Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) The issuance or
renewal of any license or certificate of competency, as set forth in
Saf-C
5003.04 and
Saf-C 5004.04,
shall be denied by the commissioner for the following:
(1) Failure to comply with the licensing
requirements as set forth in Saf-C 5003 or Saf-C 5004;
(2) Noncompliance with any lawful order of
the commissioner relative to explosives, pursuant to
RSA 158:9-e,
IV and
RSA 158:9-f,
II;
(3) The applicant is under indictment for, or
has been convicted of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding
one year, which involved acts of violence, fraud, or dishonesty such as, but
not limited to, murder, assault, terrorism, extortion, and
embezzlement;
(4) The applicant is
a fugitive from justice;
(5) The
applicant is an unlawful user of narcotics or controlled drugs, or is addicted
to alcohol, narcotics, or controlled drugs;
(6) The applicant advocates, or knowingly
belongs to any organization or group that advocates violent overthrow of or
violent action against any federal, state, or local government;
(7) The applicant is under the age specified
in RSA 160-B;
(8) The applicant
suffers from a mental or physical defect that would interfere with the
applicant's safe use of explosives;
(9) Violation by the applicant of any
provision of RSA 158, RSA 160-B, or of any rule adopted thereunder;
and
(10) The licensee or holder of
a certificate of competency gave false information or made any
misrepresentation in order to obtain such a license or certificate.
(b) Any person who has been denied
a license or certificate of competency may request, in writing, a hearing
within 10 days of the date of such denial. The commissioner shall extend the 10
day time limit for good cause.
(c)
Good cause shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Serious illness;
(2) Hospitalization;
(3) Incarceration;
(4) Death of a family member; or
(5) Any other exigent circumstance beyond the
control of the person.
(See Revision Note at Chapter heading for Saf-C 5000)
#6055, eff 7-1-95, EXPIRED: 7-1-03
