New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Plc - Executive Director, Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
Chapter Plc 200 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Part Plc 204 - COMPLAINTS; INVESTIGATIONS
Section Plc 204.02 - Filing a Complaint

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Plc 204.02

Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024

(a) Individuals wishing to file an official complaint against a licensee or against a person believed to be engaging in a regulated profession without the requisite license shall do so by submitting a written complaint as provided in this part.

(b) Complaints shall be filed:

(1) With the OPLC at Complaints@oplc.nh.gov or directly with the regulatory authority; and

(2) As promptly as reasonably possible after the conduct occurs or is otherwise discovered, so that it is more likely that any relevant records still exist and the recollections of witnesses are more likely to be reliable.

(c) The regulatory authority shall notify the person who is the subject of the complaint of the complaint unless doing so would jeopardize:

(1) The safety of the complainant or any other individual; or

(2) The process of a criminal investigation.

(d) If the OPLC receives a complaint relating to a profession regulated by another regulatory authority or by a board, commission, or council that is not a supported board, commission, or council, the OPLC shall forward the complaint and response, if any, to that board, commission, or council for action under that authority's rules.

(e) All communications of alleged misconduct filed under this part shall:

(1) Contain the information specified in Plc 204.03; and

(2) Be signed and dated by the individual making the complaint or by a duly-authorized representative of such individual, provided that for documents filed electronically, the act of filing shall constitute the signature and the date the transmission is sent shall be the date of the complaint.

(f) The signature on a complaint filed pursuant to this part shall constitute certification that:

(1) The signer has read the complaint;

(2) The signer is authorized to file the complaint;

(3) To the best of the signer's knowledge and belief, there are good grounds to support the complaint; and

(4) The complaint has not been filed for purposes of harassment or delay in any active or contemplated administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding.

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