privacy

Identity-theft crimes and recovery tools, breach notices, personal-information safeguards, and privacy rights.

  • N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 358-A:1–358-A:13
What the legal reviewer checks
  • Breach notice triggers and timing
  • Covered personal information
  • Security safeguards
  • Identity-theft reports and blocks
  • Attorney-general enforcement
Research pending

Garnishment and judgment protections

State exemptions, disposable-earnings limits, court procedures, bank-account protections, and employer duties.

What the legal reviewer checks
  • Wage and bank exemptions
  • Debt-specific limits
  • Claim-of-exemption procedure
  • Notice and hearing deadlines
  • Employer restrictions
Research pending

Repossession and deficiency balances

Notice, cure, repossession conduct, sale, accounting, redemption, and deficiency rules.

What the legal reviewer checks
  • Right-to-cure notices
  • Repossession restrictions
  • Sale notice and commercial reasonableness
  • Redemption
  • Deficiency accounting and defenses
Research pending

Small-dollar and consumer lending

Licensing, rates, fees, payment plans, disclosures, collection practices, and complaint resources.

What the legal reviewer checks
  • Covered loan definitions
  • License requirements
  • Rate and fee limits
  • Rollover or payment-plan rules
  • Enforcement
Research pending

Mortgage, housing, and auto finance

Servicing, foreclosure, homeowner, dealer-finance, motor-vehicle-sales, and related protections.

What the legal reviewer checks
  • Mortgage servicing and foreclosure
  • Homeowner notices and assistance
  • Dealer and sales-finance licensing
  • Auto disclosures
  • Complaints and remedies
Research pending

Medical and utility debt

Billing, collection, charity-care, utility termination, deposit, and payment-plan rules.

What the legal reviewer checks
  • Hospital and medical billing
  • Charity-care disclosures
  • Utility shutoff protections
  • Deposits and payment plans
  • Complaint agencies
Research pending

Military and veteran protections

State protections that may supplement federal servicemember and military-lending laws.

What the legal reviewer checks
  • State active-duty coverage
  • Interest or collection protections
  • Lease and contract rules
  • Court stays
  • Military legal-assistance contacts

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