Revision: March 27, 2014, midnight
HB 1301 – AS INTRODUCED
2014 SESSION
03/10
HOUSE BILL 1301
AN ACT relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages by a minor.
SPONSORS: Rep. C. McGuire, Merr 29; Rep. Kappler, Rock 3
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill allows a person under the age of 21 to transport alcoholic beverages when the beverages are in the possession of a legal age person.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
14-2429
03/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen
AN ACT relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages by a minor.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Transportation of Alcoholic Beverages by a Minor; Exceptions. Amend RSA 265-A:45, I to read as follows:
I. Notwithstanding RSA 265-A:44, II, no driver under the age of 21 shall transport any liquor or beverage in any part of a vehicle, except when accompanied by a legal age person who has possession of the liquor or beverage or when accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or legal age spouse[, transport any liquor or beverage in any part of a vehicle]. A driver violating this section may have his or her license or privilege to drive suspended for 60 days.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2015.