CHAPTER 16
HB 211-FN – FINAL VERSION
02Jan2008… 2435h
2008 SESSION
03/04
HOUSE BILL 211-FN
AN ACT requiring that driver’s license applicants be informed of and examined on laws relating to blind pedestrians.
SPONSORS: Rep. Shurtleff, Merr 10; Rep. R. Williams, Merr 11; Rep. Bouchard, Merr 11; Rep. MacKay, Merr 11; Rep. P. Katsakiores, Rock 5
This bill requires the department of safety to inform licensees of laws relating to blind pedestrians and to examine first-time driver’s license applicants on such laws.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02Jan2008… 2435h
07-0630
03/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT requiring that driver’s license applicants be informed of and examined on laws relating to blind pedestrians.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
16:1 New Section; Blind Pedestrian Information and Examination. Amend RSA 263 by inserting after section 6-b the following new section:
263:6-c Blind Pedestrian Information and Examination.
I. Before issuing or renewing a driver’s license, the department shall inform the applicant of the provisions of RSA 265:41 and other safety issues respecting blind pedestrians.
II. The examination required by RSA 263:6 shall include testing of the applicant’s knowledge of motor vehicle safety respecting blind pedestrians.
16:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 12, 2008
Effective Date: July 11, 2008