HB 1261 – AS INTRODUCED
2006 SESSION
03/04
HOUSE BILL 1261
AN ACT relative to driver’s license revocation or denial for drugs or alcohol involvement.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hinkle, Hills 19; Rep. Cataldo, Straf 3; Rep. Albert, Straf 1; Rep. Mooney, Hills 19
This bill makes mandatory certain driver’s license revocation or denials for drugs or alcohol involvement that are now discretionary.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06-2076
03/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to driver’s license revocation or denial for drugs or alcohol involvement.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Drivers’ Licenses; Revocation or Denial for Drugs or Alcohol Involvement. Amend RSA 263:56-b, I to read as follows:
I. Any person who is not yet 21 years of age on the date of the incident, who is convicted, found to be delinquent under RSA 169-B, or found to be in need of services under RSA 169-D, for any offense involving the sale, possession, use, or abuse of alcohol or of controlled drugs as defined in RSA 318-B:1, VI, or of a controlled drug analog as defined under RSA 318-B:1, VI-a, [may at the discretion of the court] shall be subject to the revocation or denial of a driver’s license or privilege to drive as provided in this section. Notwithstanding RSA 169-B:35 or any other law regarding confidentiality, any court which convicts or makes a finding that an offense described in this section has occurred involving a person who meets the age limits specified in this section shall forward a notice of such conviction or finding to the director. The director shall maintain the confidentiality of notices received.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.