§431:2-308  Administrative procedure act
applies.  (a)  The rules, notices, hearings, orders, and appeals provided
for in this code are in all applicable respects subject to chapter 91, unless
it is expressly provided otherwise.



(b)  The commissioner shall hold a hearing if
required by this code.  The commissioner may hold other hearings as the
commissioner deems necessary for such purposes as are within the scope of this
code.



(c)  The hearings shall be held at a place
designated by the commissioner and, at the commissioner's discretion, may be
open to the public.



(d)  Application for a hearing made to the
commissioner pursuant to this code shall be in writing and shall specify in
what respects the person so applying was aggrieved and the grounds to be relied
upon as a basis for the relief to be demanded at the hearing.  Where the
commissioner has used the authority contained in section 431:9-235 or section
431:9A-112 to suspend, revoke, or refuse to extend a license subject to the
right of the licensee to have a hearing and has suspended the license pending
the hearing, the commissioner shall hold the hearing within thirty days after
the commissioner's receipt of the application unless postponed by mutual
consent.



(e)  Any appeal made from a decision by the
commissioner shall be made pursuant to chapter 91. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2; am
L 1994, c 128, §1; am L 2003, c 212, §18; am L 2006, c 154, §3]