RSA 541-A:31 Availability of Adjudicative Proceeding; Contested Cases; Notice, Hearing and Record.

I. An agency shall commence an adjudicative proceeding if a matter has reached a stage at which it is considered a contested case or, if the matter is one for which a provision of law requires a hearing only upon the request of a party, upon the request of a party.
II. (a) An agency may commence an adjudicative proceeding at any time with respect to a matter within the agency's jurisdiction, except that no disciplinary proceeding against an occupational licensee shall be initiated unless such action is commenced within 5 years of the date upon which the alleged violation of an applicable rule or statute occurred, or within 5 years of the date upon which the violation could reasonably have been discovered.
(b) The time limitation provided in subparagraph (a) shall be toll