Revision: May 24, 2022, 8:07 a.m.
CHAPTER 92
SB 306-FN - FINAL VERSION
02/03/2022 0306s
2022 SESSION
22-2904
12/10
SENATE BILL 306-FN
AN ACT relative to the penalties for various motor vehicle violations.
SPONSORS: Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill provides for enhanced penalties for certain driving offenses where the offense was also based on facts involving the prohibited use of a mobile electronic device.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/03/2022 0306s 22-2904
12/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to the penalties for various motor vehicle violations.92:
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
92:1 New Paragraph; Criminal Code; Sentences and Limitations. Amend RSA 651:2 by inserting after paragraph II-g the following new paragraph:
II-h. A person charged with any offense under RSA 265, RSA 265-A, or RSA 630:3 whose offense was also based on facts involving the prohibited use of a mobile electronic device while driving, as defined in RSA 265:79-c, may be subject to enhanced penalties for such offenses, as follows:
(a) If the offense would otherwise constitute a violation, it may be charged as a class B misdemeanor.
(b) If the offense would otherwise constitute a class B misdemeanor, it may be charged as a class A misdemeanor.
(c) If the offense would otherwise constitute a class A misdemeanor, it may be charged as a class B felony.
(d) If the offense would otherwise constitute a class B felony, it may be charged as a class A felony.
(e) If the offense is a class A felony or an unclassified felony, there shall be no enhanced charge.
92:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.
Approved: May 20, 2022
Effective Date: January 01, 2023