Section 310-A:134 Investigations; Enforcement.
I. Any employee of the board engaged in making any investigation shall have the power to administer oaths to persons pertaining to any investigation. All files of an investigation in progress shall be confidential and exempt from the provisions of RSA 91-A.
II. The superior court, upon application by the attorney general, shall have jurisdiction to issue such person an order requiring such person to appear before the board, its members or agents, and to produce evidence, if so ordered, or to give testimony. Any failure to obey such order of the court may be punishable by the court as contempt.
III. The board is hereby authorized to apply through the attorney general for relief by injunction to the superior court, to enforce the provisions of this subdivision or to restrain any violation of the provisions of this subdivision. In such proceedings, it shall be unnecessary to allege or to prove that either an adequate remedy at law does not exist or that substantial or irreparable damage would result from any continued violation. The members of the board shall not be personally liable under these proceedings.
IV. The actions by the board shall be binding upon applicants for licensure and all persons licensed under this subdivision, and shall be applicable to any business organization which shall hold a certificate or registration under this subdivision.
V. Following an investigation of any complaint relating to a violation of any provision of this subdivision by a nonregistrant, and dependent on the result of such investigation, the board may present its findings to the attorney general, who shall enforce the provisions of this subdivision.
Source. 2000, 297:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000.