CHAPTER 217
HB 397 – FINAL VERSION
27Mar2007… 0699h
05/24/07 1676s
2007 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 397
AN ACT relative to restricted drivers’ licenses.
SPONSORS: Rep. Wells, Rock 8; Rep. Dunn, Ches 3; Rep. Guthrie, Rock 8; Rep. Butynski, Ches 4; Sen. Letourneau, Dist 19
This bill requires the director of the division of motor vehicles to update the records of certain restricted licensees following corrective eye surgery.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
27Mar2007… 0699h
05/24/07 1676s
07-0847
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to restricted drivers’ licenses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
217:1 New Paragraph; Restricted Licenses; Corrective Eye Surgery. Amend RSA 263:13 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
VI. If the department issues a license restricting the holder’s operation because of a visual impairment or deficiency, the director shall enter a rescission of the restriction in the records of the department if the holder of the license has received surgery to correct his or her vision and now has a visual acuity of 20/40 or better as verified by a test administered by the department at no cost to the holder.
217:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2008.
Approved: June 25, 2007
Effective: January 1, 2008