HB1305 (2016) Detail

(New Title) relative to the use of an ignition interlock device.


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CHAPTER 168

HB 1305 - FINAL VERSION

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2016 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL\t1305

 

AN ACT\trelative to the use of an ignition interlock device.

 

SPONSORS:\tRep. Tholl, Coos 5

 

COMMITTEE:\tCriminal Justice and Public Safety

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

\tThis bill requires a person receiving a limited privilege license to be subject to the ignition interlock program for one year after restoration of driving privileges.  This bill also establishes an exemption from the prohibition on the use of mobile electronic devices while driving for actions required by an ignition interlock device.

 

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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.

\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

 

AN ACT\trelative to the use of an ignition interlock device.

 

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

 

\t168:1  New Paragraph; Limited Driving Privilege; Ignition Interlock Program.  Amend RSA 263:57-b by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:

\t\tVI.  As a condition of receiving a limited privilege license, the person shall agree to be subject to the ignition interlock program for one year immediately following restoration of driving privileges.

\t168:2  New Subparagraph; Use of Mobile Electronic Devices While Driving.  Amend RSA 265:79-c, II by inserting after subparagraph (c) the following new subparagraph:

\t\t\t(d)  To perform any action required by an ignition interlock device.

\t168:3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 3, 2016

Effective Date: June 3, 2016