RSA 541-A:22 Validity of Rules.

I. No agency rule, including a form, is valid or effective against any person or party, nor may it be enforced by the state for any purpose, until it has been filed as required in this chapter and has not expired. If an agency levied fines due to violation of an expired rule or assessed fees only established in an expired rule, then the agency shall refund all fines and fees it collected during the rule's expiration since the effective date of this paragraph.
II. Rules shall be valid and binding on persons they affect, and shall have the force of law unless they have expired or have been amended or revised or unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines otherwise. Except as provided by RSA 541-A:13, VI, rules shall be prima facie evidence of the proper interpretation of