New Hampshire § 21-L:15 Powers and Duties

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 21-L:15 — Powers and Duties

New Hampshire § 21-L:15

Title ITHE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT

Ch. 21-LDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

SubdivisionAppeals

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21-L:15 (2026).

Text

I.The board shall hear and decide appeals from decisions of the commissioner relative to contract interpretation or other decisions affecting persons not employed by the department, municipalities, or private property, except condemnations of property for public uses, and the assessment of damages therefor. Decisions of division directors shall be appealed to the commissioner. Decisions of the commissioner may be appealed to the appeals board, except decisions relative to aeronautical matters, which may be appealed to the aviation users advisory board established under RSA 21-L:8.

II.Decisions by the appeals board under paragraph I shall be made within a reasonable time. An appeal to the board shall be a condition precedent to any appeal to any court.

III.The board shall hear and decide

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I. The board shall hear and decide appeals from decisions of the commissioner relative to contract interpretation or other decisions affecting persons not employed by the department, municipalities, or private property, except condemnations of property for public uses, and the assessment of damages therefor. Decisions of division directors shall be appealed to the commissioner. Decisions of the commissioner may be appealed to the appeals board, except decisions relative to aeronautical matters, which may be appealed to the aviation users advisory board established under RSA 21-L:8.
II. Decisions by the appeals board under paragraph I shall be made within a reasonable time. An appeal to the board shall be a condition precedent to any appeal to any court.
III. The board shall hear and decide applications made under the provisions of RSA 155-E:2, IV(c).
IV. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for its appeals process under RSA 541-A.

Legislative History

1985, 402:1. 1989, 363:17. 1995, 226:7. 2005, 291:15. 2006, 324:16, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. 2013, 227:3, eff. Sept. 13, 2013. 2023, 79:97, eff. July 1, 2023.