New Hampshire § 301-B-31 - Section 301-B:31 Secretary of State; Duties.

§ 301-B-31. Section 301-B:31 Secretary of State; Duties.

The secretary of state shall issue a request for proposals for the development and administration of the New Hampshire DAO registry as described in RSA 301-B:14. The request for proposals shall have such terms as the secretary of state shall deem necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of RSA 301-B. The request for proposals should include a requirement that responses to the request should identify an appropriate registration and annual fee for registrants that would be sufficient over time to defray the costs of establishing and administering the registry. The secretary of state shall select one or more of the respondents to the proposal and shall negotiate a contract with such respondent or respondents that provides for establishment and administration of the registry; provisions for administering any deregistration processes including providing technical assistance to the attorney general in connection with a judicial deregistration under RSA 301-B:24; and such other items as the secretary of state shall deem necessary and appropriate. In accordance with the contracts entered into, the secretary of state is authorized to set registration and annual fees and pay registry establishment, maintenance, and administration costs. The secretary of state shall prepare reports of the progress under the process described in this section every 6 months following the effective date of this section, and submit the reports to the governor, the senate president, and the speaker of the house of representatives.