Section Tra 601.17 - Hearings and Orders for Removal(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.N.H. Admin. Code § Tra 601.17
#8005, eff 12-17-03; ss by #10033, eff 11-23-11