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NH Rev Stat § 311-B:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 311-B - Auctioneers|Section 311-B:11 - Disciplinary Action.

    311-B:11 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 for the complaint.||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 chapter;||(b) Conviction of a felony;||(c) Violation of the code of ethics established by the board through rulemaking in accordance with RSA 541-A;||(d) 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 person unfit to practice under this chapter;||(f) Repeated violation of the provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted by the board; or||(g) Suspension or revocation without reinstatement of a license, similar to one issued under this chapter, in another jurisdiction.||III. Each individual sale or act in connection with the conduct of an auction in violation of any provision of this chapter or any rules adopted by the board shall constitute a separate instance of misconduct. Upon a finding of misconduct, the board may impose one or more of the following disciplinary sanctions:||(a) A fine of not more than $10,000.||(b) A letter of reprimand.||(c) Placement of the auctioneer on probation for a period of time and subject to conditions as the board may specify.||(d) Payment of restitution to each consumer negatively affected by the prohibited act. Proof of such restitution shall be a signed and notarized release executed by the consumer or the consumer's estate.||(e) Suspension of a license for a period of time established by the board, with or without automatic reinstatement.||(f) Revocation of a license.||(g) Requiring the licensee to participate in a program of continuing education in the area or areas in which he or she has been found deficient or requiring the person to retake the licensing exam, or both.||IV. The board is authorized to add to the order imposing disciplinary sanctions an order for the licensee to pay the costs of investigation in the disciplinary matter.||V. The board may in its own name request the attorney general to seek injunctive relief in the courts of general jurisdiction to restrain any violation or anticipated violation of this section or the board's rules. When seeking injunctive relief the board may, with the prior approval and supervision of the attorney general, employ an attorney for assistance and representation.|||Source. 1969, 469:1. 1981, 491:10. 1987, 274:6. 2010, 291:9, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 311-B:11-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 311-B - Auctioneers|Section 311-B:11-a - Hearings.

    311-B:11-a Hearings. –||I. The board is authorized to perform investigations, to engage in both disciplinary and nondisciplinary proceedings and to settle both disciplinary and nondisciplinary matters. The board is authorized to issue subpoenas for persons and things to assist in its investigations, proceedings, and settlements.||II. The board shall hold a hearing or take other action on each written complaint of licensee misconduct submitted to the board, no later than 3 months after the date that notice of a complaint was received by the licensee from the board, unless otherwise agreed to by the board, the licensee, and the complainant. All complaints shall be objectively received and fairly heard by the board.||III. Upon receiving a complaint of misconduct by a licensee, the board shall respond to the complaint by denying jurisdiction over the matter complained about or opening an investigation into the matter. The fact and nature of the investigation and its results shall be held confidential from the public, excluding the licensee, except as they appear during disciplinary proceedings.||IV. Rehearings and appeals from a decision of the board relative to disciplinary action shall be in accordance with RSA 541.|||Source. 1981, 491:11. 1987, 274:7. 2010, 291:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 311-B:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 311-B - Auctioneers|Section 311-B:12 - Penalties.

    311-B:12 Penalties. –||Any person violating the provisions of RSA 311-B:4, I and not exempt under RSA 311-B:13 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.|||Source. 1969, 469:1. 1973, 528:196. 2010, 291:11, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 311-B:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 311-B - Auctioneers|Section 311-B:13 - Exceptions.

    311-B:13 Exceptions. –||I. This chapter shall not apply to any auctions held by order or judgment of any court of the state or the United States or by any officer of a municipality, county, state of United States, foreclosure sales by mortgagees, lienholders, or holders of any other kinds of security interests in real, personal, or mixed property or to sales conducted or made by sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables, collectors of taxes, executors, administrators, guardians, conservators, receivers, assignees under voluntary assignments for the benefit of creditors or insurers, or by any other person required by law to sell real, personal, or mixed property, or as permitted under any other state or federal law.||II. Any resident member of a charitable, educational, religious or other nonprofit organization within the state may conduct a charity auction without a license for that organization, so long as the individual is not a member of the organization solely for the purpose of conducting the charity auction, and so long as the individual receives no compensation or other consideration for conducting the auction.||III. [Repealed.]||IV. Any individual may, without being licensed, sell his or her own personal property through competitive bidding, using any electronic or non-electronic means.||V. Any individual may, without being licensed, sell the personal property of another individual utilizing a service that assists such individual in accessing an online Internet marketplace, who does not take physical or legal possession of goods being sold, and who does not collect or transmit payment for transactions except by a secure money transmitter or other online payment transaction method. Such an individual may accept an associated fee, provided that such individual does not:||(a) Represent by any verbal statement, sign, letterhead, card, or any other way that he or she is an auctioneer or able to perform auctioneering services; or||(b) 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 an auctioneer licensed under this chapter.||VI. Any auction conducted over the Internet shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter.|||Source. 1969, 469:1. 1987, 274:8. 2010, 291:12, eff. Jan. 1, 2011. 2018, 116:1, eff. July 28, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 311-B:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 311-B - Auctioneers|Section 311-B:14 - Disposition of Revenue.

    311-B:14 Disposition of Revenue. –||All moneys collected under this chapter shall be paid into the general fund and are appropriated therefrom to the secretary of state for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter.|||Source. 1969, 469:1, eff. Sept. 1, 1969.|
NH Rev Stat § 313-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 313-A - Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics|Section 313-A:2 - Board.

    313-A:2 Board. –||I. There shall be a board of barbering, cosmetology, and esthetics consisting of 7 members as follows: one licensed barber, one licensed cosmetologist, one licensed esthetician, one licensed manicurist, one owner of a licensed barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, or manicuring school who shall be a resident of New Hampshire or a designee of such owner who shall be a licensee and a resident of New Hampshire, one owner of a registered tanning facility and one public member; each to be appointed by the governor with the consent of the council to a term of 5 years. No board member shall be appointed to more than 2 consecutive terms. Appointees to the unexpired portion of a full term shall become members of the board on the day following such appointment. Time served in filling an unexpired term shall not affect an appointee's eligibility to serve 2 consecutive full terms. Only board members provided for in this paragraph shall have the authority to vote in board determinations.||II. The barber, cosmetologist, esthetician, and manicurist members shall be the professional members of the board. Professional members of the board shall have been engaged in the practice of their profession within the state for not less than 5 years. In addition, no professional member shall be the owner or operator of any school or be directly or indirectly associated in the manufacture or wholesale distribution of cosmetic or barber appliances or supplies.||III. Each public member shall be a person who is not, and never was, a member of the barbering, cosmetology, or esthetics 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 barbering, cosmetology, or esthetician services, or an activity directly related to such professions, including the representation of the board of any such professions for a fee at any time during the 5 years preceding appointment.||IV. Members shall annually elect, from among themselves, a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary.||V. The board shall hold at least 6 regular meetings each year. Special meetings may be called at such times as the rules of the board may provide. A quorum of the board shall consist of a majority of the members of the board who have been approved by the governor and council. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public, except when the board conducts a nonpublic session under RSA 91-A.||VI. [Repealed.]|||Source. 2000, 118:1. 2004, 177:4. 2009, 196:1, eff. July 1, 2009. 2015, 276:108, XI, eff. July 1, 2015. 2016, 297:5, eff. Aug. 20, 2016. 2021, 197:31, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 313-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 313-A - Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics|Section 313-A:3 - Removal of Members; Vacancies.

    313-A:3 Removal of Members;  Vacancies. –||The governor and council may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty, or for any other just cause. Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the governor and council as provided in RSA 313-A:2.|||Source. 2000, 118:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 313-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 313-A - Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics|Section 313-A:4 - Maintenance of Records.

    313-A:4 Maintenance of Records. –||The board shall maintain a record containing the names and addresses of all licensees and of all salons, barbershops and schools licensed pursuant to this chapter in accordance with the retention policy established by the office of professional licensure and certification. The board shall issue all notices, license and registration certificates. The record shall include the date of issuance, renewal, suspension or revocation of all licenses. This record shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times.|||Source. 2000, 118:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2001. 2021, 197:32, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 313-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 313-A - Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics|Section 313-A:5 - Receipts and Their Disposition.

    313-A:5 Receipts and Their Disposition. –||All moneys received under this chapter shall be accounted for by the office of professional licensure and certification, and shall be deposited the same with the state treasurer.|||Source. 2000, 118:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2001. 2015, 276:74, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 313-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 313-A - Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics|Section 313-A:6 - Repealed by 2021, 197:35, I, eff. July 1, 2021.

    313-A:6 Repealed by 2021, 197:35, I, eff. July 1, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 313-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 313-A - Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics|Section 313-A:7 - Duties.

    313-A:7 Duties. –||I. The board shall:||(a) Prescribe the duties of its officers;||(b) Establish an office, within the office of professional licensure and certification at which all records and files of the board shall be kept in accordance with the retention policy established by the office of professional licensure and certification;||(c) Maintain a telephone line or an electronic mail address for the purpose of accepting consumer complaints;||(d) Keep a record of its proceedings in accordance with the retention policy established by the office of professional licensure and certification;||(e) Report to proper prosecuting officers all violations of this chapter coming within its knowledge;||(f) [Repealed.]||(g) [Repealed.]||II. The board may license a school to operate either:||(a) Dedicated programs within secondary schools, the purpose of which is to teach cosmetology, manicuring, barbering, or esthetics; or||(b) Postsecondary programs conducted for the purpose of teaching cosmetology, manicuring, barbering, or esthetics, including postsecondary programs leading to a certificate in manicuring, barbering, cosmetology, or esthetics.|||Source. 2000, 118:1. 2004, 177:5. 2014, 132:5, eff. June 16, 2014. 2015, 276:75, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 197:33, 35, II, eff. July 1, 2021; 205:2, Pt. VIII, Sec. 2, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 313-A:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 313-A - Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics|Section 313-A:8 - Rulemaking Authority.

    313-A:8 Rulemaking Authority. –||The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||I. The application procedure for a license to practice under this chapter;||II. The qualifications of applicants, including the qualifications for satisfactory evidence of:||(a) A high school education or its equivalent; and||(b) Good professional character;||III. How an applicant shall be examined, including the time and place of the examination;||IV. How a license to practice under this chapter shall be renewed, including the requirements for continuing education;||V. The establishment of all fees required under this chapter;||VI. Ethical and professional standards required to be met by each holder of a license to practice under this chapter and how disciplinary actions by the board shall be implemented for violations of these standards or for any violation of this chapter;||VII. [Repealed]||VIII. Procedures for the conduct of hearings consistent with the requirements of due process;||IX. Conditions for practice under temporary licenses issued by the board;||X. Conditions and standards for operation under a shop license, including health and safety standards;||X-a. The regulation of tanning facilities including:||(a) Sanitation and hygiene standards to be met and maintained by tanning facilities.||(b) Standards for approving the training curricula and programs used for training tanning device operators.||(c) Registering tanning facilities.||(d) Standards for the inspection of tanning devices.||(e) Standards for the consumer consent form required under RSA 313-A:30, IV.||XI. Licensing and approval of schools and their curriculum;||XII. Licensing and approval of instructors;||XIII. Licensing of mobile barbershops;||XIV. The occasional performance of services at locations other than the principal place of business by persons licensed under this chapter;||XV. The review criteria for board consideration of an applicant's "good professional character";||XVI. The process of requesting and granting exemptions under RSA 313-A:10, II; 313-A:11, II; and 313-A:12, II; and||XVII. A schedule of administrative fines for violations of this chapter under RSA 313-A:22, III(e) and (f) and procedures for the payment of such fines.|||Source. 2000, 118:1. 2004, 177:6-8, 14, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 313-A:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 313-A - Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics|Section 313-A:9 - Licensure Required.

    313-A:9 Licensure Required. –||I. It shall be a class A misdemeanor for any natural person, and a felony for any other person, to engage for remuneration in any practice regulated by this chapter without the appropriate license.||II. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to:||(a) Operate a barbershop, salon, or school unless such establishment is at all times under the direct supervision and management of a professional licensed under this chapter.||(b) Hire or employ any person to engage in a practice regulated by this chapter, unless such person then holds a valid license or a temporary permit issued by the board to practice the respective profession.||(c) Operate a school, unless it has been licensed by the board and is operated according to rules adopted by the board.||(d) Engage in the instructing of any activity licensed by this chapter without holding an appropriate license issued under this chapter.|||Source. 2000, 118:1. 2006, 76:3, eff. July 1, 2006. 2021, 98:1, eff. Aug. 30, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 313-A:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 313-A - Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics|Section 313-A:10 - Qualifications; Barbers.

    313-A:10 Qualifications;  Barbers. –||I. In order to be issued a barber's license by the board, a person shall:||(a) Be of good professional character;||(b) Have completed high school or its equivalent;||(c) Have received training of:||(1) A minimum of 800 hours of training in a school of barbering approved by the board; or||(2) A minimum of 1,600 hours distributed over a period of at least 12 months under a licensed barber who has engaged in the practice of barbering within the state for at least 2 years;||(d) Pass an examination conducted by the board; and||(e) Pay a fee established by the board.||II. An applicant not meeting the conditions of RSA 313-A:10, I(b) through (c) may petition the board for exemption. The board, acting under rules adopted under RSA 313-A:8, XVI, may grant the exemption.||III. In order to be issued a master barber's license by the board, a person shall:||(a) Be of good professional character;||(b) Have completed high school or its equivalent;||(c) Have received training of:||(1) A minimum of 1,500 hours of training in a school of master barbering approved by the board; or||(2) A minimum of 3,000 hours distributed over a period of at least 18 months under a licensed barber who has engaged in the practice of barbering within the state for at least 2 years;||(d) Pass an examination conducted by the board; and||(e) Pay a fee established by the board.|||Source. 2000, 118:1. 2007, 47:2, eff. July 20, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 313-A:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 313-A - Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics|Section 313-A:11 - Qualifications; Cosmetologists.

    313-A:11 Qualifications;  Cosmetologists. –||I. In order to be issued a cosmetologist's license by the board, a person shall:||(a) Be of good professional character;||(b) Have completed high school or its equivalent;||(c) Have received training of:||(1) A minimum of 1,500 hours of training in a school of cosmetology approved by the board; or||(2) A minimum of 3,000 hours distributed over a period of at least 18 months under a licensed cosmetologist who has engaged in the practice of cosmetology within the state for at least 2 years;||(d) Pass an examination conducted by the board; and||(e) Pay a fee established by the board.||II. An applicant not meeting the conditions of RSA 313-A:11, I(b) through (c) may petition the board for exemption. The board, acting under rules adopted under RSA 313-A:8, XVI, may grant the exemption.|||Source. 2000, 118:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 313-A:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 313-A - Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics|Section 313-A:12 - Qualifications; Manicurists.

    313-A:12 Qualifications;  Manicurists. –||A person, to be issued a manicurist's license by the board, shall, in addition to satisfying the requirements of RSA 313-A:11, I(a), (b), and (e):||I. Have completed a course of at least 300 hours of professional training in manicuring, in a school approved by the board and passed an examination conducted by the board; or||II. Have satisfied the requirement set out in RSA 313-A:11, I(d) and, as an apprentice in a salon, received, in the opinion of the board, the equivalent of the course required under paragraph I.|||Source. 2000, 118:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 313-A:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 313-A - Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics|Section 313-A:13 - Qualifications; Estheticians.

    313-A:13 Qualifications;  Estheticians. –||To be issued an esthetics license by the board, an applicant shall, in addition to satisfying the requirements of RSA 313-A:11, I(a), (b), and (e), have completed a course of at least 600 hours of training in a school approved by the board and have passed an examination conducted by the board. An apprenticeship approved by the board may substitute for the required training. Estheticians who have practiced professionally in this state for a period of at least 3 years prior to July 1, 1989, and who have satisfied the requirements of RSA 313-A:11, I(a), (b), and (e) and the training requirements of this section shall not be required to take the examination provided for in this section to be eligible for licensure under this chapter. Credit towards the hours requirement for esthetician training may be given to a licensed cosmetologist or barber for equivalent training in the cosmetology or barber program in a school approved by the board upon certification of the training by the school. Credit towards the hours requirement for esthetician training may be given to a licensed massage therapist for massage therapy training deemed equivalent by the board. Cosmetologists licensed by the board may obtain the training hours in subjects required by the board in increments at separate schools but must present certifications to the board for all required hours and curriculum subjects.|||Source. 2000, 118:1. 2002, 230:2, eff. July 16, 2002. 2016, 53:1, eff. July 4, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 313-A:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 313-A - Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics|Section 313-A:14 - Nonresidents.

    313-A:14 Nonresidents. –||The board shall license 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.|||Source. 2000, 118:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.|