New Hampshire § 365-42 - Section 365:42 Penalty Against Agent.
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§ 365-42. Section 365:42 Penalty Against Agent.
Every officer and agent of any such public utility who shall wilfully violate, or who procures, aids, or abets any violation of this title, or who wilfully fails to obey, observe, and comply with any order of the commission or the department, or procures, aids or abets any such public utility in its failure to obey, observe, and comply with any such order or provision, shall be subject to a civil penalty, as determined by the commission, not to exceed $100,000 for each violation. Such penalties shall be distributed to the benefit of the utility's ratepayers through a credit to bills, or, if the credit is of an amount determined by the commission to be insignificant on a per customer basis, to programs that benefit low income ratepayers.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 365-42 cover?
Section 365-42 ("Section 365:42 Penalty Against Agent.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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