RSA Chapter 97 — Reemployment of Veterans

Title VI — Public Officers and Employees

Current through the 2025 Regular Session of the New Hampshire General Court.

Title VI Public Officers and Employees

RSA 97:1 Veterans Guaranteed Reemployment

Each county, town, city, precinct, school board or other political subdivision of the state shall reemploy a veteran of any branch of the military service of the United States who has been placed on inactive status or been given a discharge other than dishonorable and who, within 90 days after being so made inactive or discharged, in writing, notifies the treasurer or other fiscal agent of such political subdivision that he desires to be reinstated in the position he held with such political subdivision at the time he entered said military service.

Source. 1945, 20:1, eff. Feb. 20, 1945.

RSA 97:2 Compensation; Term of Employment

Such political subdivision shall, upon receiving the foregoing notification and being satisfied that the applicant has been placed on inactive status or holds a discharge other than dishonorable, reinstate such veteran in the position he held at the time of entering the military service as of the date when said notification is received and shall pay said veteran not less than and as frequently as he was paid when he entered the service. Such employment shall be for a period of not less than one year, provided such veteran shall be of good behavior and wishes to remain so long employed. A veteran giving the notice required by RSA 97:1, upon being notified in writing by such political subdivision that it is satisfied he has been placed on inactive status or holds said discharge, shall present himself forthwith for said reemployment and failing so to do he may be considered as not of good behavior.

Source. 1945, 20:2, eff. Feb. 20, 1945.

RSA 97:3 Equitable Treatment of Civilians

In the event that the position held by said veteran at the time he entered the service is held by another when the notification required under RSA 97:1 is received, the political subdivision may continue to pay the person whom the veteran replaces for such time as is reasonable under the circumstances.

Source. 1945, 20:3, eff. Feb. 20, 1945.

RSA 97:4 Discontinued Offices

In the event the position held by said veteran at the time he entered the service has been abolished or discontinued the political subdivision shall reemploy such veteran as provided hereunder and assign to him duties as nearly comparable as circumstances permit.

Source. 1945, 20:4, eff. Feb. 20, 1945.

RSA 97:5 Optional Provisions

Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent a political subdivision from paying a veteran more than he was receiving upon entering the service nor employing him, if he wishes, in a different capacity provided he is paid at least as much and as often.

Source. 1945, 20:5, eff. Feb. 20, 1945.

RSA 97:6 Subdivision Borrowings

Any political subdivision lacking an appropriation providing funds from which to carry out the terms of this chapter, may borrow the amount necessary from the state paying, therefor, interest at the rate of one percent per annum. The state treasurer shall advance the sums necessary from time to time to enable a political subdivision to carry out the provisions hereof upon receiving from its treasurer or other fiscal agent his certificate and the note of the political subdivision signed by him. All such notes shall be binding obligations of the political subdivision payable at its pleasure but in any event within 5 years from the date thereof.

Source. 1945, 20:6, eff. Feb. 20, 1945.

RSA 97:7 Jurisdiction of Superior Court

This chapter shall be liberally construed in favor of a veteran and the superior court shall have original jurisdiction on any question arising hereunder.

Source. 1945, 20:7, eff. Feb. 20, 1945.