Revision: March 7, 2019, 7:58 p.m.
SB 34 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/07/2019 0611s
2019 SESSION
19-0329
11/06
SENATE BILL 34
AN ACT relative to the applicability of certain DWI prohibitions.
SPONSORS: Sen. French, Dist 7; Rep. Forsythe, Merr. 8; Rep. Hill, Merr. 3; Rep. Plumer, Belk. 6; Rep. Sylvia, Belk. 6
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies the meaning of "drive or attempt to drive" in certain DWI prohibitions.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/07/2019 0611s 19-0329
11/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to the applicability of certain DWI prohibitions.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Alcohol or Drug Impairment; Definitions. Amend RSA 265-A:1 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
VI. "Drive," or "attempt to drive," or "actual physical control" shall not include:
(a) Sleeping, resting, or sheltering in place in a vehicle parked in any place where parking is permitted;
(b) Lacking intent to control the vehicle in a manner which could pose a danger to the public; or
(c) Controlling an inoperable vehicle.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.