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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 102:23

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • retirement board: when used in this chapter, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall mean said board of trustees. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 102:3
The payments made by permanent firemen to the retirement board and the benefits or compensation received hereunder shall be exempt from taxation, attachment, and the operation of laws relating to insolvency or bankruptcy. No assignment of compensation due under this chapter shall be valid unless approved by the board.