New Hampshire § 165-20 - Section 165:20 Recovery of Expense.
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§ 165-20. Section 165:20 Recovery of Expense.
If a town, city, or county acting as agent for a town under RSA 165:34 spends any sum for the support, return to his home, or burial of an assisted person having a residence in another town or city, or for an assisted person having relations able to support him under RSA 165:19, such sum may be recovered from the town, city or relation so chargeable or from a county acting as agent for the town under RSA 165:34. In any civil action brought under this section to recover such sum, the court shall award costs to the prevailing party.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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