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2002 SESSION

01-0369

03/09

HOUSE BILL 209-FN

COMMITTEE: Transportation

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill provides for the expiration of youth operators' licenses, modifies the restrictions on motor vehicle operation by youth operators, and changes the fee for such licenses. This bill also changes the age at which a person may obtain a nondriver's identification card from 16 years of age to 12 years of age.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

2jan02...2025h

2/14/02 2573s

01-0369

03/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

83:1 Drivers' Licenses; License Expiration; Exception. Amend RSA 263:10 to read as follows:

263:10 License Expiration. Except as provided in RSA 263:14, all licenses shall expire on the fifth anniversary of the license holder's date of birth following the date of issuance. The department shall notify each holder of a license by mail addressed to the holder's last known address, 30 days prior to the expiration date thereof of a place and time when he or she shall appear for the issuance of a new license.

83:2 Youth Operators' Licenses; Operation Restrictions. Amend RSA 263:14, II(c) to read as follows:

(c) During the first [90 days] 6 months after issuance of the license, the holder of a youth operator's license shall not operate a motor vehicle with more than one passenger less than 25 years of age who is not a member of the holder's family unless accompanied by a licensed responsible adult who is at least 25 years of age.

83:3 New Subparagraph; Original and Youth Operators' Licenses; Expiration of Youth Operators' Licenses. Amend RSA 263:14, II by inserting after subparagraph (f) the following new subparagraph:

(g) A youth operator's license shall expire one month after the first anniversary of its issuance unless the holder is convicted of an offense specified in RSA 259:39. If the holder of a youth operator's license is convicted of an offense specified in RSA 259:39, the license shall expire one year after the date of the holder's last conviction of any offense specified in RSA 259:39 and the holder shall not be eligible to apply for any other form of license under title XXI until the youth operator's license has expired. If an action for an offense specified in RSA 259:39 is pending against the holder of a youth operator's license on the date of the license's scheduled expiration, the director shall issue a temporary license to the holder valid until the conclusion of the action.

83:4 Driver Education; Motorcycle Endorsement; Reference Deleted. Amend RSA 263:19, III to read as follows:

III. Any person who wishes to obtain a motorcycle endorsement shall not be required to complete the 20 hours of practice driving time specified in paragraph II, but shall successfully complete a program authorized pursuant to RSA 263:34-b [and shall be exempt from RSA 263:14, II(c) while operating a motorcycle].

83:5 Driver's License Fees; Expiration; Exception. Amend RSA 263:42, I to read as follows:

I. For each [youth operator's or] original driver's license and examination or driver's license renewal, other than for a commercial vehicle- $50; for each youth operator's license and examination- $10; for each original commercial driver license and examination or commercial driver license renewal- $60; for each commercial driver license reexamination in a one-year period-$20; for each commercial vehicle endorsement, renewal of an endorsement or removal of a restriction- $10. For each original driver's license issued, $5 shall be credited to the driver training fund established by RSA 263:52. Except as provided in RSA 263:14, every license shall expire on the licensee's birthdate in the fifth year following the issuance of such license. No fee collected under this paragraph shall be refunded once an examination has been taken or a license issued, except as provided in RSA 263:43.

83:6 Administration of Motor Vehicle Laws; Identification Cards; Age Changed. Amend RSA 260:21, I(a) to read as follows:

(a) Is [16] 12 years of age or older and does not possess a driver's license,

83:7 Effective Date.

I. Section 6 of this act shall take effect upon its passage.

II. The remainder of this act shall take effect January 1, 2003.

(Approved: May 3, 2002)

(Effective Date: I. Section 6 of this act shall take effect May 3, 2002.