New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:14 – Administrative Fines
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:14
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of the department of health and human services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:1
- Person: means any individual, corporation, company, association, partnership or other entity and includes town, city, county and state governmental agencies. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:1
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
The commissioner, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, and pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $5,000 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter. Rehearings and appeals from a decision of the commissioner shall be in accordance with RSA 541. Any administrative fine imposed under this section shall not preclude the imposition of further penalties or administrative actions under this chapter. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to administrative fines which shall be scaled to reflect the scope and severity of the violation. The sums obtained from the levying of administrative fines under this chapter shall be forwarded to the state treasurer to be deposited into the lead poisoning prevention fund established in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 130-A:15.