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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:31 - Motorcycle Licenses; Waiver of Driving Examination.

263:31 Motorcycle Licenses;  Waiver of Driving Examination. –
The department shall cause to be issued a motorcycle license for persons without a driver's license or an endorsement on the driver's license for persons who have a driver's license, for all applicants who successfully complete the requirements for a motorcycle license. The department shall cause to be issued a restricted motorcycle license for persons who have a driver's license, for all applicants who successfully complete the requirements for a restricted motorcycle endorsement. Applicants for such license or endorsement shall furnish proof of their fitness to drive a motorcycle as the director shall in his or her discretion determine. Such proof shall include the applicant's passing a driver examination conducted on a motorcycle. The examination for a restricted motorcycle endorsement and the examination for a 3-wheeled motorcycle restriction shall be separate and distinct examinations emphasizing the skills and maneuvers necessary to operate safely the specific type of motorcycle for which the restriction is issued. The director may waive the requirement for such a driving examination upon receipt of adequate evidence of experience in driving a motorcycle by an applicant under such rules as the director may deem necessary, or proof that the applicant has successfully completed a state-approved motorcycle rider education course. No person may take the motorcycle driver examination more than twice; any person who fails to pass the examination twice shall be required to successfully complete the motorcycle rider education program under RSA 263:34-b. No person shall drive a motorcycle on a way of this state, unless such person is duly licensed to drive a motorcycle by a motorcycle license, restricted motorcycle license, or endorsement issued under this section, or holds a permit under RSA 263:32. No person shall knowingly authorize or allow the driving of a motorcycle owned by him or her or in his or her charge on a way of this state by any person who does not hold a motorcycle license, restricted motorcycle license, or endorsement or motorcycle learner's permit.
Source.
RSA 261:10-a. 1967, 415:1. 1975, 382:1. 1981, 146:1. 1989, 331:3. 2006, 74:1. 2011, 25:3, eff. April 28, 2011. 2017, 71:2, eff. Aug. 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:32 - Motorcycle Learner's Permit.

263:32 Motorcycle Learner's Permit. –
I. Upon application, the department shall issue a motorcycle learner's permit to a person 18 years of age or older or a person who is 16 years of age or older and under 18 years of age who has successfully completed an approved driver education course and has a valid New Hampshire driver's license. Applicants for such permit shall furnish proof of their fitness to drive a motorcycle as the director in his or her discretion shall determine. Such proof of fitness shall include either passage of a written basic motorcycle knowledge test approved by the commissioner and the motorcycle rider education program advisory committee or successful completion of the motorcycle rider education program under RSA 263:34-b, but shall not include a driver examination.
II. A motorcycle learner's permit shall permit the holder of such a permit to drive a motorcycle on any way after sunrise and before sunset. The holder of a motorcycle learner's permit shall not carry any passengers when he drives on any way.
III. The permit shall be valid for 45 days from the date of issuance, expiration of the renewal period, or until the holder of the permit obtains a special license to drive motorcycles, whichever is sooner. Upon application, the department shall issue a one-time renewal of a motorcycle learner's permit which shall be valid for an additional 45 days from the date of issuance.
Source.
RSA 261:10-b. 1975, 382:2. 1977, 44:1. 1981, 146:1. 1989, 305:10. 2006, 74:2. 2012, 121:1, 2, eff. Aug. 4, 2012. 2022, 139:1, eff. Aug. 6, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:33 - Driving Mopeds.

263:33 Driving Mopeds. –
No person may drive a moped upon any way in this state unless he or she holds a current valid driver's license issued by any state, a motorcycle license issued pursuant to RSA 263:31 or a restricted motorcycle license. A person who holds a restricted motorcycle license may drive any moped without holding any other class of driver's license.
Source.
RSA 261:11-b. 1976, 4:13. 1979, 11:1. 1981, 146:1; 301:1, 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m. 2017, 71:3, eff. Aug. 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:33-a - Moped License; Driving Mopeds.

263:33-a Moped License;  Driving Mopeds. –
The department shall cause to be issued a restricted license for persons without a driver's license or motorcycle license for all applicants who successfully complete the requirements for a restricted license. Applicants for such license shall be required to pass a written examination prepared by the director. No person shall drive a moped on a way of this state unless such person possesses a driver's license or restricted motorcycle license or is duly licensed to drive a moped by a license issued under this section. No person shall knowingly authorize or allow the driving of a moped owned by the person or in his or her charge on a way of this state by any person who does not hold a driver's license, a motorcycle license, or a moped restricted motorcycle license.
Source.
1981, 301:5, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m. 2017, 71:3, eff. Aug. 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:33-b - Applicability to Mopeds.

263:33-b Applicability to Mopeds. –
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the holder of a restricted motorcycle license shall be subject to all of the provisions of this title relative to licenses to which motorcycle licensees are subject including, but not limited to, revocation and suspension provisions and offenses related to the possession or failure to possess a license or permit.
Source.
1981, 301:5, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m. 2017, 71:3, eff. Aug. 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:34 - Repealed by 1981, 538:11, XV, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m.

263:34 Repealed by 1981, 538:11, XV, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:34-a - Definitions.

263:34-a Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Chief instructor" means a licensed motorcycle driver who meets the standards established by the director to qualify to train and oversee instructors for the motorcycle rider education program.
II. "Fund" means the motorcycle rider safety fund created in RSA 263:34-e.
III. "Motorcycle rider education program" means the motorcycle training and information disbursement plan created in RSA 263:34-b.
IV. "Program coordinator" means the person designated by the director to plan, organize, and administer the motorcycle rider education program as provided in RSA 263:34-b, II.
V. "Rider training course" means a motorcycle rider education curriculum and delivery system approved by the director.
VI. "Training specialist" means the person designated by the director to fulfill the obligations stated in RSA 263:34-b, III.
Source.
1989, 331:1, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:34-b - Motorcycle Rider Education Program.

263:34-b Motorcycle Rider Education Program. –
I. The director shall establish standards for and shall administer the motorcycle rider education program. The standards shall include, but not be limited to, standards for a nationally accepted and state-approved rider training course. The director may expand the program to include public awareness, alcohol and drug effects, driver improvement for motorcyclists, licensing improvement, program promotion, or other motorcycle safety programs.
II. The director shall appoint a program coordinator who shall oversee and direct the program by setting program and funding guidelines, and conduct an annual evaluation.
III. The director may also appoint one or more training specialists who shall assist in establishing rider training courses throughout the state, support and implement program and funding guidelines and supervise instructors and other personnel as necessary. The training specialist may be a trained chief instructor. Rider training courses shall meet minimum standards established by the director, designed to develop and instill the knowledge, attitudes, habits, and skills necessary for the safe operation of a motorcycle.
IV. Rider training courses shall be open to all residents of the state who either hold a current valid driver's license for any classification or who are eligible for a motorcycle learner's permit. The director may allow residents of other states who hold a current valid driver's license to take a rider training course only if an adequate number of rider training courses have been provided for New Hampshire residents.
V. An adequate number of rider training courses shall be provided to meet the reasonably anticipated needs of all persons in the state who are eligible and who desire to participate in the program. The division shall issue certificates of completion in the manner and form prescribed by the director to persons who satisfactorily complete the requirements of the course. Program delivery may be phased in over a reasonable period of time.
VI. The director may enter into contracts with either public or private institutions for technical assistance in conducting rider training courses, if the course is administered and taught by a trained motorcycle rider instructor as established in RSA 263:34-d. If necessary, an organization conducting a rider training course may charge a reasonable tuition fee. The director shall determine the largest tuition fee a private organization may charge.
Source.
1989, 331:1. 2006, 174:1. 2008, 282:11. 2010, 368:26, eff. Dec. 31, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:34-c - Rulemaking.

263:34-c Rulemaking. –
The director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to:
I. Standards for the motorcycle rider education program as required under RSA 263:34-b, I.
II. Administration of the motorcycle rider education program.
III. Minimum standards for rider training courses as required under RSA 263:34-b, III.
IV. Issuance and form of certificates of completion for rider training courses under RSA 263:34-b, V.
V. The maximum tuition fee which may be charged by a private organization conducting a rider training course under RSA 263:34-b, VI.
VI. Standards for an approved motorcycle rider education instructor preparation course under RSA 263:34-d, I.
VII. Minimum requirements for the qualification of a rider education instructor as required under RSA 263:34-d, II.
VIII. Administration of the motorcycle rider safety fund established under RSA 263:34-e, I.
IX. Disbursement of funds from the motorcycle rider safety fund as required under RSA 263:34-e, I.
X. Exemption from the licensing skills test under RSA 263:34-h.
XI. Procedures for the collection of additional registration and permit fees under RSA 263:34-i.
XII. Tuition charged to residents and nonresidents for motorcycle rider education programs.
Source.
1989, 331:1. 2011, 83:1, eff. July 15, 2011. 2015, 104:1, eff. Aug. 4, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:34-d - Instructor Requirements and Training.

263:34-d Instructor Requirements and Training. –
I. The director shall establish standards for an approved motorcycle rider education instructor preparation course. Successful completion of the course shall require the participant to demonstrate knowledge of the course material, knowledge of safe motorcycle driving practices, and the necessary aptitude for instructing students.
II. The director shall establish minimum requirements for the qualification of a rider education instructor. The minimum requirements shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) The instructor shall have a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(b) The instructor shall be 18 years of age or older and shall hold a valid motorcycle driver's license or endorsement.
(c) The instructor shall have at least 2 years of recent motorcycle riding experience.
(d) The instructor's driver's license shall not have been suspended or revoked at any time during the preceding 2 years.
(e) The instructor shall not have any convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs during the preceding 5 years.
III. Instructors who are licensed in other states shall furnish certified copies of their driving records to the division. An applicant shall not be eligible for instructor status until his driving record for the preceding 5 years is furnished.
IV. The instructor shall have an approved instructor certificate which may be a state or Motorcycle Safety Foundation certificate, and the instructor shall be registered as a currently active instructor.
Source.
1989, 331:1, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:34-e - Motorcycle Rider Safety Fund; Continual Appropriation.

263:34-e Motorcycle Rider Safety Fund;  Continual Appropriation. –
I. The motorcycle rider safety fund is established in the state treasury and continually appropriated to the department which shall administer the fund. The fund shall only be used for administration of the motorcycle rider education program and expenses relating to the program, including, but not limited to, instructor training, licensing improvement, alcohol and drug education, public awareness, a driver improvement program for motorcyclists, technical assistance, program promotion, and other motorcycle safety programs. Funds may also be used for reimbursement of organizations with course sites. The commissioner shall adopt rules relative to disbursement of funds.
II. All fees collected under RSA 263:34-i shall be credited to the fund established in paragraph I.
Source.
1989, 331:1, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:34-g - Insurance Discount.

263:34-g Insurance Discount. –
The insurance commissioner may adopt rules under RSA 541-A requiring admitted insurers to provide a 10 percent reduction in premium rates for motorcycle liability insurance to qualified licensed motorcycle drivers who provide proof of successful completion of a state approved rider training course.
Source.
1989, 331:1, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:34-h - Licensing Skills Test Exemption.

263:34-h Licensing Skills Test Exemption. –
The director may exempt applicants for a motorcycle driver's license or endorsement from the licensing skills test if they present proof of successful completion of a rider training course that includes a similar test of skills that is approved by the director.
Source.
1989, 331:1, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:34-i - Additional Registration, License, and Permit Fees.

263:34-i Additional Registration, License, and Permit Fees. –
I. In addition to the fee for each certificate and renewal of registration for a motorcycle under RSA 261:141, III(o), an additional fee of $1 shall be assessed and collected by the department.
II. In addition to any other permit or license or endorsement fee for a motorcycle learner's permit or motorcycle license or endorsement, and for each license or learner's permit renewal, an additional fee of $5 shall be assessed and collected by the department.
Source.
1989, 331:1, eff. July 1, 1989. 2022, 139:2, eff. Aug. 6, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:35 - Nonresident Who Establishes a Residency in the State.

263:35 Nonresident Who Establishes a Residency in the State. –
Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 261:44 or any other law to the contrary, any nonresident driver of a motor vehicle who holds a valid driver's license in another jurisdiction, upon the establishment of a bona fide residency in this state, shall have a maximum of 60 days from the date his or her residency was established to obtain a driver's license issued by the state of New Hampshire; provided that H-2A temporary agricultural workers satisfying the requirements under RSA 263:35-a shall have a maximum of 300 days.
Source.
RSA 261:1-a. 1979, 135:2. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. 2023, 220:2, eff. Oct. 3, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:35-a - International Driver's License Reciprocity for H-2A Workers.

263:35-a International Driver's License Reciprocity for H-2A Workers. –
Notwithstanding RSA 263:35, or any other law to the contrary, a nonresident employed in New Hampshire through the federal H-2A temporary agricultural worker program shall not operate a motor vehicle in New Hampshire unless:
I. He or she holds a valid driver's license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued by another U.S. jurisdiction; or
II. He or she holds a valid driver's license or permit to operate a motor vehicle from a jurisdiction outside the United States and:
(a) Is at least 18 years of age;
(b) Is lawfully present in the United States;
(c) Has been present in the United States for less than one year; and
(d) He or she possesses an international driving permit if their license issued from a jurisdiction outside the United States is not written in English.
III. Nonresidents who satisfy the requirements under this section shall have a maximum of 300 days from the date their residency was established to obtain a driver's license issued by the state of New Hampshire.
Source.
2023, 220:1, eff. Oct. 3, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:36 - Reciprocal Driving of Pleasure Vehicles.

263:36 Reciprocal Driving of Pleasure Vehicles. –
No owner of a pleasure vehicle, and no nonresident or driver thereof, holding a license to drive in the state, district, or country in which he resides shall be required to obtain a license to drive such vehicle within this state.
Source.
1911, 133:3. 1913, 81:2. 1917, 229:3. 1921, 119:3. 1923, 76:1. PL 100:27. 1939, 190:4. RL 117:11. RSA 261:17. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:37 - Nonresident Privileges.

263:37 Nonresident Privileges. –
Whenever a motor vehicle of a nonresident may be driven on the ways of this state, without registration, or is driven under a neutral zone registration, such vehicle may be driven by its owner or by his employee without a license from the director if the driver is duly licensed under the laws of the state, district, or country in which the motor vehicle is registered, or has complied fully with the laws of the state where said motor vehicle is registered respecting the licensing of motor vehicle drivers; provided, that said state, district, or country grants like privileges to residents of this state.
Source.
1911, 133:9. 1913, 81:4. 1921, 119:8. 1925, 86:1. PL 101:12. RL 117:13. 1945, 115:1. RSA 261:18. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:38 - Special License Not Required.

263:38 Special License Not Required. –
A nonresident driver of a motor vehicle, who is the holder of a license to drive a motor vehicle in the state, district or country in which he resides, shall not be required to obtain a license to drive any pleasure vehicle within this state, provided he does not receive pay for such driving.
Source.
1941, 99:2. RL 117:14. RSA 261:19. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:39 - Limitation.

263:39 Limitation. –
The provisions of RSA 263:36-38 shall not be deemed to authorize a person under 16 years of age to drive a motor vehicle on the ways of this state.
Source.
RSA 261:19-a. 1957, 308:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:39-a - License for Aliens Temporarily Residing in New Hampshire.

263:39-a License for Aliens Temporarily Residing in New Hampshire. –
I. The director may issue a New Hampshire driver's license to a nonresident alien who is living in New Hampshire on a temporary basis:
(a) For the purposes of attending a public or private educational institution which has a regular faculty, curriculum, and organized body of pupils or students in attendance and is enrolled in such education institution;
(b) For the purposes of engaging in lawful employment, occupational, or business activity, and is engaged in such activity; or
(c) Who is the spouse or child of an alien licensed under this section.
II. The director may require any of the following:
(a) Certification from the foreign government regarding the person's driving record and licensing status.
(b) Submission of social security number, or, if the person does not qualify for such a number, the submission of certification to that effect as is acceptable to the commissioner.
(c) Written or other testing.
(d) Proof of compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraph I.
(e) Proof of identification as may be acceptable to the director.
(f) Proof of previous vehicle operation in the foreign country or proof of completion of an approved driver education course acceptable to the director.
III. The term of the license shall be no longer than 5 years from the date of issuance, and the director may set a lesser term in accordance with the length of the person's residence in New Hampshire.
IV. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the director from denying a license if the director determines that licensure of the person may be contrary to the public safety. Once licensed, the individual shall be subject to the same provisions of the law as all other licensees. When the person no longer meets the conditions specified in paragraph I, the person shall forthwith return the license to the director and the license shall become invalid.
Source.
1981, 279:4. 1997, 234:1. 2001, 91:10. 2003, 14:1, eff. June 21, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:40 - Form of License.

263:40 Form of License. –
I. The commissioner shall, upon payment of the required fee, issue to every applicant a driver's license subject to such conditions as the commissioner may deem expedient and in such form as the commissioner may prescribe. Licenses issued to persons under the age of 21 shall be designed so that their horizontal and vertical axes are opposite the horizontal and vertical axes of licenses issued to other persons, and said licenses shall prominently display the date on which the licensee shall attain the age of 21 years. Consistent with RSA 263:14, the youth operator license shall expire on the 21st anniversary of the applicant's date of birth, at which time the applicant shall be issued a traditional license. The license shall bear thereon a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee and an instant full-face photograph, image, or likeness of the licensee. There shall also be provided a space wherein the licensee may indicate his or her honorable veteran's status for purposes of identification for receiving benefits and services under New Hampshire law if the licensee so desires. The license shall bear a special designation or symbol indicating honorable veteran's status for licensees who indicate such veteran status. The driver's license card shall bear an approved security marking indicating that it was not issued in compliance with Public Law 109-13 and is therefore not acceptable for federal identification purposes.
II. Drivers' licenses compliant with Public Law 109-13 issued pursuant to RSA 263:14-b shall bear the name, address, date of birth, gender indicated as "M" for "male," "F" for "female," or "X" for "other," veteran's status for the purposes of identification for receiving benefits and services under New Hampshire law (optional), organ donor status (optional), picture, and signature of the applicant. The driver's license card shall bear an approved security marking indicating that it was issued in compliance with Public Law 109-13 and is therefore acceptable for federal identification purposes.
III. Enhanced drivers' licenses issued pursuant to RSA 263:14-c shall bear the name, address, date of birth, gender indicated as "M" for "male," "F" for "female," or "X" for "other," veteran's status for the purposes of identification for receiving benefits and services under New Hampshire law (optional), organ donor status (optional), picture, and signature of the applicant. The driver's license card shall bear an approved security marking indicating that it is an enhanced driver's license.
Source.
1905, 86:4. 1911, 133:8. 1921, 119:7. PL 101:4. RL 117:5. RSA 261:9, 9-a. 1957, 177:1. 1971, 478:1. 1981, 146:1. 1992, 282:4. 2006, 286:1. 2012, 127:2, eff. Aug. 4, 2012. 2015, 243:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2016. 2016, 71:12, eff. May 10, 2016. 2019, 9:1, eff. May 10, 2019; 205:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:40-a - Social Security Numbers; Addresses; Application Form Options.

263:40-a Social Security Numbers;  Addresses;  Application Form Options. –
I. (a) An applicant for a driver's license who has not previously been licensed to drive a motor vehicle in this state shall provide his or her social security number in the application. The applicant shall be given the opportunity to determine whether to have his or her social security number retained in the records of the department of safety. The application form shall include a box to check off if the applicant does not wish to have his or her social security number retained in the records of the department.
(b) The application form for a renewal of a driver's license may request the social security number of the applicant. An applicant who is a resident of New Hampshire shall be given the opportunity to determine whether to provide the social security number. The application form shall include a box to check off if the applicant does not wish to provide his or her social security number pursuant to this paragraph.
(c) The application form for an initial driver's license or a renewal of a driver's license shall include a box to check off if the applicant does not wish to have his or her computerized image, likeness, or photograph retained in the records of the department of safety. The driver's license shall display the mailing address of the licensee and shall not display the licensee's social security number.
II. Notwithstanding RSA 91-A, RSA 260:14, RSA 261:60, or any other provision of law to the contrary, the social security number shall not be a public record open to the inspection of any person. The department shall not sell or otherwise provide individual social security numbers or lists of social security numbers for any purpose which is not stated in this paragraph. The department shall only make the social security number available to other states for driver record purposes, to any national driver information repository established pursuant to federal law, or, on their request on a case by case basis (a) to a law enforcement agency that requires the social security number for investigative purposes, or (b) to the department of health and human services for use only in the administration of child support enforcement.
III. [Repealed.]
IV. [Repealed.]
Source.
1989, 349:1. 1995, 310:181. 1997, 351:54. 2002, 214:1. 2009, 75:2, 4, eff. Aug. 8, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:40-b - Use of Facial Recognition Technology Prohibited.

263:40-b Use of Facial Recognition Technology Prohibited. –
The department is prohibited from using any facial recognition technology in connection with taking or retaining any photograph or digital image for purposes of this chapter.
Source.
2014, 274:1, eff. Sept. 26, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:41 - Donor Registry for Anatomical Gifts.

263:41 Donor Registry for Anatomical Gifts. –
I. The director shall provide to federally-designated organ procurement organizations serving the state access to names, dates of birth, addresses, and dates of registration of licensed drivers and individuals who obtain a nondriver's picture identification card who have registered with the division of motor vehicles as organ and tissue donors for the purpose of identifying those individuals as organ and tissue donors. Such access shall be provided only with the prior written consent of the donor and shall be provided in a manner and form to be determined by the director following consultation with such organizations, and shall include electronic transmission of initial information and periodic updating of information.
II. The director shall cause a suitable decal or symbol to be affixed to the license or nondriver's picture identification card of a person who has registered with the division of motor vehicles as an organ and tissue donor under the provisions of this section.
III. An anatomical gift shall not be executed by a minor unless written consent of the minor's parent or guardian is provided to the division of motor vehicles.
Source.
RSA 261:9-b. 1975, 463:1. 1981, 146:1. 1986, 191:2; 216:5, 6. 1987, 151:11. 2006, 216:4, eff. July 31, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:41-a - Next-of-Kin Contact Information.

263:41-a Next-of-Kin Contact Information. –
I. At the request of the holder of a driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card, the department shall accept next-of-kin information for one person, in a format prescribed by the director. One contact telephone number shall be printed on the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card of the person making the request, in a form and location determined by the director.
II. It shall be the sole responsibility of the holder of the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card to notify the department of any necessary change in the next-of-kin information. The holder of a driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card shall pay the applicable replacement fee if a change in information necessitates the issuance of a new driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card.
Source.
2012, 44:1, eff. July 1, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:41-b - Medically Recognized Disorder Indication.

263:41-b Medically Recognized Disorder Indication. –
I. At the request of the holder of a driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card, and presentation of signed statement by a licensed physician confirming the applicant's condition, the department shall print a standard representation of the medically recognized disorder on the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card of the person making the request, in a form and location determined by the director.
II. It shall be the sole responsibility of the holder of the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card to notify the department of any change in medically recognized disorder that requires an update of the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification. The holder of a driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card shall pay the applicable replacement fee if a change in information necessitates the issuance of a new driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card.
III. For the purpose of this section, the following medically recognized disorders, or their abbreviations, are authorized to be printed on the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card:
(a) Autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
(b) Deaf or hard of hearing.
IV. If the name of the medically recognized disorder exceeds 25 characters in length, only its abbreviation shall be printed on the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card.
V. The director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to the administration of this section.
Source.
2015, 78:1, eff. July 1, 2016. 2019, 291:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. 2020, 33:30, eff. Sept. 22, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:43 - Petition for License Fee Refund.

263:43 Petition for License Fee Refund. –
A driver, whose license has been voluntarily surrendered because of physical or mental incapacity, may petition the department for refund of his fee for the unexpired full years of his license. Should the petition be granted, the department shall certify that fact to the state treasurer and the treasurer shall pay the refund to the petitioner. The governor is authorized to draw his warrants for such sums which shall be charged against the highway fund.
Source.
RSA 262:41-a. 1973, 26:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:44 - License Required; Fee, Term, Renewal.

263:44 License Required;  Fee, Term, Renewal. –
No person shall engage in the business of conducting a drivers' school, as defined by RSA 259:26, without being licensed therefor by the department. Application therefor shall be in writing and contain such information therein as the department shall require. If the application is approved, the applicant shall be granted a license upon the payment of a fee of $200; provided, however, that no license fee shall be charged for the issuance of a license to any board of education, school board, public, private, or parochial school, which conducts a course in driver education. A license so issued shall be valid during the calendar year. The annual fee for renewal shall be $100. The department shall issue a license certificate or license certificates to each licensee, one of which shall be displayed in each place of business of the licensee. In the case of loss, mutilation or destruction of a certificate, the department shall issue a duplicate upon proof of the facts and the payment of a fee of $1.
Source.
RSA 263-A:2. 1955, 208:1, par. 2. 1977, 563:82. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. 2014, 273:2, eff. Sept. 26, 2014. 2022, 8:3, eff. Mar. 18, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:44-a - Driver Education Certificate.

263:44-a Driver Education Certificate. –
I. No person shall be a driver education instructor unless such person has a driver education certificate issued by the department.
II. This section shall not apply to a person giving instruction, with or without compensation, for the licensing of commercial drivers, who meets or exceeds any rules promulgated under 49 U.S.C. section 31136 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of the United States Department of Transportation.
Source.
2005, 245:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. 2022, 8:4, eff. Mar. 18, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:44-b - Driver Education Certificate Application.

263:44-b Driver Education Certificate Application. –
I. Every applicant for an initial driver education certificate shall submit to the division of motor vehicles a criminal history record release form, as provided by the New Hampshire division of state police, department of safety, which authorizes the release of his or her criminal history record, if any, to the division of motor vehicles.
II. The applicant shall submit with the release form a complete set of fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement agency or an authorized employee of the department of safety. If the first set of fingerprints is invalid due to insufficient pattern, a second set of fingerprints shall be necessary in order to complete the criminal history records check. If, after 2 attempts, a set of fingerprints is invalid due to insufficient pattern, the division of motor vehicles may, in lieu of the criminal history records check, accept police clearances from every city, town, or county where the person has lived during the past 5 years.
III. The division of motor vehicles shall submit the criminal history records release form and fingerprint form to the division of state police which shall conduct a criminal history records check through its records and through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon completion of the records check, the division of state police shall release copies of the criminal history records to the division of motor vehicles. The division of motor vehicles shall maintain the confidentiality of all criminal history records information received pursuant to this section.
Source.
2013, 176:2, eff. Aug. 31, 2013. 2018, 318:13, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:45 - Rules.

263:45 Rules. –
The commissioner may adopt pursuant to RSA 260:5 such rules as he deems reasonable for the conduct of drivers' schools.
Source.
RSA 263-A:4. 1955, 208:1, par. 4. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:46 - Renewal No Bar to Revoking License.

263:46 Renewal No Bar to Revoking License. –
Notwithstanding the renewal of a license, the department may revoke or suspend such license for causes and violations, as prescribed herein, occurring during any prior license period.
Source.
RSA 263-A:6. 1955, 208:1, par. 6. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:46-a - Notification of Offenses.

263:46-a Notification of Offenses. –
I. Every applicant for or holder of a driver education certificate or school license shall notify the director within 5 business days by certified mail, return receipt requested, of being arrested, indicted, or summonsed to court in this or any other state or foreign jurisdiction as a defendant for an offense under RSA 265:79, RSA 265:79-a, RSA 265:79-b, RSA 265-A:2, RSA 265-A:3, or RSA 265-A:43, or any offense under RSA 630, RSA 631, or RSA 632-A. If employed or under contract to a school or school district, the licensee, certificate holder, or applicant shall provide a copy of the notification made to the director to the principal or equivalent chief administrator of the school in like manner and time frame.
II. Every applicant for or holder of a driver education certificate or school license shall notify the director within 5 business days by certified mail, return receipt requested, of being convicted of any offense other than a parking violation under Title XXI or RSA 630, RSA 631, or RSA 632-A or an equivalent offense in another jurisdiction, or if his or her license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle has been suspended or revoked in this or any other jurisdiction. If employed or under contract to a school or school district, the applicant, licensee, or certificate holder shall provide a copy of the notification made to the director to the principal or equivalent chief administrator of the school within 5 business days by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Source.
2005, 245:2. 2010, 168:1, eff. June 17, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:47 - Hearings.

263:47 Hearings. –
Every applicant or licensee shall be entitled to a hearing, before his application for a license or a renewal thereof is refused or his license is revoked, and shall be given due notice thereof. The sending of a notice of a hearing by registered mail to the last known address of a licensee or applicant 10 days prior to the date of the hearing shall be deemed due notice. The person deputized by the department to conduct a hearing shall have power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths to witnesses and take testimony of any person or cause his deposition to be taken. A subpoena issued under the authority of this section shall be served in the same manner as a subpoena issued out of the superior court. Witnesses subpoenaed hereunder shall be entitled to the same fees and mileage as are allowed in civil actions in courts of record.
Source.
RSA 263-A:7. 1955, 208:1, par. 7. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:48 - Penalties.

263:48 Penalties. –
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
Source.
RSA 263-A:9. 1955, 208:1, par. 9. 1973, 528:148. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:49 - Records Kept by Licensee.

263:49 Records Kept by Licensee. –
Every licensee shall keep such records as the department may by rule require. The records of the licensee shall be open to the inspection of representatives of the department at all times during reasonable business hours.
Source.
RSA 263-A:8. 1955, 208:1, par. 8. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:50 - Grounds for Denial of License.

263:50 Grounds for Denial of License. –
The department may deny the application of any person for a license if, in its discretion, the department determines that:
I. Such applicant has made a material false statement or concealed a material fact in connection with his application;
II. Such applicant, any officer, director, stockholder or partner, or any other person directly or indirectly interested in the business, was the former holder of a license hereunder, or was an officer, director, stockholder or partner in a corporation or partnership which held a license under this subdivision and which license was revoked or suspended by the director;
III. Such applicant or any officer, director, stockholder, partner, employee, or any other person directly or indirectly interested in the business, has been convicted of a crime;
IV. Such applicant has failed to furnish satisfactory evidence of good character, reputation and fitness;
V. Such applicant does not have a place of business as required by this chapter;
VI. Such applicant is not the true owner of the drivers' school;
VI-a. Such applicant, upon original application, has failed to submit a complete set of fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement agency;
VII. The application is not accompanied by a certificate of insurance endorsing a combined single limit for each accident in the amount of $500,000 suffered or caused by reason of negligence of the applicant or any agent or employee of the applicant, approved as to form and coverage by the director and issued by a company duly licensed to transact business in this state under the insurance laws of this state; or
VIII. Such applicant has failed to comply with any applicable rule adopted pursuant to RSA 21-P:14.
Source.
RSA 263-A:3. 1955, 208:1, par. 3. 1971, 48:2. 1977, 192:1. 1981, 146:1. 1992, 282:6. 2010, 168:2, eff. June 17, 2010. 2014, 273:3, eff. Sept. 26, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 263:51 - Grounds for Revoking or Suspending School License or Driver Education Certificate.

263:51 Grounds for Revoking or Suspending School License or Driver Education Certificate. –
Any employee of the department authorized by the commissioner to hold hearings in such cases may suspend or revoke any school license or driver education certificate issued under the provisions of this subdivision or refuse to issue a renewal thereof if:
I. The licensee or certificate holder has made a material false statement or concealed a material fact in connection with the application for a license or the renewal thereof;
II. The licensee or certificate holder has been convicted of a crime or of any offense under RSA 265:79 or RSA 265-A, or his or her license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle has been suspended or revoked;
III. The licensee or certificate holder has been charged with an offense under RSA 265:79 or RSA 265-A, RSA 630, RSA 631, or RSA 632-A and it appears to the commissioner, after a hearing, that an immediate license suspension pending the outcome of the criminal proceeding is required in the interest of public safety;
IV. The licensee or certificate holder has failed to comply with any of the provisions of this subdivision or any applicable rule adopted pursuant to RSA 21-P:14;
V. The licensee or any partner or officer of such licensee has been guilty of fraud or fraudulent practices in relation to the business conducted under the license, or guilty of inducing another person to resort to fraud or fraudulent practices in relation to securing for himself, herself, or another the license to drive a motor vehicle or motorcycle;
VI. The licensee has knowingly employed, as an instructor, a person who has been convicted of a crime or has retained such a person in such employ after knowledge of his or her conviction; or
VII. The licensee has failed to maintain satisfactory insurance to meet damage claims required by RSA 263:50.
Source.
RSA 263-A:5. 1955, 208:1, par. 5. 1971, 48:3. 1981, 146:1. 1992, 282:7. 2005, 245:3. 2013, 176:3, eff. Aug. 31, 2013.