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NH Rev Stat § 310-A:155 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:155 - Disciplinary Action.

    310-A:155 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 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 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 or physical 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 landscape 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 landscape architecture.|||Source. 2006, 246:3, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:157 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:157 - Reissuance of Licenses.

    310-A:157 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. 2006, 246:3, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:158 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:158 - Violations.

    310-A:158 Violations. –||It shall be a class B misdemeanor for any natural person or a felony for any business organization to:||I. Present or attempt to use the license or seal of another as one's own;||II. Give any false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any board member in obtaining a license;||III. Falsely impersonate any other licensee of like or different name;||IV. Attempt to use an expired or revoked license;||V. Practice landscape architecture or to offer, advertise or hold oneself out to the public as being in the practice of landscape architecture in this state without a license; or||VI. Violate any of the provisions of this subdivision.|||Source. 2006, 246:3, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:159 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:159 - Restraint of Violations.

    310-A:159 Restraint of Violations. –||The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to restrain violations of RSA 310-A:158 on proceedings brought by the attorney general, the board, or any society of licensed landscape architects duly incorporated under the laws of this state.|||Source. 2006, 246:3, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:160 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:160 - Exemptions.

    310-A:160 Exemptions. –||Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent or affect:||I. The preparation of details and shop drawings by persons, other than landscape architects, for use in connection with the execution of their work.||II. The preparation of plans, drawings, and specifications for and the supervision of the construction or alteration of landscape design associated with farms, residences, or institutional or commercial uses, where the client or reviewing governmental entity does not require the stamp of a licensed landscape architect.||III. Supervision by builders, or superintendents employed by such builders, of the installation of landscape projects.||IV. Business conducted in this state by any agriculturist, horticulturist, tree expert, arborist, forester, wetland scientist, certified professional in erosion and sediment control, natural scientist, soil scientist, nurseryman or landscape nurseryman, gardener, landscape gardener, landscape designer, landscape contractor, irrigation contractor, irrigation designer, garden or lawn caretaker, or grader or cultivator of land, as these terms are generally used, except that no such person shall use the designation "landscape architect," "landscape architectural," or "landscape architecture" unless licensed as a landscape architect under this article.||V. The practice of architecture by an architect licensed in this state, or the practice of professional engineering or land surveying by a professional engineer or land surveyor licensed in this state, or the preparation of wetland mitigation plans by a wetland scientist, natural scientist, or soil scientist, provided that no such architect, professional engineer, wetland scientist, natural scientist, soil scientist, or land surveyor shall use the designation "landscape architect," "landscape architectural," or "landscape architecture" unless licensed as a landscape architect in this state.||VI. The practice of landscape architecture by officers and employees of the United States while engaged within the state in the practice of landscape architecture for the federal government.||VII. Professional engineers, when engaged in the lawful practice of engineering under RSA 310-A, from performing engineering work which could be defined in this subdivision as within the practice of the profession of landscape architecture.|||Source. 2006, 246:3, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:161 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:161 - Purpose.

    310-A:161 Purpose. –||The purpose of this subdivision is to set appropriate standards for the proper licensure of court reporters, and to establish and maintain a standard of competency for individuals engaged in the practice of court reporting, to maintain the integrity of the transcription of the spoken word, and to contribute to the protection of the general public thereby.|||Source. 2007, 300:1, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:162 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:162 - Definitions.

    310-A:162 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Board" means the board of court reporters as created by this subdivision.||II. "Court reporter" means a person who has met the requirements set forth in this subdivision and is licensed to engage in shorthand reporting or voice writing.||III. "Machine writing" means the making of a verbatim record of the spoken word by means of the use of phonetic entries into a stenotype machine.||IV. "Secretary" shall mean the secretary of the board.||V. "Shorthand reporting" means the making by means of written symbols or abbreviations in shorthand or machine writing a verbatim record of the spoken word.||VI. "Voice reporting" means the making of a verbatim record of the spoken word by means of voice writing.||VII. "Voice writing" means the making of a verbatim record of the spoken word by means of an individual repeating the words of the speaker into a device either capable of digital translation into English text, or a device capable of creating a tape or digital recording.|||Source. 2007, 300:1, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:163 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:163 - Board.

    310-A:163 Board. –||I. There is hereby established a board of court reporters. The board shall consist of 5 members who shall be citizens of the United States and residents of this state appointed by the governor and council, 3 of whom shall be court reporters, one of whom shall be a public member and one of whom shall be admitted to practice law in the state of New Hampshire. The public member of the board shall be a person who is not, and never was, a member of the court reporting profession or the spouse of any such person, and who does not have and never has had, a material financial interest in either the provision of court reporting services or an activity directly related to court reporting, including the representation of the board or profession for a fee at any time during the 5 years preceding appointment. Each court reporter member shall have actively practiced court reporting for the chief means of livelihood for at least 10 years prior to appointment and shall have held a responsible position in charge of such work for at least 5 years prior to appointment, which may include the teaching of court reporting. Members shall be appointed for 5-year terms, except that no more than one appointed member's term may expire in any one calendar year. Appointments for terms of less than 5 years may be made in order to comply with this limitation. No appointed member shall be eligible to serve more than 2 full consecutive terms, provided that, for this purpose only, a period actually served which exceeds 1/2 of the 5-year term shall be deemed a full term. Upon expiration of a member's term, the member shall serve until a successor is qualified and appointed. The successor's term shall be 5 years from the date of expiration of the predecessor's appointment, regardless of the date of the successor's appointment. Vacancies occurring prior to the expiration of a specific term shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. The governor and council may remove a board member for cause. ||II. The board shall hold at least 3 regular meetings each year and special meetings at such times as it may deem necessary. Notice of all meetings shall be given in such a manner as rules adopted by the board may provide. The board shall biennially elect or appoint a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary. A majority of the members of the board appointed by the governor and council shall constitute a quorum.||III. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings in accordance with the retention policy established by the office of professional licensure and certification.||IV. The records of the board shall be prima facie evidence of the proceedings of the board, and a transcript of such records certified by the secretary of the board under seal shall be admissible in evidence with the same force and effect as if the original were produced.|||Source. 2007, 300:1, eff. July 1, 2007. 2021, 197:150, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:164 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:164 - Rulemaking.

    310-A:164 Rulemaking. –||The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||I. The qualifications of applicants in addition to those requirements set by statute, including the qualifications for satisfactory evidence of good professional character.||II. How an applicant shall be examined.||III. The criteria for a license to be renewed or reinstated, including any requirements for continuing education.||IV. 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.||V. Matters related to the proper administration of this subdivision.||VI. Procedures for the conduct of hearings consistent with the requirements of due process.||VII. The design of an official seal.|||Source. 2007, 300:1. 2014, 174:15, eff. Sept. 9, 2014. 2021, 197:150, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:165 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:165 - Designation as Licensed Court Reporter.

    310-A:165 Designation as Licensed Court Reporter. –||Any person holding a valid license as a court reporter as herein provided shall be styled and known as a licensed court reporter. No other person shall assume or use the title "licensed court reporter."|||Source. 2007, 300:1, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:166 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:166 - Prohibition of Use of Title.

    310-A:166 Prohibition of Use of Title. –||No person may assume or use the title or designation court reporter, licensed court reporter, court recorder, shorthand reporter, licensed shorthand reporter, shorthand court reporter, licensed shorthand court reporter, shorthand court recorder, verbatim reporter, verbatim court reporter, licensed verbatim court reporter, shorthand court recorder, verbatim court recorder, licensed court recorder, court stenographer, verbatim court stenographer, or any abbreviation, title, designation, words, letters, sign, card, or device tending to indicate that the person is such unless the person holds a valid license as prescribed in this subdivision. A court reporter may use the word "shorthand" in his or her title only if that person is licensed in the shorthand reporting method and a court reporter may use the word "verbatim" in his or her title only if that person is licensed in the voice writing method.|||Source. 2007, 300:1, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:167 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:167 - Standards of Practice.

    310-A:167 Standards of Practice. –||Court reporters, who play a role in judicial proceedings and at meetings where the spoken word must be preserved in written transcript, shall demonstrate competence in:||I. The use of verbatim methods and equipment to capture, store, retrieve, and transcribe pretrial and trial proceedings or other information.||II. Create verbatim transcripts of speeches, conversations, legal proceedings, meetings, and other events when written accounts of spoken words are necessary for correspondence, records, or legal proof.||III. Ensuring a complete, accurate, and secure legal record.||IV. Working in varieties of settings, such as taking depositions in attorney's offices, documenting proceedings of meetings, conventions, and other private activities, and documenting proceedings taking place in government agencies at all levels from the United States Congress to the state and local government bodies.|||Source. 2007, 300:1, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:168 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:168 - License Required.

    310-A:168 License Required. –||Any person engaging in, offering to engage in, or appearing to engage in court reporting shall hold a valid license issued under this subdivision, designating the method by which the reporter is licensed to practice.|||Source. 2007, 300:1, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:169 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:169 - Requirements for Licensure.

    310-A:169 Requirements for Licensure. –||The board shall issue a license to any qualified applicant who meets the standards established under this subdivision and who holds one of the following titles:||I. Registered Professional Reporter (RPR), from the National Court Reporters Association; or||II. Certified Voice Reporter (CVR), from the National Verbatim Reporters Association.|||Source. 2007, 300:1, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:170 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:170 - Qualifications for Applicant for Licensing.

    310-A:170 Qualifications for Applicant for Licensing. –||The board shall consider any applicant for licensing who has:||I. Applied for licensing;||II. Paid the fee required; and||III. Submitted proof satisfactory to the secretary that he or she:||(a) Is not less than 18 years of age;||(b) Is a citizen of the United States or legally able to work;||(c) Is of good moral character; and||(d) Has a high school education, or the equivalent thereof, as defined by the department of education.|||Source. 2007, 300:1, eff. July 1, 2007. 2021, 197:151, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:171 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:171 - Fees.

    310-A:171 Fees. –||The board shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, which shall establish all fees required under this subdivision including fees for the following:||I. Examinations.||II. Application for licensure upon passing the examination.||III. Application for a license under RSA 310-A:170.||IV. Biennial renewal for licensed court reporters.||V. Late fees for a late renewal of license.||VI. Replacement of a lost or mutilated license.||VII. Transcribing and transferring records and other services.||VIII. Reinstatement.|||Source. 2007, 300:1, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:172 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:172 - Individual Seals Required.

    310-A:172 Individual Seals Required. –||Every licensed court reporter under this subdivision shall have a seal containing the name of the licensed court reporter, his or her place of business, and the words "Licensed Court Reporter, State of New Hampshire" with which he or she shall stamp all transcripts prepared by him or her or under his or her supervision for use in this state. No licensed court reporter shall affix or permit to be affixed his or her seal to any transcript not prepared by him or her or under his or her supervision, nor shall any such reporter use his or her seal or do any other act as a licensed court reporter unless holding at the time a valid license under this subdivision. Licensed court reporter's seals shall indicate the reporting method utilized as defined in RSA 310-A:162.|||Source. 2007, 300:1, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:173 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:173 - Term of License; Renewal.

    310-A:173 Term of License;  Renewal. –||The term of licensure under this subdivision shall be every 2 years. 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 secretary of the board shall notify every licensee of the date of the expiration of the license and the amount of the fee that shall be required for its renewal for 2 years, such amount to be not less than $200. Such notice shall be mailed at least one month in advance of the date of expiration. Renewal may be effected at any time during the month of expiration by the payment of the fee established by the board and submission of evidence satisfactory to the board showing fulfillment of continuing education requirements. If a licensee fails to renew such license within the 12 months after the date of expiration, it shall become null and void and the licensee shall be required to reapply for licensure. The board, pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 310-A:171, 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. 2007, 300:1, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:174 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:174 - Disciplinary Action.

    310-A:174 Disciplinary Action. –||I. The board may undertake disciplinary proceedings:||(a) Upon his or her 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 section shall include:||(a) The practice of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license to practice under this subdivision.||(b) The practice of court reporting using a reporting method for which the person is not licensed.||(c) Conviction of a felony.||(d) Any unprofessional conduct, or dishonorable conduct unworthy of, and affecting the practice of, the profession.||(e) Unfitness or incompetency by reason of negligent habits or other causes.||(f) 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.||(g) Mental or physical incompetency to practice under this subdivision.||(h) Willful or repeated violation of the provisions of this subdivision.||(i) 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.||(c) By revocation of license.||(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.||(e) By assessing administrative fines 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 up to a total not exceeding $2,000.|||Source. 2007, 300:1, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:175 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:175 - Hearings.

    310-A:175 Hearings. –||The board shall take no disciplinary action without a hearing. At least 14 days prior to the hearing, the board shall serve all parties in a disciplinary proceeding, either personally or by registered mail, 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 all parties to the proceeding upon their issuance.|||Source. 2007, 300:1. 2014, 34:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.|