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NH Rev Stat § 310-A:46 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:46 - Expiration and Renewals.

    310-A:46 Expiration and Renewals. –||All licenses issued by the board shall expire on the last day of the month of the licensee's birth in the year 2 years following the year of issuance. The board shall cause notification of the impending license expiration to be sent to each licensee at least one month prior to the expiration date of the license. If the renewal fee is not submitted within 12 months after the expiration date of the license, the licensee's name shall be removed from the mailing list. An application for reinstatement shall be required to return to active status. The office of professional licensure and certification shall charge up to a 20 percent late fee for each month or fraction of a month the renewal is late, up to 12 months, in addition to the renewal fee.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1989, 247:14. 2003, 4:4, eff. June 21, 2003. 2021, 197:129, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:46-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:46-a - Continuing Education Required.

    310-A:46-a Continuing Education Required. –||Any person holding a license shall be required to complete 12 units of continuing education each year in the area of health, safety, and welfare. Each person shall be responsible for maintaining evidence of his or her continuing education units and shall submit such evidence of continuing education units to the board biennially upon renewal of his or her license.|||Source. 2009, 34:1, eff. July 14, 2009. 2017, 147:2, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:47 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:47 - Investigations and Disciplinary Proceedings.

    310-A:47 Investigations and Disciplinary Proceedings. –||I. The board may undertake investigations or disciplinary proceedings:||(a) Upon its own initiative; or||(b) Upon complaint of any person which charges that a person licensed by the board has committed misconduct under paragraph II and which specifies the grounds therefor.||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 or renew a certificate to practice under this subdivision.||(b) Conviction of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude.||(c) Any unprofessional conduct or dishonorable conduct unworthy of, and affecting the practice of the profession.||(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 expertise of the licensee.||(e) Addiction to the use of alcohol or other habit-forming drugs to a degree which renders the licensee unfit to practice under this subdivision.||(f) Mental incompetency to practice under this subdivision.||(g) Willful or repeated violation of the provisions of this subdivision.||(h) Suspension or revocation of a license, similar to one issued under this subdivision, in another jurisdiction and not reinstated.||(i) Violations of the rules of professional conduct for architects, or any other rule adopted by the board.||(j) Providing false testimony before the board.||(k) Failure to provide, within 30 calendar days of receipt of notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, information requested by the board as a result of any formal complaint to the board alleging a violation of this subdivision.||(l) Knowingly making or signing any false statement, certificate, or affidavit in connection with the practice of architecture.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1995, 136:17; 284:56. 2014, 10:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:47-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:47-a - Disciplinary Actions; Penalties.

    310-A:47-a Disciplinary Actions;  Penalties. –||I. The board, upon making an affirmative finding under RSA 310-A:47, may take disciplinary action in any one or more of the following ways:||(a) By written reprimand.||(b) By suspension, refusal to renew, limitation or restriction of a license, or probation for a period of time determined to be reasonable by the board.||(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.||(e) By requiring the person to practice under the direct supervision of a licensed architect for a period of time specified by the board.||(f) By assessing civil penalties, after notification and due process, in amounts established by the board which shall not exceed $2,000 per offense or, in the case of continuing offenses, $200 for each day the violation continues, whichever is greater.||II. Any applicant or licensee aggrieved by an action of the board denying, suspending, refusing to renew, or revoking his or her license may appeal the decision in accordance with RSA 541.||III. In addition to any other action, the board may assess all reasonable costs incurred in connection with any disciplinary proceeding, including investigations and stenographer's and attorney's fees as a condition of probation or reinstatement.||IV. Any disciplinary action by the board shall be published in the report of the board and shall be a public record in accordance with RSA 91-A.|||Source. 2014, 10:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:48 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:48 - Hearings.

    310-A:48 Hearings. –||I. The board shall take no disciplinary action without a hearing. At least 14 days prior to hearing, both 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 notice of a complaint was received by the accused, 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.||II. The board may subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance, and also may require the production of books, papers and documents in a case involving the revocation of registration. Any member of the board may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before the board. Any person failing or refusing to obey the subpoena or order of the board may be proceeded against in the same manner as for refusal to obey any other subpoena.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1995, 284:55. 2014, 34:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:49 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:49 - Reissuance of Licenses.

    310-A:49 Reissuance of Licenses. –||The board, for reasons it may deem sufficient, may reissue a license to any person whose license has been suspended or revoked, provided 3 or more members of the board vote in favor of such reissuance. A new license may be issued, subject to the rules of the board, and a charge shall be made for such issuance.|||Source. 1981, 485:1, eff. July 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:50 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:50 - Violations.

    310-A:50 Violations. –||I. It shall be a class B misdemeanor for any natural person or a felony for any business organization to:||(a) Present or attempt to use the license or seal of another as one's own;||(b) Give any false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any board member in obtaining a license;||(c) Falsely impersonate any other licensee of like or different name;||(d) Attempt to use an expired or revoked license;||(e) Practice architecture or to offer, advertise or hold oneself out to the public as being in the practice of architecture in this state without a license, or to represent by verbal claim, sign, letterhead, card, or in any other way that such person performs architectural services, unless the person holds a license under this subdivision; or||(f) Violate any of the provisions of this subdivision.||II. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1993, 70:1. 1995, 136:18; 284:30, 56, 59, X. 2007, 310:4, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:51 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:51 - Restraint of Violations.

    310-A:51 Restraint of Violations. –||The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to restrain violations of RSA 310-A:50 on proceedings brought by the attorney general, the board or any society of licensed architects duly incorporated under the laws of this state.|||Source. 1981, 485:1, eff. July 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:52 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:52 - Exemptions.

    310-A:52 Exemptions. –||The seal of a licensed architect shall be required for all buildings or structures covered by the New Hampshire building code under RSA 155-A, with the following exemptions:||I. The preparation of drawings and specifications for and the supervision of the construction or alteration of a single-family or 2-family residence or of any building used for farm purposes.||II. The alteration of an existing building not involving any of the following:||(a) A change in the primary structural frame or bearing wall; or||(b) A change in use or occupancy to one of a higher hazard classification.||III. The practice of architecture by officers and employees of the United States while engaged within the state in the practice of architecture for the federal government.||IV. The preparation of drawings and specifications for, and the supervision of any new or reconstructed structure meeting all of the following conditions:||(a) The primary structural frame is not reinforced concrete or structural steel;||(b) The building height is 2-1/2 stories or less;||(c) The building area is 4,000 square feet or less; and||(d) The occupancy classification is not a Group A, E, H, I, or R-4.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1987, 297:2. 1995, 284:31, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. 2017, 147:3, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:53 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:53 - General Provisions.

    310-A:53 General Provisions. –||I. In order to safeguard property and to promote the public welfare, the practice of land surveying in this state is hereby declared to be subject to regulation in the public interest.||II. Except as provided in RSA 310-A:74, it shall be a class B misdemeanor for any person to practice or to offer to practice land surveying in this state, or to represent by verbal claim, sign, letterhead, card, or in any other way that such person is a land surveyor or is able to perform land surveying services, unless the person holds a license under this subdivision. Admission to practice land surveying shall be determined upon the basis of individual personal qualification.||III. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to give to a land surveyor the right to perform engineering design or other elements of the practice of engineering as defined in RSA 310-A:2, III.||IV. The practice of or the offer to practice land surveying in this state by individual licensed land surveyors as a business organization, a material part of the business which includes land surveying, is permitted provided certain personnel of such entity who shall act in its behalf are licensed land surveyors under the provisions of this subdivision and provided such entity has been issued a certificate of authorization by the board as provided in this subdivision. Any entity issued a certificate under this section shall be required to comply with all of the provisions of this subdivision.||V. Each such entity shall file with the board of licensure a designation of an individual or individuals licensed to practice land surveying in this state who shall be in charge of land surveying by such entity in this state. The person designated shall be a full-time officer, partner, owner or full-time employee of that entity. Such entity shall notify the board of licensure of any change in the entity's designation within 30 days after such change becomes effective.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1989, 247:15, 22. 1994, 358:1. 1995, 136:19, eff. July 23, 1995; 284:32, 33, 58, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:54 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:54 - Definitions.

    310-A:54 Definitions. –||As used in this subdivision:||I. "Board" means the state board of licensure for land surveyors.||I-a. "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.||I-b. "Certificate of authorization" means any certificate issued by the board to a business organization to engage in the practice of land surveying.||II. A "land surveyor" is a professional specialist in the technique of measuring land, educated in the basic principles of mathematics, the related physical and applied sciences, and the relevant requirements of law for adequate evidence and all requisite to the surveying of real property and engaged in the practice of land surveying as herein defined.||III. "Land surveyor-in-training" means a candidate for licensure as a land surveyor who, prior to completion of the requisite years of experience in surveying work provided in RSA 310-A:63, has met the preliminary requirements for licensure as a land surveyor, and has been issued a certificate by the board stating that such candidate is a land surveyor-in-training.||IV. "Practice of land surveying" means any service or work, the adequate performance of which involves the application of special knowledge of the principles of mathematics, the related physical and applied sciences and the relevant requirements of law for adequate evidence to the act of measuring and locating lines, angles, elevations, natural and man-made features in the air, on the surface of the earth, within underground workings, and on the beds of bodies of water for the purpose of determining areas and volumes, for the monumenting of property boundaries and for the platting and layout of lands and subdivisions of land, including the topography alignment and grades of streets and for the preparation and perpetuation of maps, record plats, field note records and property descriptions that represent these surveys.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1989, 247:16. 1994, 358:2. 1995, 136:20, eff. July 23, 1995; 284:34, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:56 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:56 - Repealed by 1995, 284:59, XI, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    310-A:56 Repealed by 1995, 284:59, XI, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:57 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:57 - Repealed by 1995, 284:59, XII, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    310-A:57 Repealed by 1995, 284:59, XII, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:58 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:58 - Rulemaking Authority.

    310-A:58 Rulemaking Authority. –||The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||I. [Repealed.]||II. The qualifications and record of applicants in addition to those requirements set under this subdivision including the qualifications for satisfactory evidence of good professional character;||III. How an applicant shall be examined;||IV. The requirements for a license to be renewed, including the requirements for continuing education;||V. [Repealed.]||VI. Ethical and professional standards required to be met by each holder of a license to practice under this subdivision and how disciplinary actions by the board shall be implemented for violations of these standards, including:||(a) Technical standards for forest, rural and urban surveys, including minimum error of closure; and||(b) Standards for adequate deed research into the history of the subject parcel and adjacent tracts necessary for proper practice;||VI-a. The criteria for issuance of land surveying certificates for proprietorships, corporations and partnerships, including the qualifications of applicants in addition to those requirements set forth under this subdivision, and for satisfactory evidence of good professional character;||VII. Matters related to the proper administration of this subdivision;||VIII. Procedures for the conduct of hearings consistent with the requirements of due process; and||IX. The establishment of administrative fines which may be levied in the administration of this subdivision.||X. The requirements for retired status.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1994, 358:3-5. 1995, 284:56. 1998, 204:4. 2014, 174:6, eff. Sept. 9, 2014. 2021, 197:132, 133, 134, III, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:59 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:59 - Additional Powers.

    310-A:59 Additional Powers. –||The board shall adopt and have an official seal. The board may subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance, and also may require the production of books, papers and documents in a case involving the revocation of registration.|||Source. 1981, 485:1, eff. July 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:60 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:60 - Fees.

    310-A:60 Fees. –||The board shall establish fees for examination of applicants, for licenses and for renewal of licenses to practice land surveying and for transcribing and transferring records and other services. The fees established by the board shall be sufficient to produce estimated revenues equal to 125 percent of the direct operating expenses of the board budgeted for the biennium in which they will apply.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 2014, 269:6, eff. July 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:61 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:61 - Repealed by 2015, 276:108, II, eff. July 1, 2015.

    310-A:61 Repealed by 2015, 276:108, II, eff. July 1, 2015. –|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:62 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:62 - Repealed by 1995, 284:59, XIII, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    310-A:62 Repealed by 1995, 284:59, XIII, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:63 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:63 - Licensure.

    310-A:63 Licensure. –||I. As minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that a person is qualified for licensure as a land surveyor, such person shall have a specific record of 6 years or more accumulated experience in land surveying work indicating that such person is competent to practice land surveying and has passed a proctored examination, prescribed by the board.||II. A year of accumulated experience for the purpose of paragraph I shall include, but not be limited to:||(a) Any year during which the applicant was enrolled at an institution of higher learning pursuing a curriculum of surveying, engineering, forestry, or forestry technician, so long as the applicant completed at least one course in land surveying during the said enrollment; provided such education credits towards accumulated experience shall not exceed 4 years of accumulated experience;||(b) Any year during which the applicant was actively engaged in land surveying work as a land surveyor-in-training under the supervision of a licensed land surveyor; or||(c) Any substantial period of time (even if less than a full calendar year) during which the applicant, in the discretion of the board, was considered to be actively engaged in land surveying work.||III. An applicant for licensure as a land surveyor who is a resident of a state, country, or territory where licensure or registration is prerequisite to the legal practice of land surveying shall be licensed or registered in such state, country or territory prior to being eligible for licensure as a land surveyor under this subdivision.||IV. A person not a resident of and having no established place of business in this state who wishes to practice or to offer to practice the profession of land surveying in this state may make application to the board on a board form for a temporary certificate to practice, provided such person is licensed in a state or country in which the requirements and qualifications for obtaining a certificate of licensure are substantially equivalent to or greater than those specified in this subdivision. Upon written approval of the application by the chairperson and the secretary, the applicant shall be authorized to practice the profession of land surveying in this state, limited to such periods as shall be determined by the board, but not to exceed an aggregate of 30 days in one calendar year. Any portion of a day shall be counted as a whole day.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1989, 247:18. 1995, 136:22, 23; 284:36, 37, 56. 2012, 52:5, eff. July 13, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:64 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:64 - Qualification as a Surveyor-in-Training.

    310-A:64 Qualification as a Surveyor-in-Training. –||A person who has passed the board's proctored examination in fundamentals of land surveying shall be certified, or enrolled, as a land surveyor-in-training.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 2012, 52:6, eff. July 13, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:65 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:65 - Application.

    310-A:65 Application. –||Applications for licensure shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the board, shall contain statements made under oath, showing the applicant's education and detailed summary of the applicant's technical work, and shall contain not less than 5 references, of whom 3 shall be land surveyors having personal knowledge of the applicant's land surveying experience. All applications shall be accompanied by a fee established by the board.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1995, 136:24, eff. July 23, 1995.|