HB 1458 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2438
11/10
HOUSE BILL 1458
AN ACT allowing for mailing of driver's license suspension notices by first class mail.
SPONSORS: Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows driver's license suspension notices to be mailed by first class mail.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2438
11/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT allowing for mailing of driver's license suspension notices by first class mail.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 License Suspension and Revocation; Suspension or Revocation for Default, Noncompliance, or Nonpayment of Fine. Amend RSA 263:56-a, I(d) to read as follows:
(d) If a defendant receives a summons in hand from a law enforcement officer, no further notification to such defendant is required before the suspension of his or her driving privileges occurs as provided in subparagraph I(c). If a defendant receives a summons in any manner other than in hand by a law enforcement officer, the court or director, as applicable, shall notify such defendant by [certified mail] first class mail at his or her last known address that his or her driving privileges shall be suspended 30 days after the mailing of such notification.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 5, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 12, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 19, 2020 | House | Floor Vote |
June 16, 2020: No Pending Motion; 06/16/2020 SJ 8
June 16, 2020: Vacated from Committee and Laid on Table, MA, VV; 06/16/2020 SJ 8
March 11, 2020: Introduced 03/11/2020 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 7
Feb. 19, 2020: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/19/2020 HJ 4 P. 25
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 19-0; CC)
Feb. 19, 2020: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/19/2020 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 7 P. 16
Feb. 12, 2020: Executive Session: 02/12/2020 10:00 am LOB 203
Feb. 5, 2020: Public Hearing: 02/05/2020 02:30 pm LOB 203
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Transportation HJ 1 P. 23