New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Plc - Executive Director, Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
Chapter Plc 200 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Part Plc 207 - NON-ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDINGS
Section Plc 207.07 - Postponing, Continuing, or Moving an Oral Public Hearing

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Plc 207.07

Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024

(a) A hearing on proposed rules shall be postponed only in accordance with RSA 541-A:11, IV.

(b) An oral public hearing held for any other purpose shall be postponed if:

(1) The weather is so inclement that it is reasonable to conclude that people wishing to attend the hearing will be unable to do so;

(2) The presiding officer is ill or unavoidably absent and no other individual can be designated to serve as the presiding officer;

(3) A quorum of the regulatory authority is necessary but is not present;

(4) Postponement will facilitate greater participation by the public; or

(5) The presiding officer finds there is other good cause to do so, such as but not limited to conditions existing in the building or locality where the hearing is being held that pose an unreasonable risk to the health or safety of those who wish to attend the hearing.

(c) A hearing on proposed rules shall be moved to another location only in accordance with RSA 541-A:11, V.

(d) An oral public hearing held for any other purpose shall be moved to another location if the original location is not able to accommodate the number of people who wish to attend the hearing or otherwise becomes unavailable, provided that the regulatory authority shall provide notice of the change in location in the manner that is most likely to be seen by those wishing to attend the hearing, including posting a notice on the regulatory authority's website.

(e) A hearing on proposed rules shall be continued past the scheduled time or to another date only in accordance with RSA 541-A:11, III.

(f) An oral public hearing held for any other purpose shall be continued past the scheduled time or to another date if:

(1) The time available is not sufficient to give each individual who wishes to speak a reasonable opportunity to do so; or

(2) The capacity of the room in which the hearing is to be held does not accommodate the number of people who wish to attend and it is not possible to immediately move the hearing to another location.

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