Title XXI, Motor Vehicles

The director, upon receiving a record of the conviction of any person upon a charge of driving a vehicle while the license of such person was suspended, may extend the period of such suspension for an additional period of the same duration as the suspension. If the conviction was…

I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director is authorized to transfer temporarily a suspended or revoked license to inactive status, provided that the suspension or revocation was based on the person's failure to pass a license reexamination or a physical, medical…

Upon a conviction of a violation of RSA 265:79, the court shall report to the department and shall immediately revoke the license or driving privilege of the person so convicted, or the right of a nonresident so convicted to drive within the state of New Hampshire; and said court…

Whenever any person convicted of a violation of RSA 265:79 appeals, the municipal or district court or justice shall order the person appealing to recognize in the sum of $100, with sufficient sureties, to keep the peace and be of good behavior until such appeal has been finally …

Whenever any person convicted in another state of the type of violation cited in RSA 265:79 appeals, the person appealing may recognize in this state in the sum of $100, with sufficient sureties to keep the peace and be of good behavior until such appeal has been finally disposed…

I. The director may require with cause any person holding a license to drive motor vehicles or applying for reissue of such license to pass such examination as to the person's qualifications as the director shall prescribe. Such reexamination may include an examination for visual…

No new license or certificate shall be issued by the department to any person convicted of a violation of RSA 265:79 until after 60 days from the date of final conviction.

Whenever any court revokes or suspends a license pursuant to RSA 265:79 for a stated period of time, the department shall restore said license immediately upon the expiration of the period of revocation or suspension ordered by the court provided that: I. Any required application…

When it has been finally determined under the procedures of this subdivision that a nonresident's privilege to drive a motor vehicle in this state has been revoked, the department shall give information in writing of the action taken to the motor vehicle administrator of the stat…

I. If the suspension is sustained after a hearing as provided in RSA 265:91-b, a person shall have the right to file a petition in the superior court in the county in which he was arrested to review the final order by the director or his authorized agent within 30 days of the dat…

Any person whose license has been suspended or revoked, except where such suspension or revocation is mandatory, or any person who has been denied a license, may petition, within 30 days thereafter, the superior court in the county where such person resides. The court, upon 14 da…

The commissioner of safety is hereby authorized, whenever he determines it feasible, to enter into a compact on behalf of the state of New Hampshire with any other jurisdiction legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: COMPACT Article I. Findings and Declarati…

I. As used in the compact, the term "licensing authority", with reference to this state, shall mean the division of motor vehicles of the department of safety. The division of motor vehicles shall furnish to the appropriate authorities of any other party state any information or …

The compact administrator provided for in article VII of the compact shall not be entitled to any additional compensation on account of his service as such administrator, but shall be entitled to expenses incurred in connection with his duties and responsibilities as such adminis…

Examiners of drivers in the employ of the department, when engaged in their official duties, shall not be liable for the acts of any person who is being examined and shall be afforded the protection of RSA 99-D.

As used in the compact, with reference to this state, the term "executive head" shall mean the governor.

Any court or any other agency of this state, or a subdivision thereof, which has jurisdiction to take any action suspending, revoking or otherwise limiting a license to drive, shall report any such action and the adjudication upon which it is based to the division of motor vehicl…

I. The purpose of this subdivision is to implement the federal Commercial Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (CMVSA), (Title XII of Public Law 99-570) and reduce or prevent commercial motor vehicle accidents, fatalities, and injuries by: (a) Permitting commercial drivers to hold only one…

No person who drives a commercial motor vehicle shall have more than one driver's license.

I. Any driver of a commercial motor vehicle holding a driver's license issued by this state: (a) Who is convicted of violating any state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control in any other state, or federal, provincial, territorial, or municipal laws of …

I. Each employer shall require the applicant to provide the information specified in RSA 263:84, III. II. No employer shall knowingly allow, permit, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle during any period in which: (a) The driver has a driver's license suspend…

I. Except as provided in RSA 263:25, II or when driving with a commercial driver learner permit and accompanied by the holder of a commercial driver license valid for the vehicle being driven, no person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle unless the person holds and is in imme…

No person shall be issued a commercial driver license unless that person is a resident of the state of New Hampshire and has passed a knowledge and skills test for driving a commercial motor vehicle. The knowledge and skills test shall comply with minimum federal standards establ…

I. The department may issue a commercial driver learner permit to an individual who holds a valid driver's license. II. The commercial driver learner permit may not be issued for a period to exceed 180 days. Only one renewal or reissuance shall be granted within a one-year period…

The department may issue a nonresident commercial driver license to a resident of a foreign jurisdiction if the United States Secretary of Transportation has determined that the commercial motor vehicle testing and licensing standards in the foreign jurisdiction do not meet the t…

Whenever any person who has been duly licensed to drive a motor vehicle within this state shall change his or her legal name or his or her permanent residence or his or her mailing address, he or she shall notify the director in writing of such change within 30 days.

I. The application for a commercial driver license or commercial driver learner permit shall include the following: (a) The full name and current mailing and residential address of the license applicant; (b) A physical description of the applicant, including gender indicated by c…

I. The commercial driver license shall be marked "commercial driver license" or "CDL" or "nonresident commercial driver license" or "NRCDL" or "commercial driver learner permit" or "CDLP" and shall be, to the maximum extent practicable, tamper-proof, and shall include, but not be…

I. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, the commissioner may adopt rules under RSA 541-A to establish a commercial driver license classification system, including such endorsements and restrictions as are necessary, that incorporates the requirements of the federal…

The commercial driver license shall expire on the licensee's birthdate in the fifth year following the issuance of such license. When applying for renewal of a commercial driver license, the applicant shall complete the application form as specified in RSA 263:90 and shall provid…

I. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any person who knowingly drives a commercial motor vehicle that is subject to an out-of-service order shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor for a first offense, or a class A misdemeanor for any subsequent offense within a 10-year per…

I. The commissioner, after notice and hearing pursuant to RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine not less than $2,500 for a first offense and not less than $5,000 for a second or subsequent offense upon any driver who violates or fails to comply with an out-of-service order…

I. A person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less than one year if a report has been received by the department of: (a) A conviction within this or any other jurisdiction of driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or any d…

I. (a) Within 5 days after receiving a report of the conviction of any resident or nonresident holder of a commercial driver license of any violation of state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than parking violations, committed in a commercia…

The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to: I. Procedures for commercial drivers to notify the department of convictions of violating any state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control, in any other state or Canada, other than parking v…

The commissioner may enter into or make agreements, arrangements, or declarations to carry out the provisions of this subdivision.