New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Saf - Department of Safety
Subtitle Saf-C - Commissioner, Department of Safety
Chapter Saf-C 200 - PROCEDURAL AND HEARINGS RULES
Part Saf-C 209 - PROCEDURES IN CASES OF FATAL ACCIDENTS
Section Saf-C 209.04 - Statement of Next of Kin of Deceased

(a) "Next of kin", for the purpose of this section, means at least one party listed in RSA 259:66-a and who has been identified as a result of a review of department records or of information made known to the department.

(b) Testimony from the next of kin shall be considered by the hearings examiner only after the hearings examiner's findings have been made and in consideration of the appropriate sanction.

(c) Next of kin may submit to the hearings examiner oral testimony or written statements which may contain such information or opinions concerning the accident, the person responsible and the appropriate sentence.

(d) A copy of the written statement submitted to the department by next of kin shall be made available to the respondent who is the subject of the hearing, or his representative. The respondent or the respondent's representative shall be afforded 15 working days to provide relevant written evidence and statements for dispositional purposes.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the hearings examiner from imposing an indefinite suspension of license or driving privileges until said rebuttal is considered by the hearings examiner in the decision.