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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 151-H:2

  • 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.
  • 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
The superior court, upon petition of the department, as hereinafter provided, may appoint a receiver for any facility; provided, that the court finds upon clear and convincing evidence that the health, safety, or welfare of the residents cannot be adequately assured without the appointment of a receiver and either that an emergency exists that the licensee is either unwilling or unable to remedy, or that the facility is operating without a valid license.