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NH Rev Stat § 310-A:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:22 - Investigations and Disciplinary Proceedings.

    310-A:22 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) Unprofessional, unethical, or dishonorable conduct unworthy of, and affecting the practice of engineering.||(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 professional engineers, 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 engineering.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1995, 136:8, eff. July 23, 1995; 284:17, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:22-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:22-a - Investigations; Enforcement.

    310-A:22-a Investigations;  Enforcement. –||I. Any employee of the board engaged in making any investigation shall have the power to administer oaths to, and take depositions of, persons pertaining to any investigation. All files of an investigation in progress shall be confidential and exempt from the provisions of RSA 91-A.||II. Any person who fails to appear in response to any subpoena or to answer any question or produce any books, papers, or documents pertinent to any such investigation or hearing or who shall knowingly give false testimony in connection with an investigation or hearing shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.||III. Any district court within the jurisdiction of which the inquiry is carried on or within which said person resides or conducts business, upon application by the board, shall have jurisdiction to issue such person an order requiring such person to appear before the board, its members or agents, and to produce evidence, if so ordered, or to give testimony. Any failure to obey such order of the court may be punishable by the court as contempt.||IV. The board is hereby authorized to apply in its own name for relief by injunction to the superior court, to enforce the provisions of this subdivision or to restrain any violation of the provisions of this subdivision. In such proceedings, it shall be unnecessary to allege or to prove that either an adequate remedy at law does not exist or that substantial or irreparable damage would result from any continued violation. The members of the board shall not be personally liable under these proceedings.||V. The actions by the board shall be binding upon applicants for licensure, engineers-in-training, and all persons licensed under this subdivision, and shall be applicable to any business organization which shall hold a certificate or registration under this subdivision.||VI. Following an investigation of any complaint relating to a violation of any provision of this subdivision by a nonregistrant, and dependent on the result of such investigation, the board may present its findings to the county attorney in whose county such violation has occurred, and shall aid in the prosecution of the violation.|||Source. 1995, 284:18, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:24 - Reissuance of Licenses.

    310-A:24 Reissuance of Licenses. –||The board, for reasons it deems 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:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:25 - Violations.

    310-A:25 Violations. –||I. (a) It shall be a class B misdemeanor for any unlicensed natural person or a felony for any unauthorized business organization to:||(1) Practice, or offer to practice, engineering in this state.||(2) Represent by any verbal statement, sign, letterhead, card, or in any other way that they are professional engineers or able to perform engineering services.||(3) Use or otherwise assume in conjunction with the personal name, or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that such person is a professional engineer licensed under this subdivision.||(b) It shall be a class B misdemeanor for any natural person or a felony for any unauthorized business organization to:||(1) Present or attempt to use the license or seal of another as one's own.||(2) Give any false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any member of the board in obtaining a license.||(3) Falsely impersonate any other licensee of like or different name.||(4) Attempt to use an expired or revoked license.||II. The attorney general, or a designee, shall act as legal advisor to the board if the board so requests, and render such legal assistance as deemed necessary by the board in carrying out the provisions of this subdivision, provided that this responsibility shall not relieve the local prosecuting officers of any of their duties under the law. With the approval of the attorney general, the board may employ counsel and necessary assistance through the office of professional licensure and certification in carrying out the provisions of this subdivision. Reasonable compensation and expenses for counsel and legal assistance shall be paid from the funds of the board allocated for such purpose.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1995, 136:9, eff. July 23, 1995; 284:21, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. 2015, 276:52, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:26 - Restraint of Violations.

    310-A:26 Restraint of Violations. –||The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to restrain violations of RSA 310-A:25 on proceedings brought by the attorney general, the board or any society of licensed professional engineers duly incorporated under the laws of this state.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1995, 284:57, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:27 - Exemptions.

    310-A:27 Exemptions. –||Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent or affect:||I. [Repealed.]||II. The work of an employee or a subordinate of a person holding an engineering license under this subdivision, provided such work does not include final designs or decisions and is done under the direct responsibility, checking, and supervision of a person holding an engineering license under this subdivision;||III. The practice of officers and employees of the government of the United States while engaged within this state in the practice of engineering for the federal government; or||IV. The practice of architecture by a duly licensed architect.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1989, 247:26. 1995, 284:22, 23, 58, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:28 - Definitions.

    310-A:28 Definitions. –||As used in this subdivision:||I. "Architect" means a person who, by reason of having acquired through professional education and practical experience an advanced training in building construction and architectural design and an extensive knowledge of building standards created to safeguard the public from hazards such as fire, panic, structural failure, and unsanitary conditions, is technically and legally qualified to practice architecture and who is licensed by the board or otherwise authorized by this subdivision to engage in the practice of architecture.||II. "Architecture" means any professional service or creative work requiring the application of advanced knowledge of architectural design, building construction and standards, and involving the constant exercise of discretion and judgment in such activities as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design or responsible supervision of construction in connection with any public or private buildings, wherein the safeguarding of life, health or property is concerned.||III. "Board" means the board of architects.||IV. "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.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1995, 284:24, 56, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:30 - Repealed by 1995, 284:59, VI, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    310-A:30 Repealed by 1995, 284:59, VI, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:31 - Repealed by 1995, 284:59, VII, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    310-A:31 Repealed by 1995, 284:59, VII, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:32 - Rulemaking Authority.

    310-A:32 Rulemaking Authority. –||I. The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||(a) [Repealed.]||(b) The qualifications of applicants in addition to those requirements set by statute, and including the qualifications for satisfactory evidence of good professional character;||(c) How an applicant shall be examined;||(d) The criteria for a license to be renewed or reinstated, including any requirements for continuing education;||(e) [Repealed.]||(f) 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;||(g) Matters related to the proper administration of this subdivision;||(h) Procedures for the conduct of hearings consistent with the requirements of due process;||(i) The design of an official seal;||(j) [Repealed.]||(k) [Repealed.]||(l) The requirements for retired status.||II. In adopting any rule under this section, the board consult with the office of professional licensure and certification established under RSA 310-A:1 through RSA 310-A:1-e.||III. At least 40 days prior to any hearing to be held pursuant to RSA 541-A:11, the board shall furnish a copy of any proposed rules of professional conduct, or amendments thereto, to all affected professionals licensed by the board.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1994, 412:32. 1995, 284:56. 2003, 4:1. 2007, 310:1. 2010, 315:3. 2014, 174:4, eff. Sept. 9, 2014. 2015, 276:53, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 197:128, 130, III, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:33 - Fees.

    310-A:33 Fees. –||The board shall establish fees for examination of applicants, for licenses, for certificates of authorization, for reissuance of licenses, for renewal and reinstatement of licenses and certificates to practice under this subdivision, for late fees, for retired status, and for transcribing and transferring records and other services. The fees established by the board under this subdivision 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. 1995, 284:56. 2003, 4:2. 2007, 310:2. 2010, 315:4. 2014, 269:5, eff. July 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:34 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:34 - Repealed by 2002, 254:5, III, eff. July 1, 2002.

    310-A:34 Repealed by 2002, 254:5, III, eff. July 1, 2002. –|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:35 - Repealed by 1995, 284:59, VIII, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    310-A:35 Repealed by 1995, 284:59, VIII, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:36 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:36 - Repealed by 1995, 284:59, IX, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

    310-A:36 Repealed by 1995, 284:59, IX, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:37 - Licensure Required.

    310-A:37 Licensure Required. –||No person shall practice architecture in this state, except as permitted in RSA 310-A:52, without an architect's license issued under this subdivision.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1995, 284:56, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:38 - Preliminary Requirements for Licensure as an Architect.

    310-A:38 Preliminary Requirements for Licensure as an Architect. –||I. The following preliminary requirements shall be considered as minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that an applicant is qualified for licensure to practice architecture in this state:||(a) Applicant shall be at least 21 years of age and shall have graduated from an approved high school or its equivalent; and||(b) Applicant shall hold a professional degree in architecture from an accredited school and have had such diversified practical experience, including academic training, as the board shall deem appropriate; or||(c) In lieu of a professional degree in architecture, the board may accept evidence of additional diversified practical experience, including academic training, as the board shall deem appropriate.||II. The board shall have the discretion to reject an applicant who is not of good professional character, as evidenced by:||(a) Conviction for commission of a felony;||(b) Misstatement of facts by the applicant in connection with the application;||(c) Violation of any of the standards of conduct required of architects as they are set forth in this subdivision or in rules adopted by the board; or||(d) Practicing architecture without being licensed in violation of laws of the jurisdiction in which the practice took place.||III. Upon complying with the preliminary requirements set forth in this section, the applicant shall, in order to become licensed, pass written examinations as provided in RSA 310-A:43, except as otherwise provided in RSA 310-A:45.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1995, 136:13, eff. July 23, 1995; 284:56, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:39 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:39 - Education Credits.

    310-A:39 Education Credits. –||The satisfactory completion of each year of an approved curriculum in architecture in a school or college approved by the board, without graduation, shall be considered as equivalent to a year of experience under RSA 310-A:38, I(c). Graduation in a curriculum other than architecture from a college or university of recognized standing may be considered as equivalent to 2 years of experience under RSA 310-A:38, I(c). No applicant shall receive credit for more than 4 years of experience because of undergraduate educational qualifications.|||Source. 1981, 485:1, eff. July 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:40 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:40 - Teaching Credits.

    310-A:40 Teaching Credits. –||In considering the qualifications of applicants, architectural teaching may be construed as architectural experience.|||Source. 1981, 485:1, eff. July 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:41 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:41 - Work as Contractor.

    310-A:41 Work as Contractor. –||The mere execution, as a contractor, of work designed by an architect or the supervision of the construction of such work as a foreman or superintendent shall not be deemed to be experience in architecture.|||Source. 1981, 485:1, eff. July 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:42 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:42 - Applications.

    310-A:42 Applications. –||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 a detailed summary of the applicant's technical work, and shall contain not less than 5 references, of whom at least 3 shall be licensed architects having personal knowledge of the applicant's professional experience. The board shall establish fees for application and any examination required under this subdivision. Should the board deny the issuance of a license to any applicant, any initial fee deposited shall be retained as an application fee.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1995, 136:14, eff. July 23, 1995; 284:27, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:43 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:43 - Examinations.

    310-A:43 Examinations. –||Examinations in architecture shall be held as the board shall determine. The applicant shall be permitted to take the examination upon fulfilling the requirements established by the board. The board shall prescribe the methods of procedure and the scope of the examination which shall include the following subjects: pre-design, general structures, lateral forces, mechanical and electrical systems, materials and methods, construction documents and services, site planning, building planning, and building technology.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1995, 136:14. 1997, 321:3. 2014, 174:5, eff. Sept. 9, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:44 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:44 - Certificates; Seals.

    310-A:44 Certificates;  Seals. –||The board shall issue a license upon payment of the registration fee established by the board, to any applicant who, in the opinion of the board, 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 architect 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 Architect." All papers or documents involving the practice of a profession under this subdivision, when issued or filed for public record, shall be dated and bear the signature and seal of the licensed professional who prepared or had responsibility for and approved them. It shall be a class B misdemeanor for the licensee to stamp or seal any documents with such seal after the license of the licensee has expired or has been revoked, unless such license shall have been renewed, reinstated, or reissued.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1995, 136:14; 284:61. 2003, 4:3, eff. June 21, 2003. 2021, 197:176, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:45 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:45 - Reciprocal Licensure.

    310-A:45 Reciprocal Licensure. –||I. The board in its discretion may, upon application and the payment of a fee, issue an architect's license to any person who holds a National Council of Architectural Registration Board certificate, or to any person who holds an unexpired license or certificate of registration issued by any state, territory or possession of the United States, provided that the applicant's qualifications meet the requirements of this subdivision and the rules established by the board.||II. The board may grant an architect's license to any applicant who is similarly licensed in any other state, provided the other state's licensing requirements are substantially equivalent to or higher than those of this state.||III. A nonresident architect seeking to render architectural services in this state, who holds an unexpired license or certificate of registration issued by the state in which such person's principal office is located, and such other certification as the board deems necessary, shall be permitted to offer to render such architectural services in this state without first having been licensed by this state, but shall not practice architecture until licensed in this state.|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1995, 136:15, 16, eff. July 23, 1995; 284:28, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. 2017, 147:1, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|