New Hampshire § 365:42 Penalty Against Agent

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 365:42 — Penalty Against Agent

New Hampshire § 365:42

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. § 365:42 (2026).

Text

Every officer and agent of any such public utility who shall wilfully violate, or who procures, aids, or abets any violation of this title, or who wilfully fails to obey, observe, and comply with any order of the commission or the department, or procures, aids or abets any such public utility in its failure to obey, observe, and comply with any such order or provision, shall be subject to a civil penalty, as determined by the commission, not to exceed $100,000 for each violation. Such penalties shall be distributed 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.

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Every officer and agent of any such public utility who shall wilfully violate, or who procures, aids, or abets any violation of this title, or who wilfully fails to obey, observe, and comply with any order of the commission or the department, or procures, aids or abets any such public utility in its failure to obey, observe, and comply with any such order or provision, shall be subject to a civil penalty, as determined by the commission, not to exceed $100,000 for each violation. Such penalties shall be distributed 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.

Legislative History

1911, 164:18. PL 238:40. RL 287:41. 1951, 203:11 par. 42. RSA 365:42. 1973, 528:258. 1988, 255:2. 2007, 25:3. 2008, 309:3, eff. Aug. 31, 2008. 2024, 375:2, eff. July 1, 2024.