TITLE XXIII
LABOR

CHAPTER 282-A
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

Penalties

Section 282-A:163

    282-A:163 Disqualification, Restitution, and Penalty. –
I. Any individual who is convicted under RSA 282-A:161 shall be deemed disqualified from receiving benefits for one year from the date of such conviction.
II. All benefits received for any week or weeks directly affected by such false statement or representation or failure to disclose a material fact shall be deemed overpaid, and the court in all such cases shall order restitution in an amount equal to such overpayment, plus a penalty equal to 20 percent of such amount.
III. Payments of the 20 percent penalty on convictions made under this section on or before October 20, 2013 shall be deposited into the fund established in RSA 282-A:140.
IV. Payments of the 20 percent penalty on convictions made under this section on or after October 21, 2013 shall be divided with 1/4 of such payments being deposited into the fund established in RSA 282-A:140 and 3/4 of such payments being deposited into the unemployment compensation fund established in RSA 282-A:103.

Source. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:22. 1941, 103:44. RL 218:13. 1945, 138:23. 1951, 140:10; 142:8. 1953, 209:13. RSA 282:14(C). 1955, 141:20. 1961, 88:37, 38. 1973, 528:177-179. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981. 2013, 206:2, eff. July 10, 2013.