HB134 (2011) Detail

Relative to eligibility for walking disability plates.


HB 134 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

15Mar2011… 0137h

2011 SESSION

11-0025

03/05

HOUSE BILL 134

AN ACT relative to eligibility for walking disability plates.

SPONSORS: Rep. C. McGuire, Merr 8

COMMITTEE: Transportation

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill authorizes the director of the division of motor vehicles to exempt persons with permanent disabilities from having to resubmit proof of eligibility for walking disability plates every 5 years.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15Mar2011… 0137h

11-0025

03/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT relative to eligibility for walking disability plates.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Walking Disability Plates; Proof of Disability. Amend RSA 261:88, III to read as follows:

III. An applicant for such special plates shall furnish the director with satisfactory proof, as the director may require, that the applicant meets the requirements of paragraph II. Such proof must be submitted every 5 years except in the case of a veteran who has been evaluated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to be permanently and totally disabled from service-connected disability. [Such] Proof submitted by a veteran with a service-connected disability shall only have to be made upon initial application. Satisfactory proof of a walking disability, at a minimum, shall consist of the certification of a licensed physician, podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse that the applicant has a walking disability, as defined in paragraph I. Upon request and for the fee set forth in RSA 261:75, I, the director shall exchange special plates for regular plates currently issued to an applicant who qualifies for special plates. Upon satisfactory proof, as the director may require, that the walking disability of an applicant for special plates is likely to be permanent, the director may excuse an applicant from the requirement that proof be submitted every 5 years, or may reduce the frequency with which proof must be submitted.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.