New Hampshire Revised Statutes 282-A:64 – Jurisdiction
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I. The appellate board shall hear appeals from decisions of the appeal tribunal or final decisions of the commissioner under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:95. An appeal must be filed with the appellate board or, if filed by mail, postmarked within 14 calendar days of the date of mailing of:
(a) The commissioner’s decision on a request for reopening or the final decision of the commissioner; or
(b) The appeal tribunal’s decision on an appeal which had been remanded by the appellate board, in which case a request for reopening is not required.
II. The appellate board may allow a late appeal, if, in its opinion, good cause exists.
III. The review by the appellate board shall be confined to the record. No evidence shall be received. The appellate board shall provide all parties and the commissioner with a tape recording of the appeal tribunal; however, the appellate board chair may require a transcription of the first level hearing. In such case a copy shall be provided to all parties. The commissioner shall provide the appellate board with a copy of all other department records relating to the claim.
IV. The appellate board may decline to review any appeal which presents no substantial question within the appellate board’s jurisdiction as set forth in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:65.
(a) The commissioner’s decision on a request for reopening or the final decision of the commissioner; or
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 282-A:64
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(b) The appeal tribunal’s decision on an appeal which had been remanded by the appellate board, in which case a request for reopening is not required.
II. The appellate board may allow a late appeal, if, in its opinion, good cause exists.
III. The review by the appellate board shall be confined to the record. No evidence shall be received. The appellate board shall provide all parties and the commissioner with a tape recording of the appeal tribunal; however, the appellate board chair may require a transcription of the first level hearing. In such case a copy shall be provided to all parties. The commissioner shall provide the appellate board with a copy of all other department records relating to the claim.
IV. The appellate board may decline to review any appeal which presents no substantial question within the appellate board’s jurisdiction as set forth in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:65.