Section Soil 403.03 - Administrative Fines(a) Adjudicative procedures seeking the assessment of an administrative fine shall be commenced against any person subject to such fines under any provision of RSA 310-A when the board possesses evidence indicating that a violation has occurred.(b) When persons subject to the board's disciplinary authority are directed to pay fines pursuant to Soil 403.02, such fines shall be assessed in accordance with the factors stated in Soil 403.02(e), 403.02 (f) and the following additional considerations: (1) The cost of any investigation or hearing conducted by the board; and(2) The certificate holder's ability to pay a fine assessed by the board.(c) Administrative fines shall not exceed the following amounts:(1) When no violation of the same type has occurred during a period of licensure within the 5 years preceding the board's notice to the respondent, the fine assessed shall not exceed $200.00 per day or $1,000.00 per offense, whichever is greater;(2) When a single disciplinary infraction of the same type has occurred during a period of licensure within the 5 years preceding the board's notice to the respondent, the fine assessed shall not exceed $200.00 per day or $1,500.00 per offense whichever is greater; and(3) When more than one disciplinary infraction of the same type has occurred during a period of licensure within the 5 years preceding the board's notice to the respondent, the fine assessed shall not exceed $200.00 per day or $2,000.00 per offense whichever is greater.(d) In the case of continuing violations, a separate fine shall be assessed for each day the violation continues.(e) A single course of continuing conduct shall be treated as a single violation for purposes of Soil 403.03 (c), (1), (2) and (3).N.H. Admin. Code § Soil 403.03
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Soil 400) #9886-A, eff 3-11-11
Amended by Number 10, Filed March 9, 2023, Proposed by #13560, Effective 4/7/2023, Expires 4/7/2033 (formerly Soil 402.03).