CHAPTER 211
SB 221 – FINAL VERSION
01/18/06 0247s
05/11/06 2233eba
2006 SESSION
03/01
SENATE BILL 221
AN ACT relative to obtaining a driver’s license and creating a violation for failure to pay a highway toll.
SPONSORS: Sen. Burling, Dist 5; Sen. Green, Dist 6; Sen. Larsen, Dist 15; Rep. Hager, Merr 12; Rep. Dickinson, Carr 1; Rep. Nordgren, Graf 9
COMMITTEE: Transportation and Interstate Cooperation
This bill authorizes the department of safety to require identification and proof of residence from a driver’s license applicant and specifies certain documents that may satisfy such identification and proof of residence requirements. This bill also establishes a violation for failure to pay a highway toll.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01/18/06 0247s
05/11/06 2233eba
05-1060
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to obtaining a driver’s license and creating a violation for failure to pay a highway toll.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
211:1 New Section; Drivers’ Licenses; Effect of License. Amend RSA 263 by inserting after section 1-b the following new section:
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.
211:2 New Sections; Issuance of Drivers’ Licenses; Identification and Residence. Amend RSA 263 by inserting after section 5-c the following new sections:
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.
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.
211:3 New Section; Failure to Pay a Highway Toll. Amend RSA 236 by inserting after section 31-a the following new section:
236:31-b Failure to Pay a Highway Toll. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 236:31, any
person who fails, neglects, or refuses to pay the toll or charge for the use of any bridge, highway, or part thereof shall be guilty of a violation. This section shall not apply to any person driving a vehicle equipped with a transponder using a lane equipped with an electronic toll collection monitoring system; such person and vehicle shall be subject to the provisions of RSA 236:31.
211:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 1, 2006
Effective: June 1, 2006