Section Pes 202.21 - Continuance(a) Any party or intervenor may request that a hearing conducted pursuant to this part be continued and reconvened or rescheduled for reasonable cause, including the following:(1) Unavailability of an individual party, representative or critical witness; and(2) Other uncontrollable situations such as illness, accident or extreme weather conditions.(b) Requests for a continuance made prior to a hearing shall be in writing and shall state the reason for the request.(c) Requests for a continuance made at a hearing may be made orally and shall be entered in the record of the hearing.(d) If the board determines that reasonable cause exists and that no other party or intervenor will be prejudiced by the delay, the board shall grant the request.(e) All orders for continuance shall specify the time and place at which such hearings shall be reconvened.(f) If the later date, time and place are known at the time of the hearing that is being postponed, the date, time and place shall be stated on the record. If the later date, time and place are not known at the time of the hearing that is being postponed, the presiding officer shall issue a written scheduling order to the party or intervenor pursuant to (a) above, stating the date, time and place of the postponed hearing as soon as practicable. N.H. Admin. Code § Pes 202.21
#6258, eff 5-30-96; ss by #8058, eff 5-30-04; ss by #10198-A, eff 10-3-12