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NH Rev Stat § 153:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:25 - Construction of Chapter.

    153:25 Construction of Chapter. –||It is hereby declared that this chapter is necessary for the public safety, health, peace and welfare, is remedial in nature, and shall be construed liberally, and shall not be declared unconstitutional or void for the reason that any section or provision thereof may be in contravention of the constitution. Should any provision or section hereof be held to be invalid for any reason, such holding shall not be construed as affecting the validity of the remaining portion of such section or sections hereof, it being the legislative intent that this chapter shall stand, notwithstanding the invalidity of any such provision or section.|||Source. 1947, 251:1, par. 23, eff. July 1, 1947.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:26 - Conflicting Laws or Regulations.

    153:26 Conflicting Laws or Regulations. –||Nothing herein provided shall be construed to repeal or modify any existing statutes or regulations made thereunder by any state department or local officials.|||Source. 1947, 251:1, par. 24, eff. July 1, 1947.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:29 - Examinations; Licenses.

    153:29 Examinations;  Licenses. –||I. Notwithstanding RSA 21-G:9, the board, with an affirmative vote of at least 4 of the appointed board members, in consultation with the state fire marshal and with the approval of the commissioner of safety, shall establish, through rulemaking pursuant to RSA 541-A, the nature of the examinations required for issuance of fuel gas fitter licenses and plumbers licenses. The scope of such examinations and the methods of procedure shall be prescribed by the board. This may include an outside organization approved by the board.||II. Each license issued by the board shall identify which of the following special licenses or license endorsements apply to the licensee:||(a) Hearth system installation and service technician.||(b) Fuel gas installation technician.||(c) Fuel gas service technician.||(d) Fuel gas piping installer.||(e) Fuel gas trainee.||(f) Domestic appliance technician.||(g) Master plumber.||(h) Journeyman plumber.||(i) Apprentice plumber.||III. No licensee shall engage in any activity not covered by his or her specialty license.||IV. The licensee shall have in his or her possession a current biennial license issued by the board. The license shall be available for inspection on request. The board shall issue a license suitable to be carried by the individual licensee.|||Source. 2006, 206:3. 2010, 140:4. 2013, 275:8, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:30 - Expiration and Renewal.

    153:30 Expiration and Renewal. –||I. Licenses shall be renewed as follows:||(a) Except for licenses issued pursuant to RSA 153:29-a, all licenses shall expire every 2 years on the last day of the month of the holders birth. The board shall renew a valid license issued under this subdivision on receipt of an application for renewal and the required fee before the expiration date of the license.||(b) If a person or business entity fails to renew a license prior to expiration, the person or business entity may have the license reinstated within 365 days of its expiration by paying the late fee in addition to the renewal fee. A late fee is not required during the first 30 days of expiration.||(c) Except for licenses issued pursuant to RSA 153:29-a, any application received 365 days or more after the expiration of the license shall be rejected unless accompanied by proof of successful completion of the examination required under RSA 153:29 subsequent to its expiration.||(d) Except for applications received pursuant to RSA 153:29-a, applicants for license renewal shall provide to the board evidence of completion of continuing education within the previous 24-month period.||II. Upon the request of a licensed fuel gas fitter or licensed plumber who is a member of any reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard and is called to active duty, the board shall place the person's license on inactive status. The license may be reactivated within one year of the licensee's discharge by payment of the renewal fee and with proof of completion of the most current continuing education requirement unless still within the renewal period.||III. The board shall assess a reinstatement fee for any individual or business entity license upon completion of a suspension or revocation period resulting from disciplinary action pursuant to RSA 153:32, IV.|||Source. 2006, 206:3. 2008, 170:3. 2010, 140:5, 6. 2013, 275:8, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:31 - Emergencies.

    153:31 Emergencies. –||The commissioner of the department of safety is authorized, at his or her discretion, to waive the requirements of this subdivision for the purpose of restoring service during an emergency, as declared by the commissioner.|||Source. 2006, 206:3. 2013, 275:8, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:32 - Disciplinary Action.

    153:32 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 therefor.||II. Misconduct sufficient to support disciplinary proceedings under this subdivision 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 any criminal offense involving injury to a victim or the risk of such injury or any criminal offense involving dishonesty;||(c) Any unprofessional conduct, or dishonorable conduct unworthy of, and affecting the practice of, the profession, or such conduct that poses risk to public health, safety, or welfare to individuals affected by the practices or actions of the licensee;||(d) Unfitness or incompetence by reason of negligent habits or other causes; or negligent or willful acts performed in a manner inconsistent with the health or safety of persons under the care of the licensee;||(e) Addiction to the use of alcohol or other habit-forming drugs to a degree which renders him or her unfit to practice under this subdivision;||(f) Mental or physical incompetence to practice under this subdivision;||(g) Willful or repeated violation of the provisions of this subdivision; or||(h) Suspension or revocation of a license, similar to one issued under this subdivision, in another jurisdiction and not reinstated.||III. The board may take disciplinary action in any one or more of the following ways:||(a) By reprimand;||(b) By suspension, limitation, or restriction of license for a period of up to 5 years after hearing before the board pursuant to RSA 541-A, unless waived by the licensee;||(c) By revocation of license after hearing before the board pursuant to RSA 541-A, unless waived by the licensee;||(d) By requiring the person to participate in a program of continuing education in the area or areas in which he or she has been found deficient; or||(e) By immediate suspension pursuant to RSA 541-A:30.||IV. The board shall assess a reinstatement fee for all suspended or revoked licenses of license holders seeking restoration of the license after the prescribed disciplinary time period.|||Source. 2006, 206:3. 2010, 140:7-9. 2013, 275:8, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:33 - Appeals From Board Decisions.

    153:33 Appeals From Board Decisions. –||I. (a) A party to the proceedings shall have the right to file a petition with the superior court or the department of safety bureau of hearings to request a review of the final order of the board within 30 days of the date of the final order.||(b) For appeals through the bureau of hearings, the bureau of hearings shall review the record as developed before the board, together with any written legal argument presented to the bureau at the earliest practical time. Based on that review, the bureau may affirm or reverse the decision of the board or order that oral argument be held. As justice may require, the bureau may remand the case to the board for further findings and rulings. The petition for appeal shall set forth all the grounds upon which the final order is sought to be overturned. Issues not raised by the appellant before the board shall not be raised before the bureau of hearings. The burden of proof shall be on the appellant to show that the decision of the board was unreasonable or unlawful.||(c) No new or additional evidence shall be introduced in the bureau of hearings, but the case shall be determined upon the record and evidence transferred, except that in any case, if justice requires the review of evidence which by reason of accident, mistake, or misfortune could not have been offered before the board, the bureau of hearings shall remand the case to the board to receive and consider such additional evidence.||II. (a) A party to the proceeding shall have the right to file a petition in the superior court of the county in which the licensee resides to review the final order of the board or the bureau of hearings within 30 days of the date of the final order.||(b) At the earliest practical time, the court shall review the record as developed before the board and/or the bureau of hearings, together with any written legal argument presented to the court. Based on that review, the court may affirm or reverse the decision of the board or order that oral argument be held. As justice may require, the court may remand the case to the board for further findings and rulings. The petition for appeal shall set forth all the grounds upon which the final order is sought to be overturned. Issues not raised by the appellant before the board shall not be raised before the superior court. The burden of proof shall be on the appellant to show that the decision of the board was unreasonable or unlawful.||(c) No new or additional evidence shall be introduced in the superior court, but the case shall be determined upon the record and evidence transferred, except that in any case, if justice requires the review of evidence which by reason of accident, mistake, or misfortune could not have been offered before the board, the superior court shall remand the case to the board to receive and consider such additional evidence.|||Source. 2006, 206:3. 2008, 170:4. 2013, 275:8, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:34 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:34 - Inspectors.

    153:34 Inspectors. –||I. The state fire marshal with the approval of the board and the commissioner of safety shall have the authority to appoint such inspectors as are necessary to insure compliance throughout the state with practices consistent with the public safety and welfare. Any person so employed shall be under the administration and supervisory direction of the state fire marshal.||II. An inspector appointed under this subdivision shall have the authority to enter any premises in which a fuel gas fitter or plumber subject to regulation is performing, or has completed, work regulated under this subdivision for the purpose of making such inspection as is necessary to carry out his or her duties under this subdivision. If consent for such inspection is denied or not reasonably obtainable, the state fire marshal or his or her designee may obtain an administrative inspection warrant under RSA 595-B.||III. An inspector appointed under this subdivision may order the removal or correction of any violation of this subdivision.||IV. Whenever an inspector orders the removal or correction of a violation under paragraph III, he or she shall immediately notify the local building inspection department or administrative authority of the town where the violation is located, and further order that all the work in violation be corrected prior to continuance. The local building authority shall approve the continuation of work upon being satisfied that violations have been corrected and shall notify the inspector of such approval.|||Source. 2006, 206:3. 2013, 275:8, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:35 - Local Enforcement.

    153:35 Local Enforcement. –||The rules adopted by the mechanical licensing board pursuant to RSA 153:28, may be enforced by the building inspection department or by any officer designated by the administrative authority of the city or town.|||Source. 2006, 206:3. 2013, 275:8, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:37 - Penalties.

    153:37 Penalties. –||I. Any person or business entity who performs fuel gas fitting or plumbing without first having obtained a license, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.||II. Any person or business entity who violates any rule adopted under RSA 153:28 or whoever violates any ordinance or bylaw enacted pursuant to the provisions of RSA 153:35 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.||III. Any person or business entity which procures any license based upon inaccurate information contained on an application, or procures any license by fraud, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.||IV. Any person who performs fuel gas fitting or plumbing without first having obtained a license, or who violates any rule adopted pursuant to this subdivision, and such performance of fuel gas fitting or plumbing results in serious bodily injury or death, shall be guilty of a felony.||IV-a. Any person or business entity employing a person to perform fuel gas fitting or plumbing when the employed person is not in training and does not have a current valid fuel gas fitting or plumbing license issued pursuant to this subdivision or rules adopted pursuant to this subdivision, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 2006, 206:3. 2008, 170:5. 2013, 275:8, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 153:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153 - State Board of Fire Control|Section 153:38 - Voluntary Certification of Water Treatment Technicians; Examinations.

    153:38 Voluntary Certification of Water Treatment Technicians;  Examinations. –||I. Any person who has acted as a water treatment trainee for a period of not less than one year shall, upon payment of the fees established by the board, be entitled to examination and, upon achieving the passing score on the examination, be certified as a water treatment technician. A certificate issued under this section shall be carried on the person and displayed at any time upon request. Any person failing to achieve the passing score on the examination may be examined as often as he or she may desire.||II. The title "certified water treatment technician" shall be used only by persons and business entities certified under this section. No person shall continue to represent himself or herself and no business entity shall continue to represent itself as a certified water treatment technician after certification has been revoked or nonrenewed under this section.||III. The board may issue, upon payment of the required fees, certification without examination to a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other business entity that installs, maintains, or repairs water treatment systems, provided the entity designates one employee certified under this chapter who is responsible for the entity's compliance with this subdivision and the rules adopted by the board. Within 30 days after termination of employment of such employee by such entity, he or she shall give notice thereof to the board and, if no other employee is certified under this section, the entity shall not represent itself as employing certified water treatment technicians until some other employee has obtained certification. The board shall not require an additional fee for an entity that installs, maintains, or repairs water treatment systems where the person certified under this section is the sole owner of the entity.||IV. The board may issue certification without examination to those water treatment technicians who provide adequate documentation of having operated in the capacity of a water treatment technician for a period of at least one year prior to January 1, 2004 and who pay the required fees.||V. The board, with the approval of the commissioner, shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A to implement the certification requirements established in this section, including the application procedure and any eligibility requirements in addition to those in this section for certification as a certified water treatment technician or water treatment trainee, the renewal of certification and reinstatement of certification, and to establish the fees for certification of water treatment technicians and water treatment trainees.|||Source. 2013, 275:9, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 153-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153-A - Emergency Medical and Trauma Services|Section 153-A:3 - Emergency Medical and Trauma Services Coordinating Board.

    153-A:3 Emergency Medical and Trauma Services Coordinating Board. –||I. The emergency medical and trauma services coordinating board is created, consisting of 22 members appointed as set out in paragraphs II and III.||II. The governor shall appoint persons to the board as follows:||(a) One member from the New Hampshire Ambulance Association.||(b) One member from the New Hampshire chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians.||(c) One member from the New Hampshire Municipal Association.||(d) One member from the New Hampshire Hospital Association.||(e) One member from the New Hampshire Emergency Nurses Association.||(f) One member from the American Red Cross.||(g) One member from the New Hampshire Heart Association.||(h) One member from the New Hampshire Association of Fire Chiefs.||(i) One member from the New Hampshire Association of Emergency Medical Technicians.||(j) One member from the New Hampshire Medical Society.||(k) One member from the New Hampshire Paramedic Association.||(l) One member from the emergency medical services medical control board.||(m) One member from the Professional Firefighters of New Hampshire.||(n) Three members from the general public, representing geographic divisions of the state.||(o) One representative from the New Hampshire chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Committee on Trauma.||(p) One member from the New Hampshire chapter of the Academy of Pediatrics.||(q) One representative from the trauma medical review committee established in RSA 153-A:8.||(r) One representative from the New Hampshire Association of Rehabilitation Administrators.||(s) One representative from an organ/tissue donor organization.||(t) One member from the New Hampshire fire standards and training commission.||III. Each member from subparagraphs II(a)-(m) and (o)-(t) shall be nominated by the appropriate organization to the governor for appointment. The term of a member shall be 3 years or until a successor is appointed and qualified. The governor shall fill any vacancy in the same manner as the original appointment. In case of a vacancy other than by expiration of the term, the appointment shall be for the balance of the unexpired term and shall be considered a term for the purposes of the limitation on terms. No member shall serve more than 3 consecutive terms or 9 consecutive years.||IV. The members of the board shall elect a chair and a vice-chair who shall both serve for a term of 2 years. The director, or designee, shall serve as a nonvoting member and shall be the executive secretary of the board.||V. The board shall meet at least 4 times a year and at the call of the chair.||VI. Members shall receive no compensation.|||Source. 1999, 345:6, eff. July 1, 1999.|
NH Rev Stat § 153-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 153-A - Emergency Medical and Trauma Services|Section 153-A:4 - Powers and Duties of the Coordinating Board.

    153-A:4 Powers and Duties of the Coordinating Board. –||The board shall:||I. Develop and routinely update a plan for the operation of a statewide system of emergency medical services that reflects the abilities and needs of each municipality.||II. Routinely assess the delivery of emergency medical services, based on information and data provided by the department and from other sources the board deems appropriate, with particular attention to the quality and availability of care.||III. Review and offer comments on to the commissioner recommendations for rules required and other such rules as deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.||IV. Review and offer comments on rules proposed by the commissioner prior to their adoption under RSA 541-A.||V. Designate emergency medical services regions and districts in the state, in accordance with RSA 153-A:6. The council established for a region shall include a New Hampshire licensed physician with a background in emergency medicine.||VI. Approve statewide trauma policies and procedures of the statewide trauma system and the establishment of minimum standards for system performance and patient care proposed by the commissioner prior to their adoption under RSA 541-A and approve statewide trauma protocols prior to their adoption under RSA 153-A:20-a.||VI-a. Prior to any final vote regarding minimum standards or protocols:||(a) Provide notice of the proposed action to fire and emergency medical service members.||(b) Allow a 60-day period for the receipt of written comments on the proposal.||(c) Hold public hearings, one in the daytime hours and another during the evening hours, in such a way as to maximize input from fire and emergency medical service members.||VII. Coordinate interstate cooperation and delivery of emergency medical and trauma services.|||Source. 1999, 345:6, eff. July 1, 1999. 2018, 218:1, 2, eff. Aug. 7, 2018.|