New Hampshire Revised Statutes 485-A:36 – System Installer Permit
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I. (a) No individual shall engage in the business of installing subsurface sewage or waste disposal systems under this subdivision without first obtaining an installer’s permit from the department. The permit holder shall be responsible for installing the subsurface sewage or waste disposal system in strict accordance with the approved plan. The department shall issue an installer’s permit to any individual who submits an application provided by the department, pays a fee of $80 and demonstrates a sound working knowledge of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-A:29-35 and the ability to read approved waste disposal plans. The department shall require an oral or written examination or both to determine who may qualify for an installer’s permit. Permits shall be issued from January 1 and shall expire December 31 of every other year. Permits shall be renewable upon proper application, payment of a biennial permit fee of $80, and documentation of compliance with the continuing education requirement of subparagraph (b). The installer’s permit may be suspended, revoked or not renewed for just cause, including, but not limited to, the installation of waste disposal systems in violation of this subdivision or the refusal by a permit holder to correct defective work. The department shall not suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a permit except for just cause until the permit holder has had an opportunity to be heard by the department. An appeal from such decision to revoke, suspend or not renew a permit may be taken pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-O:14. All fees shall be deposited in the subsurface systems fund established in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-A:30, I-b.
(b) Permitted installers shall complete a minimum of 6 hours biennially of continuing education approved by the department. Any permitted installer who is also a permitted designer under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-A:35 may fulfill the continuing education requirements for both permits with the same approved 6 hours of continuing education.
(c) A permitted installer who fails to file a complete application for renewal, the biennial permit fee, and documentation that the required continuing education has been completed with the department prior to the expiration of the permit shall pay an additional late renewal fee of $80 with the renewal application, biennial permit fee, and documentation, provided the fees, renewal application, and documentation are filed with the department within 30 days of the permit expiration date.
(d) If the renewal application, biennial permit fee, late renewal fee, and documentation are not filed within 30 days of the permit expiration date, the permit shall be deemed suspended. The permit holder may request reinstatement of the permit within 60 days of the suspension by submitting a complete application for renewal, the biennial permit fee specified in subparagraph (a), the late renewal fee specified in subparagraph (c), documentation that the required continuing education has been completed, and a reinstatement fee of $80. If the individual does not request reinstatement within 60 days of the suspension, the permit shall be deemed void. Any individual whose permit has become void who wishes to obtain an installer’s permit shall apply as for a new permit pursuant to subparagraph (a).
(e) No individual whose permit has been suspended or voided pursuant to subparagraph (d) shall install any subsurface sewage or waste disposal system. Installation of such a system after the installer’s permit has been suspended or voided pursuant to subparagraph (d) shall constitute a violation of the provisions of this subdivision that is subject to the penalties specified in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-A:43.
II. Any person who desires to install or repair a waste disposal system for his own domicile shall not be required to obtain an installer’s permit as provided in paragraph I, provided he complies with rules adopted by the department relative to such systems.
(b) Permitted installers shall complete a minimum of 6 hours biennially of continuing education approved by the department. Any permitted installer who is also a permitted designer under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-A:35 may fulfill the continuing education requirements for both permits with the same approved 6 hours of continuing education.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 485-A:36
- 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.
- biennially: when applied to meetings and elections in towns, shall mean the biennial meetings and elections required by law to be holden in the month of November biennially, dating from the commencement of biennial elections in 1878; and the word "annual" when applied to meetings and elections in towns, shall mean the annual meetings and elections required by law to be holden in the month of March. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:7
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
(c) A permitted installer who fails to file a complete application for renewal, the biennial permit fee, and documentation that the required continuing education has been completed with the department prior to the expiration of the permit shall pay an additional late renewal fee of $80 with the renewal application, biennial permit fee, and documentation, provided the fees, renewal application, and documentation are filed with the department within 30 days of the permit expiration date.
(d) If the renewal application, biennial permit fee, late renewal fee, and documentation are not filed within 30 days of the permit expiration date, the permit shall be deemed suspended. The permit holder may request reinstatement of the permit within 60 days of the suspension by submitting a complete application for renewal, the biennial permit fee specified in subparagraph (a), the late renewal fee specified in subparagraph (c), documentation that the required continuing education has been completed, and a reinstatement fee of $80. If the individual does not request reinstatement within 60 days of the suspension, the permit shall be deemed void. Any individual whose permit has become void who wishes to obtain an installer’s permit shall apply as for a new permit pursuant to subparagraph (a).
(e) No individual whose permit has been suspended or voided pursuant to subparagraph (d) shall install any subsurface sewage or waste disposal system. Installation of such a system after the installer’s permit has been suspended or voided pursuant to subparagraph (d) shall constitute a violation of the provisions of this subdivision that is subject to the penalties specified in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-A:43.
II. Any person who desires to install or repair a waste disposal system for his own domicile shall not be required to obtain an installer’s permit as provided in paragraph I, provided he complies with rules adopted by the department relative to such systems.