Title XXX, Occupations and Professions

In addition to the definitions in RSA 310-B:2 the following shall apply to appraisal management companies: I. "Affiliate" means affiliate as provided in 12 U.S.C. section 1841. II. "AMC National Registry" means the registry of state-registered appraisal management companies and f…

No agency or subdivision of the state shall adopt any rule, regulation, standard, code, ordinance, or policy that restricts or limits the scope of practice of any licensed professional engineer, whose practice shall be within the sole jurisdiction of the board of professional eng…

I. The practice of or offer to practice professional engineering for others by individual engineers licensed under this subdivision through a business organization as officers, partners, associates, employees, or agents is permitted, subject to the provisions of this subdivision;…

Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent or affect: I. A person who is employed by a governmental entity from inspecting residential buildings if the inspection is within official duties and responsibilities. II. A person from performing a home inspection if the …

The purpose of this subdivision is to assure that a septic system evaluator performs professional services only when the septic system evaluator is qualified by education and training in the specific technical areas involved.

In this subdivision: I. "Board" means the board of septic system evaluators. II. "Client" means an individual who pays a fee for a septic system evaluation report. III. "Code of ethics" means the code of ethics described in RSA 310-A:205 that is followed by septic system evaluato…

The board shall adopt, under RSA 541-A, minimum and uniform standards of practice which shall apply to New Hampshire septic system evaluators and be enforced by the board.

I. The code of ethics details the core guidelines of septic system evaluator professionalism and ethics. II. Evaluators shall comply with this code, avoid association with any enterprise whose practices violate this code, and strive to uphold, maintain, and improve the integrity,…

I. A board of septic system evaluators is established to administer the provisions of this subdivision. The board shall consist of 5 persons, as follows: (a) One member shall be a sewage disposal system designer permitted under RSA 485-A:35, appointed by the governor and council.…

I. The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: (a) The qualifications of applicants in addition to the requirements of this subdivision, including the qualifications for satisfactory evidence of good professional character. (b) Procedures for auditing applica…

I. Beginning January 1, 2017, no person shall practice as a septic system evaluator or conduct septic system evaluations in this state without a septic system evaluator's license issued by the board under this subdivision, unless the person is eligible for licensure under RSA 310…

I. Each applicant for licensure as a septic system evaluator shall meet the following minimum requirements: (a) Completion of classroom and field training at a board-approved evaluator course. (b) Proof of passing the board-adopted examination required for licensure. (c) Be at le…

I. Applications for licensure made using the method prescribed and furnished by the office of professional licensure and certification. II. Applicants shall include the following: (a) Proof of required education. (b) Proof of passing the eligibility testing requirements. (c) Paym…

For renewal of a license issued under this subdivision, each licensee shall participate in a program of continuing education to insure continuing professional competence. Licensees shall complete in each 2-year renewal period a minimum of 6 continuing education units in approved …

The board shall issue a license upon payment of the license fee established by the office of professional licensure and certification, to any applicant who, in the opinion of the board, has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this subdivision. Licenses shall show the full …

If, in the determination of the board, another state grants reciprocity to residents of this state and is deemed to have state requirements equal to or exceeding those of this state, the board may enter into a reciprocity agreement allowing applicants who are certified under the …

I. The board shall send, by mail or otherwise, notification of the impending license expiration to each license holder at least one month prior to the expiration of the license, along with a request for payment of a renewal fee. License holders in good standing may renew their li…

I. [Repealed.] 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) Any unprofessional conduct, or dishonorable c…

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 fee shal…

I. It shall be a class B misdemeanor, for the first offense, and a class A misdemeanor for the second and any subsequent offense, for any natural person to: (a) Present or attempt to use the license of another as one's own; (b) Give any false or forged evidence of any kind to the…

The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to restrain violations of RSA 310-A:219 on proceedings brought by the attorney general or the board.

Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent or affect the following persons from evaluating septic systems: I. A person who is employed by a governmental entity if the inspection is within official duties and responsibilities. II. A septic system designer holding a …

I. For the purposes of Medicaid reimbursement, the office of professional licensure and certification shall establish, pursuant to RSA 310:6, a voluntary doula certification process and a voluntary lactation service certification process. Coverage levels of such services are sepa…

I. A licensed or certified real estate appraiser shall retain for 5 years, all reports and supporting data assembled and formulated by the appraiser in preparing reports. II. This 5-year period for retention of records is applicable to each engagement of the services of the appra…

The board shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. The application eligibility requirements for the issuance of any initial license or certificate issued under this chapter, including the issuance of such licenses to applicants holding a currently valid license or…

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 …

If any provisions of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or in any circumstance are held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this…

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…

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 …

I. A board of architects is established to administer the provisions of this subdivision. The board shall consist of 5 persons appointed by the governor and council, 4 of whom shall be architects, and one public member. The public member of the board shall be a person who is not,…

I. The executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification shall be an unclassified employee of the state. The executive director shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the council, and shall serve for a term of 4 years. The executive dir…

A person certified by the board under this chapter, shall, after a hearing, be subject to disciplinary action as provided in RSA 310-C:13 for being convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of this or any other state, or federal court, of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining mon…

I. A board of professional engineers is established to administer the provisions of this subdivision. The board shall consist of 5 persons appointed by the governor and council, 4 of whom shall be professional engineers, and one public member. The public member of the board shall…

I. No person, other than a certified or licensed real estate appraiser, shall assume or use that title or any title, designation, or abbreviation likely to create the impression of certification or licensure as a real estate appraiser by this state. A person who is not certified …

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 applica…

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.

I. The following preliminary requirements shall be considered as minimum evidence satisfactory to the office of professional licensure and certification that an applicant is qualified for licensure to practice architecture in this state: (a) Applicant shall be at least 21 years o…

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 architect…

I. The executive director, as the administrative head of the office of professional licensure and certification, may employ such clerical or other assistants as are necessary for the proper performance of the office's work and may make expenditures for any purpose which are reaso…

I. There is established a real estate appraiser board within the office of professional licensure and certification. The board shall be composed of the following 5 members, appointed by the governor with the consent of council: (a) Three real estate appraisers with a minimum of 5…

I. There shall be the following classifications of certified assessing persons which shall meet the criteria set forth in the rules adopted by the assessing standards board or as may be adopted by the assessing certification board pursuant to RSA 21-J:14-f, IV: (a) Certified buil…

In considering the qualifications of applicants, architectural teaching may be construed as architectural experience.

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.

Applications for licensure shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the office of professional licensure and certification, 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 le…

I. The practice of, or offer to practice, architecture for others by individual architects, licensed under this subdivision, through a business organization as officers, partners, associates, employees, or agents is permitted, subject to the provisions of this subdivision; provid…

Examinations in architecture shall be held as the office of professional licensure and certification shall determine. The applicant shall be permitted to take the examination upon fulfilling the requirements established by the board. The board shall prescribe the scope of the exa…