I. There is hereby created a penalty appeal board which shall hear appeals from penalties imposed by the commissioner.
II. The board shall be composed of 3 members, as follows:

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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 273:11-b

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • governor and council: shall mean the governor with the advice and consent of the council. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:31-a
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • 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

(a) One person representing the interests of management, to be appointed by the governor and council;
(b) One person representing the interests of labor, to be appointed by the governor and council; and
(c) One person to serve as chairman, who shall be an attorney and who shall be familiar with the labor laws of this state. The chairman shall be appointed by the governor and council.
III. At the time of making appointments pursuant to paragraph II, the governor and council shall also appoint an alternate member representing the interests of management, an alternate member representing the interests of labor and an alternate chairman, who shall serve whenever the corresponding member of the board is unable, because of a conflict of interest or otherwise, to participate in the determination of a matter before the board.
IV. Members and alternate members shall be appointed for terms of 3 years and shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms.
V. The attorney member of the board shall receive $400 per diem and all other members of the board shall each receive $250 per diem for each day devoted to the work of the board and shall be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses. Said per diems shall be prorated to an hourly basis using 7.5 hours per day for other related work performed by board members.