New Hampshire Revised Statutes 383:10-d – Consumer Complaints and Restitution
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 383:10-d
- 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.
- justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- 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 shall have exclusive authority and jurisdiction to investigate conduct that may violate any of the provisions of RSA 361-A, RSA 361-E, and Titles XXXV and XXXVI and administrative rules adopted thereunder. The commissioner may hold hearings relative to such conduct and may order restitution for a person or persons adversely affected by such conduct. The commissioner may request the assistance and services of the department of justice and shall delegate to the department of justice the authority to investigate criminal conduct under this section. The commissioner shall provide the department of justice information relevant to the criminal investigation of such matters, if applicable, and shall cooperate with such investigation and prosecution. The commissioner may also share information with state and federal regulators, and may share information with law enforcement agencies for the purpose of criminal investigations.