I. All applicants for a new salesperson or broker license shall submit to the New Hampshire department of safety, division of state police, a public criminal history record information authorization form, along with the appropriate fee, prior to submitting an application for a real estate license. In addition, the applicant shall submit to the commission a criminal record report from any other jurisdiction in which the applicant has been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony offense.
II. The commission shall supply the criminal record release authorization form to new salespersons and broker applicants.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 331-A:10-a

  • 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.
  • real estate: shall include lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:21
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

III. Upon receipt of an applicant’s criminal record information, the commission shall make a determination of eligibility for licensure.