Bill Text - HB357 (2015)

(2nd New Title) relative to notice of change of name or address on a driver's license and on the registration of a vehicle.


Revision: April 6, 2015, midnight

HB 357 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

18Feb2015… 0268h

2015 SESSION

15-0752

08/09

HOUSE BILL 357

AN ACT relative to notice of change of name or address on a driver’s license and on the registration of a vehicle.

SPONSORS: Rep. Myler, Merr 10

COMMITTEE: Transportation

ANALYSIS

This bill increases the number of days a person has in which to notify the director of the department of motor vehicles of a change of name or address.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

18Feb2015… 0268h

15-0752

08/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT relative to notice of change of name or address on a driver’s license and on the registration of a vehicle.

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

1 Notice of Change of Licensee’s Name or Address. Amend RSA 263:9 to read as follows:

263:9 Notice of Change of Licensee’s Name or Address. Whenever any person who has been duly licensed to drive a motor vehicle within this state shall change his legal name or his permanent residence he shall notify the director in writing of such change within [10] 30 days.

2 Notice of Change of Licensee’s Name or Address. Amend RSA 261:55 to read as follows:

261:55 Change of Address or Name.

I. Whenever any person after making application for or obtaining the registration of a vehicle shall move from the address named in the application or shown on a registration certificate or certificate of title, such person shall within [10] 30 days thereafter notify the division in writing of his old and new address.

II. Whenever the name of any person who has made application for or obtained the registration of a vehicle is thereafter changed by marriage or otherwise, such person shall within [10] 30 days notify the division of such former and new name.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.

LBAO

15-0752

Amended 02/26/15

HB 357 FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to notice of change of name or address on a driver’s license and on the registration of a vehicle.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation, as amended by the House (Amendment #2015-0268h), has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2019.