New Hampshire § 3-C-1 - Section 3-C:1 Official State Language.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 3-C-1 — Section 3-C:1 Official State Language., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-C-1. Section 3-C:1 Official State Language.
I. The official language of the state of New Hampshire shall be English. English is designated as the language of all official public documents and records, and of all public proceedings and nonpublic sessions. II. For the purposes of this chapter, "official public documents and records" are all documents officially compiled, published, or recorded by the state. III. For the purposes of this chapter, "public proceedings and nonpublic sessions" mean those proceedings and sessions as defined in RSA 91-A, and includes the information recorded at such proceedings and sessions.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3-C-1 ("Section 3-C:1 Official State Language.") 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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