Revision: Jan. 8, 2019, 9:24 a.m.
HB 445 - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0752
11/05
HOUSE BILL 445
AN ACT relative to certifying as a habitual offender.
SPONSORS: Rep. Forsythe, Merr. 8
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits the director's consideration of convictions occurring prior to a driver's most recent license revocation for purposes of certifying an individual as a habitual offender.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0752
11/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to certifying as a habitual offender.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Habitual Offenders; Procedure. Amend RSA 262:19 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. In determining whether a person qualifies as a habitual offender within the meaning of RSA 259:39, the director shall only consider those convictions occurring after the most recent license restoration granted pursuant to RSA 262:24.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.