CHAPTER 227
SB 383-FN - FINAL VERSION
03/17/2022 0827s
4May2022... 1684h
2022 SESSION
22-3048
08/10
SENATE BILL 383-FN
AN ACT relative to land surveying services.
SPONSORS: Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Rep. Dolan, Rock. 5
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill provides for land surveying nonresident licensure and changes the penalties for unlicensed land surveyor practice.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/17/2022 0827s
4May2022... 1684h 22-3048
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to land surveying services.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
227:1 Violations and Penalties. Amend RSA 310-A:72 to read as follows:
310-A:72 Violations and Penalties.
I. Any person who shall practice or offer to practice land surveying in this state for others without being licensed in accordance with this subdivision, or any person presenting or attempting to use as one's own the license or the seal of another, or any person who shall give any false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any board member in obtaining or attempting to obtain a license, or any person who shall falsely impersonate any other licensee of like or different name, or any person who shall attempt to use an expired or non-existent or revoked license or authorization, or any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this subdivision shall be guilty of a class [B] A misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if a business organization.
II. The board may investigate any actual, alleged, or suspected unlicensed activity and report the findings of such investigations to the attorney general for prosecution.
227:2 Nonresident Licensure. RSA 310-A:69, I is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
I. The board may, upon application and payment of the required fee, issue a license as a licensed land surveyor to any person of any state, territory, or possession of the United States or of any country provided that:
(a) The applicant is registered or licensed in another state, territory, possession or country whose requirements are equal to, or greater than, the requirements of this state, and is in good standing with the registering or licensing body; and
(b) The applicant has met the requirements for licensure as set forth in RSA 310-A:63, I-II.
227:3 Repeal. RSA 310-A:63, III, relative to licensure of nonresident land surveyors, is repealed.
227:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.
Approved: June 17, 2022
Effective Date: January 01, 2023
Date | Body | Type |
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Jan. 13, 2022 | Senate | Hearing |
Senate | Floor Vote | |
March 17, 2022 | Senate | Floor Vote |
April 12, 2022 | House | Hearing |
House | Floor Vote |
June 22, 2022: Signed by the Governor on 06/17/2022; Chapter 0227; Effective 01/01/2023
June 6, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
June 7, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
June 7, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
June 6, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
May 12, 2022: Sen. Carson Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/12/2022; SJ 12
May 4, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment 1684h: MA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11
May 4, 2022: Amendment # 1684h: AA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11
April 26, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1684h (Vote 19-0; CC)
April 18, 2022: Subcommittee Work Session: 04/20/2022 10:00 am LOB 306-308
March 30, 2022: Public Hearing: 04/12/2022 11:15 am LOB 302-304
March 23, 2022: Introduced 03/17/2022 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration
March 17, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-0827s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/17/2022; SJ 5
March 17, 2022: Committee Amendment # 2022-0827s, AA, VV; 03/17/2022; SJ 5
March 17, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-0827s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/17/2022; SJ 5
March 17, 2022: Committee Amendment # 2022-0827s, AA, VV; 03/17/2022; SJ 5
March 9, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0827s, 03/17/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
Feb. 23, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0827s; Vote 5-0; CC
Jan. 3, 2022: Hearing: 01/13/2022, Room 103, SH, 10:00 am; SC 2
Dec. 21, 2021: To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1