New Hampshire § 365:41 Penalty Against Utility

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 365:41 — Penalty Against Utility

New Hampshire § 365:41

Title XXXIVPUBLIC UTILITIES

Ch. 365COMPLAINTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COMMISSION

SubdivisionPenalties, Etc.

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 365:41 (2026).

Text

Any public utility which shall violate any provisions of this title, or fails, omits or neglects to obey, observe or comply with any order, direction or requirement of the commission or the department of energy, shall be subject to a civil penalty, as determined by the commission, not to exceed $250,000 or 2.5 percent of the annual gross revenue that the utility received from sales in the state, whichever is lower. Such penalties shall be applied to the benefit of the utility's ratepayers through a credit to bills, or, if the credit is of an amount determined by the commission to be insignificant on a per customer basis, to programs that benefit low income ratepayers. No portion of any fine, nor any costs associated with an administrative or court proceeding which results in a fine pursuan

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Any public utility which shall violate any provisions of this title, or fails, omits or neglects to obey, observe or comply with any order, direction or requirement of the commission or the department of energy, shall be subject to a civil penalty, as determined by the commission, not to exceed $250,000 or 2.5 percent of the annual gross revenue that the utility received from sales in the state, whichever is lower. Such penalties shall be applied to the benefit of the utility's ratepayers through a credit to bills, or, if the credit is of an amount determined by the commission to be insignificant on a per customer basis, to programs that benefit low income ratepayers. No portion of any fine, nor any costs associated with an administrative or court proceeding which results in a fine pursuant to this section, shall be considered by the commission in fixing any temporary, permanent, or emergency rates or charges of such utility.

Legislative History

1911, 164:18. 1913, 145:18. PL 238:39. RL 287:40. 1951, 203:11 par. 41. RSA 365:41. 1973, 528:257; 529:87. 1988, 255:1. 2007, 25:3. 2008, 309:2, eff. Aug. 31, 2008. 2021, 91:253, eff. July 1, 2021.