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HB 228 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
26Jan2017... 0038h
04/20/2017 1403s
2017 SESSION
17-0342
03/08
HOUSE BILL 228
AN ACT relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages by a minor.
SPONSORS: Rep. R. Smith, Merr. 3; Sen. French, Dist 7
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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This bill allows minors to transport alcoholic beverages in a vehicle or boat when accompanied by certain family members.
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26Jan2017... 0038h
04/20/2017 1403s 17-0342
03/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
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. Amend RSA 265-A:45, I-II to read as follows:
I. Notwithstanding RSA 265-A:44, II, no driver under the age of 21 shall, except when accompanied by a parent, stepparent, legal guardian, grandparent, or legal age spouse, domestic partner, or sibling, 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.
II. No person operating a boat while under the age of 21 shall, except when accompanied by a parent, stepparent, legal guardian, grandparent, or legal age spouse, domestic partner, or sibling, transport any liquor or beverage in any part of a boat with an intent to consume such liquor or beverage. Anyone violating this paragraph may, following a hearing, have his or her privilege to operate a boat on the waters of the state suspended for 90 days and may additionally have his or her license or privilege to drive suspended for 90 days.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.