New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Saf - Department of Safety
Subtitle Saf-C - Commissioner, Department of Safety
Chapter Saf-C 1000 - DRIVER LICENSING
Part Saf-C 1003 - ORIGINAL DRIVER LICENSE: EXAMINATIONS REQUIRED
Section Saf-C 1003.05 - Original Motorcycle License and 3-Wheeled Motorcycle Endorsement, Examinations Required

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Saf-C 1003.05

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) Each applicant for an original motorcycle license or 3-wheeled motorcycle endorsement, who holds a valid New Hampshire driver license of any other class, shall satisfactorily complete the following in the order reflected, in order to be issued a motorcycle learner's permit:

(1) The visual acuity examination set forth in Saf-C 1004.01; and

(2) The knowledge examination set forth in Saf-C 1005.01.

(b) Upon satisfactory completion of the requirements set forth in (a) above, a motorcycle learner's permit shall be issued to the applicant.

(c) Only one motorcycle learner's permit and one 45-day renewal shall be issued to an applicant, unless exigent circumstances can be shown, which indicate that the original motorcycle learner's permit was unused.

(e) For the purposes of this section, "exigent circumstances" shall include:

(1) Serious illness;

(2) Hospitalization;

(3) Out of state; or

(4) Any other unforeseen circumstance beyond the applicant's control that prevented them from using the motorcycle learner's permit.

(f) Each applicant for an original motorcycle license or 3-wheeled motorcycle endorsement, who holds no other class of New Hampshire driver license, shall satisfactorily complete the following in the order reflected:

(1) The visual acuity examination set forth in Saf-C 1004.01;

(2) The knowledge examination set forth in Saf-C 1005.01; and

(3) The motorcycle skills examination set forth in Saf-C 1006.04.

(g) Each applicant for an original motorcycle license or 3-wheeled motorcycle endorsement, who holds a valid New Hampshire driver license of any other class or who has previously been issued a motorcycle learner's permit, shall satisfactorily complete the following in the order reflected:

(1) The visual acuity examination set forth in Saf-C 1004.01; and

(2) The motorcycle skills examination set forth in Saf-C 1006.04.

(h) Each applicant for an original motorcycle license or 3-wheeled motorcycle endorsement, who has completed an approved motorcycle rider education program within one year prior to receipt of the application by the division, shall be required to complete the visual acuity examination set forth in Saf-C 1004.01.

#2077, eff 7-4-82; ss #2801, eff 8-3-84; ss by #4647, eff 7-19-89, EXPIRED: 7-19-95

New. #6069, INTERIM, eff 7-28-95, EXPIRES: 11-25-95; ss by #6120, eff 11-22-95, EXPIRED: 11-22-03

New. #7995, INTERIM, eff 12-2-03, EXPIRED: 5-30-04

New. #8109, eff 6-24-04; ss by #10176, eff 8-23-12

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