Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 406-A - Unauthorized Insurers False Advertising Process Act

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• commissioner: shall mean the insurance commissioner of this state. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 406-A:2
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• registered mail: when used in connection with the requirement for notice by mail shall mean either registered mail or certified mail. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:32-a
• Residents: shall mean and include person, partnership or corporation, domestic, alien or foreign. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 406-A:2
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
• Unfair trade practice act: shall mean Revised Statutes Annotated, chapter 417, entitled Unfair Insurance Trade Practices. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 406-A:2
• United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4