RSA 331-A:2 Definitions.

In this chapter:
I. "Advance fees" mean any fees charged for services including, without any limitation, any fees charged for listing, advertising, or offering for sale or lease any real property. Advance fees shall not include fees paid solely for advertisement in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation, including electronic publications.
I-a. "Agency" means a fiduciary relationship between a principal and an agent arising out of a brokerage agreement whereby the agent is engaged to do certain acts on behalf of the principal in dealings with a third party.
I-b. "Appointing agent" means a broker named by the principal broker who appoints individual real estate licensees to represent either the buyer or tenant, or the seller or landlord, in an office