HB 1435 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
\t16-2205
\t03/09
HOUSE BILL\t1435
AN ACT\trelative to enforcement of the prohibition on the use of mobile electronic devices while driving.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Leeman, Straf. 23; Rep. Ammon, Hills. 40; Rep. D. McGuire, Merr. 21; Rep. Goulette, Hills. 23; Rep. Aldrich, Belk. 2
COMMITTEE:\tCriminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill limits enforcement of the prohibition on the use of mobile electronic devices while driving to a secondary action when another offense is cited or charged.
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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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2205
\t03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to enforcement of the prohibition on the use of mobile electronic devices while driving.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 New Paragraph; Use of Mobile Electronic Devices While Driving. Amend RSA 265:79-c by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
\t\tV. Enforcement of this section by law enforcement agencies shall be accomplished only as a secondary action when a driver of a motor vehicle has been cited or charged with a violation or some other offense.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2017.