RSA 541-A:1 Definitions.

In this chapter:
I. "Adjudicative proceeding" means the procedure to be followed in contested cases, as set forth in RSA 541-A:31 through RSA 541-A:36.
II. "Agency" means each state board, commission, department, institution, officer, or any other state official or group, other than the legislature or the courts, authorized by law to make rules or to determine contested cases.
III. "Committee" means the joint legislative committee on administrative rules, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
IV. "Contested case" means a proceeding in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party are required by law to be determined by an agency after notice and an opportunity for hearing.
V. "Declaratory ruling" means an agency ruling as to the spe