Revision: May 4, 2012, midnight
HB 1549 – VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
15Mar2012… 1084h
2012 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 1549
AN ACT prohibiting the use of motor vehicle records for any federal identification database.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cohn, Merr 6; Rep. Maltz, Hills 27; Rep. S. Tremblay, Rock 3; Rep. Kingsbury, Belk 4; Rep. Mauro, Rock 4
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill prohibits the use of motor vehicle records for any federal identification database. This bill also updates references in an employment statute.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Mar2012… 1084h
12-2447 03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT prohibiting the use of motor vehicle records for any federal identification database.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Motor Vehicle Records. Amend RSA 260:14, III to read as follows:
III. Motor vehicle records may be made available pursuant to a court order or in response to a request from a state, a political subdivision of a state, the federal government, or a law enforcement agency for use in official business. The request shall be on a case-by-case basis. Any records received pursuant to this paragraph shall not be further transferred or otherwise made available to any other person or listed entity not authorized under this paragraph. No records made available under this section shall be used, directly or indirectly, for any federal identification database.
2 Employment of Illegal Aliens Prohibited. Amend RSA 275-A:4-a to read as follows:
275-A:4-a Employment of Illegal Aliens Prohibited. No employer may employ an alien whom the employer knows is not a citizen of the United States and not in possession of Form [I-151] I-551, Alien Registration Receipt Card or any other document issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration [and Naturalization Service] Services or the Attorney General of the United States which authorizes him or her to work.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.