CHAPTER 70
HB 1341 - FINAL VERSION
2022 SESSION
22-2562
12/10
HOUSE BILL 1341
AN ACT relative to the definition of conviction in motor vehicle laws.
SPONSORS: Rep. Walsh, Merr. 24; Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11; Rep. Gagne, Hills. 13; Rep. Sykes, Graf. 13
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill amends the definition of conviction relative to motor vehicles by deleting a separate definition for financial responsibility laws.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2562
12/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to the definition of conviction in motor vehicle laws.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
70:1 Motor Vehicles; Words Defined; Convictions. Amend RSA 259:14 to read as follows:
259:14 Conviction. "Conviction" shall mean[:
I. For the purposes of RSA 264, a forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure an appearance in court.
II. For the purposes of the commercial driver licensing statutes,] an adjudication of guilt which has not been annulled or vacated, a determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the law in a court of original jurisdiction or an administrative proceeding, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure the person's appearance in court, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court, the payment of a fine or court costs, or the violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether the penalty is rebated, suspended or otherwise affected by probation.
70:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 20, 2022
Effective Date: July 19, 2022
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 8, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| March 1, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| April 5, 2022 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 14, 2022 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 24, 2022: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/20/2022; Chapter 70; Eff. 07/19/2022
May 13, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/12/2022
May 13, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/12/2022); SJ 13
April 14, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/14/2022; SJ 8
April 7, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/14/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 15
March 30, 2022: ===ROOM CHANGE=== Hearing: 04/05/2022, Room 103, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 14
March 15, 2022: Introduced 02/24/2022 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 5
March 11, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/10/2022 HJ 5
March 2, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 19-0; CC)
Feb. 23, 2022: Executive Session: 03/01/2022 10:00 am LOB 201-203
Feb. 3, 2022: Public Hearing: 02/08/2022 09:50 am LOB201-203
Nov. 20, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Transportation