New Hampshire § 154-17 - Section 154:17 Where Statute Applicable.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 154-17 — Section 154:17 Where Statute Applicable., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 154-17. Section 154:17 Where Statute Applicable.
If in any town, village district, precinct, city or area, apparatus for the extinguishment of fires is provided at the public expense, RSA 154:1 through 16 shall apply and firewards or fire engineers shall be duly elected or appointed. But the bylaws now in force in any town relating to the extinguishment of fires, election of firewards, fire engineers or fire chiefs, shall remain in force, subject to being repealed or superseded by vote of the town.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 154-17 cover?
Section 154-17 ("Section 154:17 Where Statute Applicable.") 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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