1. I. The appellate board shall hear appeals from decisions of the appeal tribunal or final decisions of the commissioner under RSA 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:

   1. (a) The commissioner's decision on a request for reopening or the final decision of the commissioner; or
   2. (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.
2. II. The appellate board may allow a late appeal, if, in its opinion, good cause exists.
3. 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.
4. 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 RSA 282-A:65.

Source. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:13. 1941, 103:21-23. RL 218:5. 1945, 138:11, 12. 1947, 59:14, 15. 1949, 185:7-10; 290:2. 1951, 36:2; 140:8; 142:7, 8. 1953, 209:4. RSA 282:5(F)(3). 1955, 71:1; 141:10, 11. 1957, 118:6. 1961, 88:10-16. 1965, 208:6, 7; 373:2. 1969, 460:8-10. 1971, 156:23; 539:16-19. 1973, 119:1; 589:5, 6. 1981, 408:3; 576:7. 1983, 197:3. 1987, 409:9. 1991, 311:7. 2000, 116:3, eff. July 7, 2000.