(a) An applicant for a permit, license, or renewal thereof may appeal the following determinations of the bureau of traffic to the commissioner by filing a request for hearing pursuant to RSA 541-A and Tra 202:
- (1) Denial of a request for a permit, or renewal thereof;
- (2) Denial of a request for a license, or renewal thereof;
- (3) Revocation of a permit for cause;
- (4) Revocation of a license for cause; or
- (5) Determination that a device is a nuisance.
- (b) A device owner may appeal a determination of the bureau of traffic that a device does not qualify as an on-premise advertising device.
- (c) The bureau of traffic shall request a hearing and seek an order of removal of any existing outdoor advertising device that constitutes a nuisance, as defined in RSA 236:78, II.
(d) A request for hearing shall be sent to:
Office of the Commissioner
New Hampshire Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 483
Concord, NH 03302-0483
- (e) A request for hearing shall be in writing and made within 30 days from the date of receipt of the written decision issued by the bureau of traffic to the applicant.
- (f) The department shall, through the department of justice, seek an immediate order of removal from a court of competent jurisdiction in the event that an outdoor advertising device is or becomes an immediate threat to public safety.
- (g) Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with RSA 541-A, and the Tra 200 procedural rules of the department.
- (h) Any party aggrieved by a decision rendered following a hearing held hereunder shall have the right to a rehearing before the transportation appeals board pursuant to RSA 21-L:15.
Source. #8005, eff 12-17-03; ss by #10033, eff 11-23-11, EXPIRED: 11-23-21 New. #14521, eff 2-27-26, EXPIRES 2-27-36 (formerly Tra 601.17)