N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 1606.01

Current through Register No. 36, September 5, 2024

Section Saf-C 1606.01 - Denial of a License or Certificate of Competency

(a) The commissioner or his designee shall deny, in writing, a license or certificate of competency, for any of the following reasons:

(1) Failure to comply with the requirements as set forth in Saf-C 1604, if the applicant is applying for a certificate of competency, or Saf-C 1605, if the applicant is applying for a license;

(2) Noncompliance with any lawful order of the director relative to explosives;

(3) Evidence that the applicant is under indictment for, or has been convicted of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, which involved acts of violence, fraud, or dishonesty such as, murder, assault, subversive activities, terrorism, extortion and embezzlement;

(4) The applicant is a fugitive from justice;

(5) The applicant has been adjudicated mentally ill;

(6) The applicant advocates, or knowingly belongs to any organization or group that advocates violent overthrow of or violent action against any federal, state, or local government;

(7) The applicant is under 21 years of age;

(8) The applicant suffers from a mental or physical defect that would interfere with the applicant's safe use of explosives;

(9) Violation by the applicant of any provision of RSA 158 or of these rules; or

(10) The applicant knowingly provided false information on:

a. Any explosives license application;

b. Certificate of competency application; or

c. Record, form or diagram required by these rules.

(b) Any person who has been denied a license or certificate of competency may request, in writing, a hearing before the director within 10 days of the date of such denial.

(c) The director shall extend the 10 day time limit, in (b) above, for good cause shown, such as:

(1) Illness;

(2) Family tragedy; or

(3) Unavoidable absence from state.

N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 1606.01

#2220, eff 12-31-82; ss by #2837, eff 8-27-84; ss by #4584, eff 3-3-89; ss by #5996, INTERIM, eff 3-3-95, EXPIRES, 7-1-95; ss by #6054, eff 7-1-95, EXPIRED: 7-1-03

New. #8116, INTERIM, eff 7-14-04, EXPIRES: 1-10-05; ss by #8231, eff 12-20-04

Amended by Volume XXXIII Number 37, Filed September 12, 2013, Proposed by #10396, Effective 8/15/2013, Expires 8/15/2023.