# N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-102: 564-B:1-102 Scope

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-102

## Section

- **Citation:** N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-102
- **Heading:** 564-B:1-102 Scope
- **Jurisdiction:** New Hampshire
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-B / Section 1-102

## Text

(a) This chapter applies to express trusts, charitable or noncharitable, and trusts created pursuant to a statute, judgment, or decree that requires the trust to be administered in the manner of an express trust, including, but not limited to, a special needs trust authorized by 42 U.S.C. section 1396p(d)(4)(A) and (C) that requires the trust to be administered in the manner of an express trust. (b) This chapter shall not apply to a resulting or constructive trust, a business trust which provides for certificates to be issued to the beneficiary, an investment trust, a voting trust, a security instrument, a trust created by the judgment or decree by any other court, a liquidation trust, or a trust for the primary purpose of paying dividends, interest, interest coupons, salaries, wages, pensions or profits, or employee benefits of any kind, an instrument wherein a person is nominee or escrowee for another, a trust created in deposits in any financial institution, or other trust the nature of which does not admit of general trust administration. (c) Without precluding other means for establishing that this chapter applies to a specific trust, this chapter applies to a trust to the extent that the terms of the trust provide that this state's laws govern the trust's validity, interpretation, or administration. (d) Unless otherwise provided under the terms of the trust, New Hampshire law shall apply to the administrative matters of a trust that has its principal place of administration within this state. (e) This chapter shall not limit the authority of the director of charitable trusts or the department of health and human services as otherwise provided by statute or common law.

## Nearby sections

- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-101 564-B:1-101 Short Title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-101.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-102 564-B:1-102 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-102.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-103 564-B:1-103 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-103.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-104 564-B:1-104 Knowledge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-104.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-105 564-B:1-105 Default and Mandatory Rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-105.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-106 564-B:1-106 Common Law of Trusts; Principles of Equity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-106.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-107 564-B:1-107 Governing Law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-107.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-108 564-B:1-108 Principal Place of Administration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-108.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-109 564-B:1-109 Methods and Waiver of Notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-109.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-110 564-B:1-110 Others Treated as Qualified Beneficiaries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-110.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-111 564-B:1-111 Nonjudicial Settlement Agreements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-111.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-111A 564-B:1-111A Nonjudicial Dispute Resolution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-111A.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-112 564-B:1-112 Rules of Construction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-112.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-113 564-B:1-113 Precatory Language.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-113.md)

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