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NH Rev Stat § 310-A:109 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:109 - License Renewal.

    310-A:109 License Renewal. –||Licenses may be renewed by written application prior to the expiration date and by payment of the prescribed renewal fee. The secretary shall notify each forester one month prior to the expiration of such certificate. The applicant shall submit proof of completion of 20 hours of continuing education approved by the board at the time of license renewal, together with a record of any legal action brought against the applicant for services as a forester.|||Source. 1990, 166:5. 1995, 136:41, eff. July 23, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:110 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:110 - Failure to Renew.

    310-A:110 Failure to Renew. –||Failure to remit the biennial renewal fee when due or failure to submit proof of required continuing education shall automatically cancel the license. If properly renewed, a license shall remain in effect continuously from the date of issuance, unless suspended or revoked by the board for just cause. A person whose license is cancelled for such failure may reinstate such license by paying, within one year of cancellation, all fees due, plus a late fee as established by the board, provided continuing education requirements have been met.|||Source. 1990, 166:5. 1995, 136:41, eff. July 23, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:111 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:111 - Reciprocity.

    310-A:111 Reciprocity. –||Reciprocity shall be granted to foresters from states whose requirements, in the judgment of the board, are comparable to the requirements of this subdivision.|||Source. 1990, 166:5, eff. June 30, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:112 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:112 - Disciplinary Action.

    310-A:112 Disciplinary Action. –||I. The board may undertake disciplinary proceedings:||(a) Upon its own initiative; or||(b) Upon written complaint of any person which charges that a person licensed by the board has committed misconduct under paragraph II, and which specifies the grounds for such complaint. The board may utilize the services of the county extension forester in any preliminary gathering of related information.||II. Misconduct sufficient to support disciplinary proceedings under this section shall include:||(a) The practice of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license to practice under this subdivision.||(b) Conviction of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude.||(c) Any unprofessional conduct, or conduct unworthy of, and affecting the practice of forestry.||(d) Unfitness or incompetency by reason of negligent habits or other causes; or negligent or willful acts performed in a manner inconsistent with the interests of persons relying on the professional expertise of the forester.||(e) Mental or physical incompetency to practice under this subdivision.||(f) Willful or repeated violation of the provisions of this subdivision.||(g) Suspension or revocation of a license, issued in another jurisdiction and similar to one issued under this subdivision, which was not reinstated.||III. The board may take disciplinary action in any one or more of the following ways and notice of such action shall be provided to newspapers of general circulation in the area in which the licensee practices:||(a) By reprimand.||(b) By suspension, limitation, or restriction of a license for a period of up to 5 years.||(c) By revocation of a license.||(d) By requiring the person to participate in a program of continuing education in the area or areas in which the person has been found deficient.|||Source. 1990, 166:5. 1995, 136:42, eff. July 23, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:113 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:113 - Hearings.

    310-A:113 Hearings. –||The board shall take no disciplinary action without a hearing. At least 14 days prior to a hearing, all parties to a disciplinary proceeding shall be served, either personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, with a written copy of the complaint filed and notice of the time and place for hearing. All complaints shall be objectively received and fairly heard by the board, but no complaint shall be acted upon unless in writing. A hearing shall be held on all written complaints received by the board within one year of the date of notice of a complaint received by the licensee, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. Written notice of all disciplinary decisions made by the board shall be given to both parties to the proceeding upon their issuance. Orders of the board shall be subject to rehearing and appeal in the manner prescribed by RSA 541.|||Source. 1990, 166:5. 1995, 284:55. 2014, 34:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:113-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:113-a - Additional Powers; Subpoenas.

    310-A:113-a Additional Powers;  Subpoenas. –||The board shall have the power to subpoena witnesses and compel, by subpoena duces tecum, the production of books, papers, and documents in a case involving the suspension or revocation of licensure. Any member of the board may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before the board.|||Source. 1996, 142:3, eff. July 23, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:114 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:114 - Violations; Penalty.

    310-A:114 Violations;  Penalty. –||Any person who practices or offers to practice forestry in this state for others for compensation without a license in accordance with this subdivision, or any person presenting or attempting to use the license or seal of another, or any person who gives any false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any board member in obtaining or attempting to obtain a license, or any person who falsely impersonates any other licensed forester, or any person who attempts to use an expired or nonexistent or revoked license, or any person who violates any of the provisions of this subdivision, shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. The board may also impose administrative fines for violations of this subdivision in accordance with rules adopted under RSA 310-A:102, VIII which shall not exceed $2,000 per offense, or in the case of a continuing offense, $250 for each day the violation continues.|||Source. 1990, 166:5. 1995, 284:52. 1996, 142:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:115 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:115 - Restraint of Violations.

    310-A:115 Restraint of Violations. –||The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to restrain violations of this subdivision on proceedings brought by the attorney general, the board, or any society of licensed foresters duly incorporated under the laws of this state.|||Source. 1990, 166:5, eff. June 30, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:116 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:116 - Administrative Costs.

    310-A:116 Administrative Costs. –||The fees established by the board under this subdivision shall be sufficient to produce estimated revenues equal to 125 percent of the estimated direct operating expenses of the board budgeted for the biennium in which they will apply.|||Source. 1990, 166:5. 2014, 269:8, eff. July 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:117 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:117 - Real Estate Broker or Appraiser Credentials Not Necessary.

    310-A:117 Real Estate Broker or Appraiser Credentials Not Necessary. –||Notwithstanding any other provision of law, foresters licensed under this subdivision shall not be required to be licensed, certified, or registered under RSA 331-A or as real estate appraisers.|||Source. 1990, 166:5, eff. June 30, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:118 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:118 - Definitions.

    310-A:118 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Board" means the board of professional geologists.||II. "Business organization" means any enterprise, whether corporation, partnership, limited liability company, proprietorship, association, business trust, real estate trust, or other form of organization; organized for gain or profit, carrying on any business activity within the state.||III. "Geology" means the science dealing with the study of the earth, its origin, history, physical features and content; the investigation and interpretation of the earth's constituents including, but not limited to, its rocks, unconsolidated materials, minerals, solids, fluids, and gases, and of the natural and induced processes and forces acting on the earth; the geologic mapping of the earth's constituents and features, and the results of various processes and forces that have acted on the earth; and the geological application of the information derived from such study in the furtherance of the health, safety and welfare of the public and the environment.||IV. "Licensed professional geologist" means a person who, by reason of advanced knowledge of geology and the supporting physical and life sciences, acquired by education and experience, is technically and legally qualified to engage in the practice of geology as defined in this section and has successfully passed the examination as may be required in this subdivision and who is licensed by the board or otherwise authorized by this subdivision to engage in the practice of the profession of geology.||V. "Practice of the profession of geology" or "practice of geology" means the performance of work defined as geology in this subdivision including, but not limited to researching, investigating, consulting, geological mapping, describing the natural processes that act upon the earth's materials, predicting the probable occurrence of natural resources, predicting and locating natural or man-induced phenomena which may be useful or hazardous to mankind recognizing, determining and evaluating geological factors, and the inspection and performance of geological work and the responsible supervision thereof in furtherance of the health, safety, and welfare of the public and the environment. The term shall not include the application of geologic information in the identification or determination of engineered solutions to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public and the environment. The term shall not include the practice of engineering, land surveying, architecture, soil science or wetland science for which separate licensure or certification is required.||VI. "Responsible charge of work" means the independent control, supervision and direction of work requiring the use of initiative, skill, and judgment.|||Source. 2000, 297:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:119 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:119 - Purpose.

    310-A:119 Purpose. –||In order to safeguard life, health, property, and the environment and to promote public welfare, the practice of geology in this state shall be regulated by the board of professional geologists.|||Source. 2000, 297:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:121 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:121 - Rulemaking; Fees.

    310-A:121 Rulemaking;  Fees. –||I. The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||(a) [Repealed.]||(b) The qualifications of applicants in accordance with applicable statutes, and the ethical standards required for licensure;||(c) The examination procedures in accordance with applicable statutes;||(d) License renewal, including requirements for continuing education;||(e) Ethical and professional standards required to be met by each holder of a license under this subdivision and how disciplinary actions by the board shall be implemented for violations of these standards;||(f) Procedures for the conduct of hearings consistent with the requirements of due process;||(g) The design of an official seal;||(h) What constitutes geology experience for the purposes of RSA 310-A:125;||(i) Procedures for a waiver of the fundamentals of geology examination under RSA 310-A:129; and||(j) Interstate licensure and temporary permits under RSA 310-A:131.||II. [Repealed.]||III. [Repealed.]|||Source. 2000, 297:3. 2009, 22:2. 2014, 174:11, eff. Sept. 9, 2014; 269:9, eff. July 1, 2014. 2021, 197:143, II, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:122 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:122 - Immunity From Civil Liability.

    310-A:122 Immunity From Civil Liability. –||No action or other legal proceedings for damages shall be instituted against the board or any member or employee of the board for any act done in good faith or for any neglect or default in the performance or exercise in good faith of any such duty or power.|||Source. 2000, 297:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:123 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:123 - Repealed by 2021, 197:143, III, eff. July 1, 2021.

    310-A:123 Repealed by 2021, 197:143, III, eff. July 1, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:124 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:124 - Licensure.

    310-A:124 Licensure. –||No person shall practice professional geology or represent oneself as a professional geologist who is not licensed by the board or whose license expired, or was canceled, suspended, or revoked, except as otherwise provided in this subdivision. Licensure to practice geology shall not be required until after the one-year period set forth in RSA 310-A:125, II has ended.|||Source. 2000, 297:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:126 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:126 - Ethical Standards.

    310-A:126 Ethical Standards. –||No person shall be eligible for licensure as a professional geologist who does not meet the ethical standards of the profession as set forth in the Code of Ethics of the American Institute of Professional Geologists, or other standards adopted by the board.|||Source. 2000, 297:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:127 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:127 - Continuing Education.

    310-A:127 Continuing Education. –||Evidence satisfactory to the board of the completion in each biennial renewal period of a minimum of 24 hours of continuing education shall be required for license renewal. The board shall identify the types of educational courses and activities that would further the professional competence of licensees. In general, the continuing education credits shall be determined on the basis of one credit for each contact hour of course instruction or professional development activity actually attended by a licensee.||I. Applications for licensure shall be made using the method prescribed and furnished by the office of professional licensure and certification. Applications shall contain statements made under oath, showing the applicant's education and a detailed summary of the applicant's technical work, and shall contain not less than 5 references, of whom at least 3 shall be professional geologists having personal knowledge of the applicant's professional experience.||II. References relating to experience in the practice of geology performed prior to the effective date of this subdivision may be provided by either a professional geologist or a person determined by the board to be of equivalent ethical standards, education, and experience who may or may not have been licensed.||III. If the board denies the issuance of a license or a temporary permit to any applicant, any initial fee deposited shall be retained as an application fee.|||Source. 2000, 297:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000. 2021, 197:142, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:129 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:129 - Examinations.

    310-A:129 Examinations. –||[There is no RSA 310-A:128.]||Written technical examinations in geology shall be held at least annually as the board shall determine. The scope of the technical and professional examination and the methods of procedure shall be prescribed by the board. A candidate failing an examination may apply for reexamination upon payment of an additional fee determined by the board and shall be reexamined on the next regularly scheduled examination date. A candidate failing the examination 3 consecutive times shall be required to furnish evidence of additional experience, study, or education credits acceptable to the board before being allowed to proceed with the examination.|||Source. 2000, 297:3. 2014, 174:12, eff. Sept. 9, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:130 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:130 - Certificates; Seals.

    310-A:130 Certificates;  Seals. –||The board shall issue a license, upon payment of the licensing fee established by the board, to any applicant who has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this subdivision. Licenses shall show the full name of the licensee and have a serial number. The issuance of a license by the board shall be prima facie evidence that the person named in the license is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a licensed professional geologist while the license remains valid. Each licensee shall upon licensure obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board, bearing the registrant's name and the legend, "Licensed Professional Geologist." All papers or documents involving the practice of geology affecting public health, safety, and welfare, under this subdivision, when issued or filed for public record, shall be dated and bear the signature and seal of the licensed professional geologist who prepared or had responsibility for and approved them.|||Source. 2000, 297:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000. 2021, 197:179, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:131 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:131 - Interstate Licensure; Temporary Permit.

    310-A:131 Interstate Licensure;  Temporary Permit. –||I. Applicants who are licensed, certified, or registered in another state, provided the other state's licensing, certification, or registration requirements are substantially equivalent to or more stringent than those of this state, may be granted a license without examination upon application to the board, submission of a copy of such license, certification or registration, payment of an application fee, and submission of evidence suitable to the board of good professional standing in the other state.||II. A person having no established place of business in this state who wishes to practice or to offer to practice geology in this state may make application to the board for a temporary permit. A temporary permit may be issued which is limited to practice on a specific project in this state for a period not to exceed an aggregate of 30 days in any calendar year, provided such person is a licensed professional geologist in a state or country where the requirements and qualifications for obtaining a certificate of licensure are substantially equivalent to or more stringent than those specified in this subdivision.|||Source. 2000, 297:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:132 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:132 - License Expiration and Renewals.

    310-A:132 License Expiration and Renewals. –||I. All licenses issued by the board shall expire on the last day of the licensee's month of birth the second year following the year of issuance, or upon such other biennial date as the board may adopt. The board shall cause notification of the impending license expiration to be sent to each licensee at least one month prior to the expiration of the license, along with a request for payment of a renewal fee. Licensees in good standing may renew their licenses by paying the renewal fee prior to the expiration date of the license, and by presenting evidence satisfactory to the board of completion of the continuing education requirements. If properly renewed, a license shall remain in effect continuously from the date of issuance, unless suspended or revoked by the board for just cause.||II. Failure to remit the renewal fee when due shall automatically suspend the license. A person whose license is canceled for such failure may reinstate the license by paying, within one year of suspension, all fees due, plus a late fee as established by the board.||III. If the renewal fee is not submitted within one year of the expiration date, an application for reinstatement shall be required and approved by the board to reinstate the license.|||Source. 2000, 297:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000.|