New Hampshire Revised Statutes 310-A:210 – Eligibility Requirements for Licensure as a Septic System Evaluator
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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 least 18 years of age.
II. A person who currently holds a Granite State septic system certified evaluator designation or other recognized designation determined to be acceptable by the board shall be eligible for licensure by the board without completion of the requirements of subparagraph I(a) or I(b). An applicant under this paragraph shall be issued a license by providing evidence satisfactory to the board of such designation.
III. A person who was actively engaged in the business of septic system evaluation in this state as a means of his or her livelihood for at least 5 years and who provides the board with a sworn affidavit that he or she has performed a minimum of 25 septic evaluations preceding the effective date of this subdivision shall be eligible for licensure by the board without completion of the requirements of subparagraph I(a) or I(b). An application for licensure under this paragraph shall be made within one year following the effective date of this subdivision. The applicant shall be issued a license by providing evidence satisfactory to the board of the knowledge and experience equivalent to the requirements of subparagraphs I(a) and I(b).
IV. A person who currently holds a New Hampshire septic designer permit and who provides the board with a sworn affidavit that he or she has performed a minimum of 25 septic evaluations preceding the effective date of this subdivision shall be issued a license by the board without completion of the requirements of subparagraph I(a) or I(b) upon request of the applicant. An application for licensure under this paragraph shall be made within one year following the effective date of this subdivision.
V. All applicants shall meet the requirement of subparagraph I(c), pay an initial fee, and fulfill all other license application requirements.
VI. The board shall approve all education programs under subparagraph I(a) of organizations or education institutions providing acceptable education and training.
VII. The board shall have the discretion to reject an applicant who is not of good professional character, as evidenced by:
(a) Misstatement of facts by the applicant in connection with the application;
(b) Violation of any of the standards of practice or code of ethics as they are set forth in this subdivision or in rules adopted by the board; or
(c) Practicing septic system evaluations without being licensed in violation of laws of the jurisdiction in which the practice took place.
(a) Completion of classroom and field training at a board-approved evaluator course.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 310-A:210
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
- sworn: when applied to public officers required by the constitution to take oaths therein prescribed, shall refer to those oaths; when applied to other officers it shall mean sworn to the faithful discharge of the duties of their offices before a justice of the peace, or other person authorized to administer official oaths in such cases. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:25
(b) Proof of passing the board-adopted examination required for licensure.
(c) Be at least 18 years of age.
II. A person who currently holds a Granite State septic system certified evaluator designation or other recognized designation determined to be acceptable by the board shall be eligible for licensure by the board without completion of the requirements of subparagraph I(a) or I(b). An applicant under this paragraph shall be issued a license by providing evidence satisfactory to the board of such designation.
III. A person who was actively engaged in the business of septic system evaluation in this state as a means of his or her livelihood for at least 5 years and who provides the board with a sworn affidavit that he or she has performed a minimum of 25 septic evaluations preceding the effective date of this subdivision shall be eligible for licensure by the board without completion of the requirements of subparagraph I(a) or I(b). An application for licensure under this paragraph shall be made within one year following the effective date of this subdivision. The applicant shall be issued a license by providing evidence satisfactory to the board of the knowledge and experience equivalent to the requirements of subparagraphs I(a) and I(b).
IV. A person who currently holds a New Hampshire septic designer permit and who provides the board with a sworn affidavit that he or she has performed a minimum of 25 septic evaluations preceding the effective date of this subdivision shall be issued a license by the board without completion of the requirements of subparagraph I(a) or I(b) upon request of the applicant. An application for licensure under this paragraph shall be made within one year following the effective date of this subdivision.
V. All applicants shall meet the requirement of subparagraph I(c), pay an initial fee, and fulfill all other license application requirements.
VI. The board shall approve all education programs under subparagraph I(a) of organizations or education institutions providing acceptable education and training.
VII. The board shall have the discretion to reject an applicant who is not of good professional character, as evidenced by:
(a) Misstatement of facts by the applicant in connection with the application;
(b) Violation of any of the standards of practice or code of ethics as they are set forth in this subdivision or in rules adopted by the board; or
(c) Practicing septic system evaluations without being licensed in violation of laws of the jurisdiction in which the practice took place.