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 1017 - HABITUAL OFFENDERS
Section Saf-C 1017.02 - Scope of Hearing

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Saf-C 1017.02

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) The scope of a habitual offender hearing shall be limited to a review of the convictions which shall be used as the basis for finding a person to be a habitual offender.

(b) In the event that the commissioner finds there are sufficient convictions to satisfy RSA 259:39, that the convictions are valid, and that the person is the same person named in the transcript, the commissioner shall certify the person to be a habitual offender.

(c) If a person is convicted under the laws of another state of an offense specified in RSA 262:19, V, the conviction shall be used for the purpose of certifying the person as a habitual offender.

(d) Pursuant to RSA 259:39, after a conviction for an offense listed in either RSA 259:39, I or in RSA 259:39, II, and within a 5 year period, if a person has a subsequent single incident resulting in 2 or more convictions of an offense under the same paragraph as the initial conviction, each such subsequent conviction shall be counted separately for the purposes of certifying the individual as a habitual offender.

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