CHAPTER 124
HB 260 - FINAL VERSION
2019 SESSION
19-0376
11/06
HOUSE BILL 260
AN ACT relative to the purging of motor vehicle violations.
SPONSORS: Rep. Sykes, Graf. 13
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds violations to the type of records that shall be purged from a motor vehicle record and clarifies that some records shall be purged 10 years after a driver's license or driving privilege is reinstated.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0376
11/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to the purging of motor vehicle violations.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
124:1 Motor Vehicles; License Suspension and Revocation; Suspension or Revocation for Default, Noncompliance, or Nonpayment of Fine. Amend RSA 263:56-a, II(b) to read as follows:
(b) The director shall purge the record of violations, violations in default, related suspensions, and all fees and fines assessed against these defaults and suspensions under this section that have been on file for more than 7 years; provided, however, that the director shall not purge such records for a violation of RSA 265:79, RSA 265-A:2, I, RSA 265-A:3, RSA 265:115, RSA 265:117, and any offense which is a misdemeanor or felony during the defendant's lifetime until 10 years after the defendant's driver's license or driving privilege is reinstated. All courts shall notify the director of any such failure on a form prescribed by the director.
124:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 25, 2019
Effective Date: June 25, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 15, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 22, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Jan. 31, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
| May 9, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 15, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 25, 2019: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/25/2019; Chapter 124; Eff: 06/25/2019
May 23, 2019: Enrolled 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 51
May 30, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 05/30/2019); SJ 19
May 15, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2019; SJ 16
May 15, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/15/2019; SC 22
May 9, 2019: Hearing: 05/09/2019, Room 100, SH, 11:00 am; SC 21
March 7, 2019: Introduced 03/07/2019 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 8
Jan. 31, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA VV 01/31/2019 HJ 4 P. 5
Jan. 31, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 01/31/2019 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 9 P. 5
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 15-0; CC)
Jan. 22, 2019: Executive Session: 01/22/2019 01:00 pm LOB 203
Jan. 15, 2019: Public Hearing: 01/15/2019 11:00 am LOB 203
Jan. 2, 2019: Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Transportation HJ 2 P. 43