New Hampshire § 31-126 - Section 31:126 Presumption of Procedural Validity.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 31-126 — Section 31:126 Presumption of Procedural Validity., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-126. Section 31:126 Presumption of Procedural Validity.
Municipal legislation, after 5 years following its enactment, shall, without further curative act of the legislature, be entitled to a conclusive presumption of compliance with statutory enactment procedure. Any claim that municipal legislation is invalid for failure to follow statutory enactment procedure, whether that claim is asserted as part of a cause of action or as a defense to any action, may be asserted within 5 years of the enactment of the legislation and not afterward.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-126 ("Section 31:126 Presumption of Procedural Validity.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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