# N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:12: 200:12 Requiring Changes; Condemnation

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXV_C200_S12

## Section

- **Citation:** N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:12
- **Heading:** 200:12 Requiring Changes; Condemnation
- **Jurisdiction:** New Hampshire
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 200 / Section 12

## Text

If the department of health and human services shall find that such schoolhouse or building is in any respect a menace, or likely to become a menace, to the health or bodily welfare of the pupils or teachers, the department shall call the attention of the local board of health to the facts; and, if after a reasonable length of time the complaint has not been attended to in a satisfactory way, the department shall either order such changes as will in their judgment make the building safe and sanitary for school purposes or condemn the same and forbid its further use.

## Nearby sections

- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:11 200:11 Investigation of Sanitary Conditions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXV_C200_S11.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:11-a 200:11-a Investigation of Air Quality.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXV_C200_S11-a.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:11-b 200:11-b Water Bottle Filling Stations in Schools.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXV_C200_S11-b.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:12 200:12 Requiring Changes; Condemnation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXV_C200_S12.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:13 200:13 Cost of Changes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXV_C200_S13.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:14 200:14 Assessment of Cost.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXV_C200_S14.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:26 200:26 Definition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXV_C200_S26.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:27 200:27 School Health Services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXV_C200_S27.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:27-a 200:27-a Consent of Parent or Legal Guardian Required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXV_C200_S27-a.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:28 200:28 School Physician.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXV_C200_S28.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:29 200:29 School Nurse; Certification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXV_C200_S29.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:30 200:30 School Dental Hygienist.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXV_C200_S30.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:31 200:31 School Health Personnel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXV_C200_S31.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:32 200:32 Physical Examination of Pupils.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXV_C200_S32.md)

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