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2019 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey
Chapter 270-E - Vessel Registration and Numbering
Section 270-E:22 - Commercial Vessels; Penalty.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 270-E:22 (2019)
270-E:22 Commercial Vessels; Penalty. –
I. Any person who shall use any commercial vessel or commercial outboard motor on any public waters in this state without a certificate of inspection, or shall act as captain, master, pilot, engineer or operator on any such boat or launch without having passed an examination administered by the department and having been certified by the department in that capacity, or shall so act when his or her certificate has been revoked or suspended, or who shall violate any rule adopted by the department with reference to the inspection, equipment, or operation of such vessels or launches, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
II. The commissioner, after hearing, may revoke or suspend the certificate of any captain, master, pilot, or engineer of any commercial vessel for violation of RSA 270 or the rules and regulations prescribed thereunder.
III. All licenses to operate a commercial vessel shall expire 5 years from the date of issuance.
IV. A person who possesses a valid license issued by the federal government shall be deemed to comply with this section.
I. Any person who shall use any commercial vessel or commercial outboard motor on any public waters in this state without a certificate of inspection, or shall act as captain, master, pilot, engineer or operator on any such boat or launch without having passed an examination administered by the department and having been certified by the department in that capacity, or shall so act when his or her certificate has been revoked or suspended, or who shall violate any rule adopted by the department with reference to the inspection, equipment, or operation of such vessels or launches, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
II. The commissioner, after hearing, may revoke or suspend the certificate of any captain, master, pilot, or engineer of any commercial vessel for violation of RSA 270 or the rules and regulations prescribed thereunder.
III. All licenses to operate a commercial vessel shall expire 5 years from the date of issuance.
IV. A person who possesses a valid license issued by the federal government shall be deemed to comply with this section.
Source. 1990, 229:1. 2009, 144:148, eff. Aug. 28, 2009.
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