NH Rev Stat § 310-B:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-B - State Licensed or Certified Real Estate Appraisers|Section 310-B:4 - Real Estate Appraiser Board.

    310-B:4 Real Estate Appraiser Board. –||I. There is established an independent real estate appraiser board which shall be administratively attached to the department of state. The board shall be composed of the following 7 members, appointed by the governor with the consent of council:||(a) Three real estate appraisers with a minimum of 5 years' experience, consisting of one New Hampshire certified residential appraiser, one New Hampshire certified general appraiser, and one New Hampshire certified appraiser who is a broker licensed under RSA 331-A; provided that no 2 appraiser members shall be members of the same private appraisal organization.||(b) One representative from a New Hampshire lending institution.||(c) The banking commissioner or designee.||(d) Two members of the general public not associated directly or indirectly with banking, brokerage, real estate appraisal, insurance, or any other affected industry.||II. All appointments shall be made within 90 days after the effective date of this chapter.||III. On or before July 1, 1991, each real estate appraiser member of the board shall be certified or licensed are a real estate appraiser under this chapter. One such member shall hold the residential license and one such member shall hold a general appraiser certificate.||IV. The term of each member shall be 3 years, except that, of the members first appointed, 3 shall serve for 3 years, 2 shall serve for 2 years, and 2 shall serve for one year.||V. Upon expiration of their terms, members of the board shall continue to hold office until the appointment and qualification of their successors. No person, except the commissioner or designee, shall serve as a member of the board for more than 2 consecutive terms. The appointing authority may remove a member for cause.||VI. The board shall meet at least once each calendar quarter to conduct its business and more often on call of the chair, or when the chair is requested to do so by 4 or more members of the board. The action of the majority of the members of the board present and voting shall be deemed the action of the board, and at least 4 members shall be present and voting on every vote of the board. Places of future meetings shall be decided by the vote of members at meetings or, in the event of a special meeting, by the chair. Written notice shall be given by the chair to each member of the time and place of each meeting of the board at least 10 days in advance.||VII. The chairman of the board shall be elected from the board's members. Neither the banking commissioner nor his designee shall serve as chairman.||VIII. No board member shall be entitled to a per diem allowance. Board members shall be reimbursed for actual travel in the performance of official duties at the usual state employee rate.||IX. The members of the board shall be immune from any civil action or criminal prosecution for actions taken in their capacity as members of the board, provided that such action is taken in good faith and in the reasonable belief that the action was taken pursuant to the powers and duties of the board under this chapter.||X. All administrative, clerical, and business processing functions of the board shall be transferred to the office of professional licensure and certification established in RSA 310-A:1 through RSA 310-A:1-e.|||Source. 1990, 167:3. 1991, 308:5. 1997, 299:2. 2009, 29:3. 2011, 224:106, eff. July 1, 2011. 2015, 276:56, eff. July 1, 2015.|