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NH Rev Stat § 262:40-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 262 - Antitheft Laws, Offenses, Penalties, Habitual Offenders, Arrest of Nonresidents and Abandoned Vehicles|Section 262:40-c - Abandoning a Vehicle; Penalty.

    262:40-c Abandoning a Vehicle;  Penalty. –||I. No person shall abandon a motor vehicle, registered or unregistered, on any way or on any property other than his or her own without the permission of the owner or lessee of said property or, in the case of public property, of the police department having jurisdiction over the property and no person shall abandon a vehicle at a storage facility after being notified in person or by registered or certified mail to redeem the vehicle. For the purposes of this section, a vehicle shall be considered abandoned if it has been left for more than 24 hours without the appropriate permission being given or at a storage facility after having been given 10 days' notice to redeem it.||II. A storage facility to which an abandoned vehicle has been towed may dispose of such vehicle after complying with the notice requirements of RSA 262:36-a or RSA 262:38, as applicable. It shall be a rebuttable resumption that the notice was received if it was given pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision.||III. The last owner of record of a motor vehicle found abandoned, as shown by the files of the department, shall be deemed prima facie to have been the owner of such motor vehicle at the time it was abandoned and to have been the person who abandoned the motor vehicle or caused or procured its abandonment, unless said last registered owner is able to establish a transfer of ownership prior to abandonment, in which case the transferee shall be liable, or that the vehicle had been reported stolen to a law enforcement agency at the time of abandonment.||IV. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $500 plus penalty assessment, and may be subject to the loss of driver's license or driving privilege and registration or privilege of registering as provided in RSA 263:56 and RSA 261:179.||V. The commissioner of safety or designee may assess costs of abandoning a vehicle, including but not limited to, reasonable towing, processing, disposal, and storage costs, against any person convicted of abandoning a vehicle in violation of this section, and the director shall, unless there is just cause to do otherwise, suspend the driver's license or driving privilege, and registration or privilege of registering of any person who has not paid such costs.|||Source. 1989, 253:3. 2003, 119:2. 2010, 344:10, eff. Sept. 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 262:41 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 262 - Antitheft Laws, Offenses, Penalties, Habitual Offenders, Arrest of Nonresidents and Abandoned Vehicles|Section 262:41 - General Penalty.

    262:41 General Penalty. –||Unless otherwise provided in statute, any person convicted of a violation of any provision of this title, or of any rule made under authority thereof, shall be fined $50 plus penalty assessment for a first offense. For any subsequent offense committed during any calendar year such person shall be fined $100 plus penalty assessment.|||Source. 1921, 119:15. PL 102:21. RL 118:23. RSA 262:28. 1959, 155:1. 1973, 530:37. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. 2015, 202:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 262:42 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 262 - Antitheft Laws, Offenses, Penalties, Habitual Offenders, Arrest of Nonresidents and Abandoned Vehicles|Section 262:42 - Placing Complaint on File.

[Text of section republished.]|    262:42 Placing Complaint on File. –||Except as herein otherwise provided, a complaint against a person for the violation of any provision of this title may be placed on file at the discretion of the court, if the violation appears to have been unintentional, or if no person or property could have been endangered thereby.|||Source. 1921, 119:15. PL 102:22. RL 118:24. RSA 262:29. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 262:42-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 262 - Antitheft Laws, Offenses, Penalties, Habitual Offenders, Arrest of Nonresidents and Abandoned Vehicles|Section 262:42-a - Prohibition on Placing on File or Masking Convictions Incurred by Holders of Commercial Driver Licenses or Persons Required to Hold Such Licenses.

    262:42-a Prohibition on Placing on File or Masking Convictions Incurred by Holders of Commercial Driver Licenses or Persons Required to Hold Such Licenses. –||The court shall not place on file, mask, defer imposition of judgment, or allow an individual to enter into a diversion program that would prevent the conviction of a holder of a commercial driver license, or a person required to hold a commercial driver license, in any type of motor vehicle, of a state or local traffic control law, except a parking violation, from appearing on the driver's record, whether the driver was convicted for an offense committed in the state where the driver is licensed or another state.|||Source. 2008, 149:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 262:43 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 262 - Antitheft Laws, Offenses, Penalties, Habitual Offenders, Arrest of Nonresidents and Abandoned Vehicles|Section 262:43 - Appearance by Counsel or Others.

    262:43 Appearance by Counsel or Others. –||Any person charged with violation of the provisions of any law relative to the use and driving of vehicles, except where the penalty involves imprisonment, may, without personal appearance, appear by counsel or by any citizen of good character in answer to said charge.|||Source. 1953, 239:3; 260:3. RSA 262:37. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 262:45 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 262 - Antitheft Laws, Offenses, Penalties, Habitual Offenders, Arrest of Nonresidents and Abandoned Vehicles|Section 262:45 - Repealed by 2018, 47:1, eff. July 14, 2018.

    262:45 Repealed by 2018, 47:1, eff. July 14, 2018. –|
NH Rev Stat § 263:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 263 - Drivers' Licenses|Section 263:1 - License Required; Penalty.

    263:1 License Required;  Penalty. –||I. No person, except those expressly exempted under RSA 263:25 or other provisions of this title, shall drive any motor vehicle upon any way in this state unless such person has a valid driver's license, as required under the provisions of this chapter, for the class or type of vehicle being driven.||II. Any person who held a driver's license of the appropriate class or type but whose driver's license has been expired for not more than 12 months shall be guilty of a violation or, for a second or subsequent offense shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.||III. Any person who drives a motor vehicle in this state and who has never had a license shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.|||Source. 1905, 86:4. 1911, 133:8. 1921, 119:7, 8. PL 101:1, 9. 1927, 11:2. 1937, 69:1. 1939, 103:1. RL 117:1, 9. 1945, 44:3. RSA 261:1, 13; 262:27-a. 1965, 207:1. 1967, 281:1. 1973, 528:138. 1981, 146:1. 1985, 213:15, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. 2014, 296:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 263:1-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 263 - Drivers' Licenses|Section 263:1-a - Allowing an Improper Person.

    263:1-a Allowing an Improper Person. –||No person shall knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned or controlled by him to be driven by a person who is not properly licensed or otherwise entitled to drive. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation, and if the license or driving privilege of the person allowed to drive is under suspension or revocation, the owner or person in control of the vehicle, notwithstanding title LXII, shall be fined not less than $100.|||Source. 1985, 213:16, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 263:1-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 263 - Drivers' Licenses|Section 263:1-b - Offenses Committed by Unlicensed Driver.

    263:1-b Offenses Committed by Unlicensed Driver. –||A person who is convicted of violating RSA 263:1 and is also convicted of a motor vehicle violation, exclusive of a violation of RSA 261:40, RSA 261:59, or RSA 266:5, shall not be entitled to be issued a driver's license sooner than 12 months from the date of the conviction or, if the person has not yet reached the age required for a license, 12 months from the date of eligibility, except that a license may be issued if the person satisfies the director after an administrative hearing that the person will drive in a safe manner if the license is issued. The director may place such restrictions on any license so issued as the director deems in the best interest of public safety.|||Source. 2005, 170:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 263:1-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 263 - Drivers' Licenses|Section 263:1-c - Effect of License.

    263:1-c Effect of License. –||A driver's license issued by the state of New Hampshire is a written declaration to the holder of permission to operate a motor vehicle.|||Source. 2006, 211:1, eff. June 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 263:1-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 263 - Drivers' Licenses|Section 263:1-d - Enhanced Drivers' Licenses and Identification Cards.

    263:1-d Enhanced Drivers' Licenses and Identification Cards. –||I. The department may enter into a memorandum of understanding with any federal agency for the purpose of obtaining approval of an enhanced driver's license or enhanced nondriver's picture identification card as proof of identity and citizenship for persons entering the United States at land and sea ports, in accordance with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative developed by the United States Department of State and the United States Department of Homeland Security.||II. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A to implement the program.|||Source. 2016, 71:9, eff. May 10, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 263:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 263 - Drivers' Licenses|Section 263:2 - Possession of License Required.

    263:2 Possession of License Required. –||Every person driving a motor vehicle shall have his driver's license upon his person or in the vehicle in some easily accessible place and shall display the same on demand of and manually surrender the same into the hands of the demanding officer for the inspection thereof. No person charged with a violation of this section shall be convicted if, within a period of 48 hours, he produces in the office of the arresting officer evidence that he held a valid driver's license which was in effect at the time of his arrest.|||Source. 1905, 86:4. 1911, 133:10. 1921, 119:9. PL 101:16. RL 117:18. RSA 261:23, 23-a. 1971, 122:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 263:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 263 - Drivers' Licenses|Section 263:3 - Repealed by 1989, 319:26, I, eff. July 1, 1989.

    263:3 Repealed by 1989, 319:26, I, eff. July 1, 1989. –|
NH Rev Stat § 263:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 263 - Drivers' Licenses|Section 263:4 - Driver Limited to One License.

    263:4 Driver Limited to One License. –||No person shall receive a driver's license unless and until he surrenders to the division all valid driver's licenses in his possession issued to him by any other jurisdiction. All surrendered licenses shall be returned by the division to the issuing department together with information that the licensee is now licensed in a new jurisdiction.|||Source. 1905, 86:4. 1911, 133:8. 1921, 119:7. PL 101:1. 1927, 11:2. RL 117:1. 1945, 44:3. RSA 261:1. 1965, 207:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 263:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 263 - Drivers' Licenses|Section 263:5 - Application for License.

    263:5 Application for License. –||I. An application for a driver's license may be made by mail or otherwise to the department on a blank prepared under the director's authority. The proper fee shall be deposited before the application is granted.||II. The application for a driver's license shall include the following:||(a) The full name and current mailing and residential address of the license applicant;||(b) A physical description of the applicant, including gender indicated by checking either "M" for "male," "F" for female," or "X" for "other," height, weight, eye and hair color;||(c) Date of birth;||(d) Applicant's social security number, if required pursuant to RSA 263:40-a;||(e) Applicant's signature;||(f) Certifications of driver qualification;||(g) Any other information required by the department.|||Source. 1905, 86:4. 1911, 133:8. 1921, 119:7. PL 101:1. 1927, 11:2. RL 117:1. 1945, 44:3. RSA 261:1. 1965, 207:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. 2019, 205:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 263:5-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 263 - Drivers' Licenses|Section 263:5-a - Application by New Resident.

    263:5-a Application by New Resident. –||I. When a person who has established residency as provided in RSA 263:35 applies for a driver's license the director shall not issue a driver's license to the applicant until he or she has:||(a) Determined the validity of all licenses being surrendered; and||(b) Secured a certified copy of the motor vehicle record or records on file in any jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which the applicant has held a license within the past 10 years.||II. The director shall establish a new driver record for a person who applies for a driver's license as described in paragraph I and shall include any conviction for an offense which occurred in another jurisdiction as long as such an offense, if committed in this state, would have been included in the driver record.||III. The director may issue a temporary driver's license to a person who applies for a license under paragraph I until he receives the record and determines whether the person should be granted a driver's license. The director may refuse to issue a temporary driver's license to a person who is under suspension or revocation in another jurisdiction or who would present a hazard to the safety of others.||IV. The period for the temporary license may be extended or the temporary license renewed if the applicant would qualify for a driver's license suspension or revocation under the laws and rules of this state, until an opportunity for a hearing has been provided and a decision made on whether to issue a license.||V. The director may satisfy the requirements of subparagraph I(b) by obtaining the applicant's record from the National Driver Record Repository, or by checking the applicant's record through the problem driver pointer system.||VI. A person who applies for a driver's license under paragraph I and provides false information shall be subject to the provisions of RSA 260:10 and RSA 263:12.|||Source. 1989, 384:1. 1995, 85:3. 2013, 180:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 263:5-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 263 - Drivers' Licenses|Section 263:5-b - Members of Armed Services; Federal Employees; Spouses; Residency.

    263:5-b Members of Armed Services;  Federal Employees;  Spouses;  Residency. –||I. Any resident of this state who is on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, or who is employed by the State Department or other agency of the United States government shall not be considered as having lost residence when the sole reason for the person's absence is compliance with military or naval orders that require deployment outside the state of New Hampshire or federal agency or state department orders that require assignment outside of the United States.||II. A resident of this state shall not be considered as having lost residence when the sole reason for the person's absence is that he or she is accompanying his or her spouse or parent on a United States armed forces deployment outside the state of New Hampshire or state department or other federal agency assignment abroad.|||Source. 1996, 128:2. 2008, 282:4. 2013, 185:2, eff. July 2, 2013. 2020, 37:46, eff. July 29, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 263:5-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 263 - Drivers' Licenses|Section 263:5-c - Compliance With Federal Selective Service Requirements.

    263:5-c Compliance With Federal Selective Service Requirements. –||I. When applying for a driver's license or driver's license renewal, any male United States citizen or immigrant who is at least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age may authorize the department to register him with the Selective Service System in compliance with the requirements of section 3 of the "Military Selective Service Act", 50 U.S.C. app. section 451 et seq., as amended.||II. The application form for a driver's license or driver's license renewal shall include a box to check off if the applicant is 18 years of age and wishes to authorize the department to submit the necessary information to the Selective Service System to register the applicant with the Selective Service System in compliance with federal law. The applicant shall not be required to provide his social security number for Selective Service registration purposes. The department shall not release any information pursuant to this section unless the Selective Service System has provided assurance to the department that the Selective Service System shall not transfer to any non-governmental agency any information which the applicant submitted to the department for registration purposes.||III. Failure to authorize Selective Service registration as provided in this section shall not be a basis for denying driving privileges to the applicant.||IV. The commissioner may charge reasonable fees pursuant to RSA 260:14, XIII, for the collection and release of information to the Selective Service System under this section, provided that no such fee shall be charged to the applicant authorizing registration.|||Source. 2002, 129:2, eff. July 7, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 263:5-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 263 - Drivers' Licenses|Section 263:5-d - Identification.

    263:5-d Identification. –||The department may require reasonable identification from any applicant for a driver's license. Any person applying for a driver's license may present proof of identity in a form satisfactory to the department, provided that any of the following shall satisfy an identification requirement established pursuant to this section:||I. A current United States passport.||II. An armed services identification, or other photo identification issued or authenticated by the United States government.||III. A photo identification issued by the state of New Hampshire.|||Source. 2006, 211:2, eff. June 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 263:5-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 263 - Drivers' Licenses|Section 263:5-e - Residence.

    263:5-e Residence. –||The department may require that an applicant for a driver's license provide reasonable proof of his or her place of residence. Any person applying for a driver's license may present proof of residence in a form satisfactory to the department, provided that one or more of the following may satisfy a proof of residence requirement established pursuant to this section if it is current and shows the name and address of the applicant:||I. A government check or a government document issued by an official in the municipality of residence.||II. A paycheck, payroll document, or employment contract.||III. A lease or deed.||IV. Other documents issued in the ordinary course of business that establish that it is more likely than not that the applicant resides at the place claimed.|||Source. 2006, 211:2, eff. June 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 263:5-f (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 263 - Drivers' Licenses|Section 263:5-f - Application by Residents Without a Permanent Street Address.

    263:5-f Application by Residents Without a Permanent Street Address. –||I. A resident who is homeless without a permanent street address at the time of application for a driver's license or license renewal may obtain a driver's license, if otherwise qualified, by certifying to the department in writing that he or she is currently a resident in a certain town or city in New Hampshire and by providing a letter signed by an authorized representative of a social service organization or agency qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code stating that the person is authorized to use the address of the organization or agency for purposes of contact by the department. A license issued under this section shall expire one year from the date of issuance.||II. A certification of current residency and a current letter authorizing the use of the address of a qualified social service agency or organization shall be submitted to the department in connection with every license issued under this section. The director shall provide the form on which the certification is made.||III. Residency for the purposes of this section shall be defined as the expressed intention to continue to reside in the municipality.|||Source. 2015, 149:1, eff. Aug. 11, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 263:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 263 - Drivers' Licenses|Section 263:6 - Examination.

    263:6 Examination. –||I. Before a license is granted to any person, the applicant, if not previously licensed to drive a motor vehicle in this state, shall pass such examinations as to the person's qualifications as the director may prescribe. Such examinations may include an examination for visual acuity, knowledge, and road skill as prescribed by the director. All license examinations shall be conducted by department of safety personnel and shall include knowledge questions regarding distracted driving, driving under the influence, and driving during poor weather conditions. No license shall be issued until the director is satisfied that the applicant is a proper person to receive it. No physical defect of an applicant shall prohibit the applicant from receiving a license unless it can be shown by common experience that such defect results in an incapacity to safely drive a motor vehicle, except as provided in RSA 263:13.||II. The director may enter into agreements with foreign jurisdictions related to the waiver of road skill examinations for applicants currently licensed in such foreign jurisdictions. The director may adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A to enforce the terms of such agreements.|||Source. 1905, 86:4. 1911, 133:8. 1919, 161:3. 1921, 119:7. PL 101:2. 1931, 144:1. RL 117:2. 1945, 177:1. RSA 261:3. 1967, 376:1. 1981, 146:1. 1999, 290:1, eff. Sept. 14, 1999. 2016, 98:1, eff. July 18, 2016. 2020, 33:4, eff. Sept. 22, 2020.|