New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Saf - Department of Safety
Subtitle Saf-C - Commissioner, Department of Safety
Chapter Saf-C 200 - PROCEDURAL AND HEARINGS RULES
Part Saf-C 202 - DEFINITIONS
Section Saf-C 202.01 - Definitions

(a) "Accident" means "accident" as defined in RSA 259:1-a.

(b) "Accident evaluator" means an individual who conducts a detailed review and examination of motor vehicle and police accident reports to determine compliance with the provisions of the New Hampshire financial responsibility law, RSA 264.

(c) "Administrative hearing" or "hearing" means a proceeding in which the legal rights, duties, immunities or privileges of a respondent are required by law or rule to be determined by the commissioner or director or their agents after an opportunity for a hearing.

(d) "Agent" means any person designated by the department to engage in administrative procedures.

(e) "Calendar year" means January 1 through December 31.

(f) "Certificate" means "certificate" as defined in RSA 259:9.

(g) "Complaint" means a written statement submitted by a person, association, partnership, corporation, state agency or any other legal entity that sets forth specific allegations and requests administrative action by the department.

(h) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the New Hampshire department of safety or a designee.

(i) "Conviction" means a finding, as determined by the court, of guilty, guilty continued for sentencing, or placed on file with a finding of guilty, and also includes the definition in RSA 259:14.

(j) "Dealer" means "dealer" as defined in RSA 259:18.

(k) "Department" means "department" as defined in RSA 259:19.

(l) "Director" means "director" as defined in RSA 259:20, or his or her designee.

(m) "Division" means "division" as defined in RSA 259:22.

(n) "Driver" means "driver" as defined in RSA 259:25.

(o) "Financial responsibility administrator" means the individual designated pursuant to RSA 260:7, II, to assist the director for the purpose of administration of the motor vehicle financial responsibility law, RSA 264.

(p) "Foreign state" means any state within the United States other than New Hampshire, as well as the District of Columbia, all territories and commonwealths of the United States and all foreign countries and political subdivisions.

(q) "Habitual offender" means "habitual offender" as defined in RSA 259:39.

(r) "Hearings examiner" means the individual designated by the department to hold administrative hearings.

(s) "Judgment" means "judgment" as defined in RSA 259:46.

(t) "License" means "license" as defined in RSA 259:48.

(u) "Licensee" means a person to whom a license, as defined in (t) above, has been granted.

(v) "Motor vehicle" means "motor vehicle" as defined in RSA 259:60.

(w) "Next of kin" means "next of kin" as defined in RSA 259:66-a.

(x) "Non-resident" means "non-resident" as defined in RSA 259:67.

(y) "Owner" means "owner" as defined in RSA 259:72.

(z) "Party" means each person named or admitted as a person who has an interest in the subject matter of the administrative hearing held hereunder and necessary to the conduct of such hearing.

(aa) "Permit" means any and all documents conveying privileges, such as but not limited to inspection stickers, dynamite permits, non-driver's identification, school bus permits, dealer privileges and inspection privileges, issued by the department.

(ab) "Person" means "person" as defined in RSA 259:74.

(ac) "Reciprocating state" means "reciprocating state" as defined in RSA 259:84.

(ad) "Resident" means "resident" as defined in RSA 259:88.

(ae) "Revocation" means "revocation" as defined in RSA 259:90.

(af) "Road toll administrator" means the individual designated pursuant to RSA 260:7, I, to assist the director for the purpose of administration of the motor vehicle road toll laws, RSA 260:30 et. seq.

(ag) "Security agreement" means "security agreement" as defined in RSA 259:97.

(ah) "SR-22 certificate" means a uniform document filed by an insurance company pursuant to RSA 264:21 and RSA 259:9 that certifies the policyholder is insured for New Hampshire's minimum liability requirements under RSA 264.

(ai) "SR-26 certificate" means a uniform document filed by the insurance company that provides notice that the SR-22 certificate issued to the policyholder has been canceled.

(aj) "State" means "state" as defined in RSA 259:106.

(ak) "Suspension means "suspension" as defined in RSA 259:107.

(al) "Uninsured motor vehicle" means "uninsured motor vehicle" as defined in RSA 259:117.

(am) "Vehicle" means "vehicle" as defined in RSA 259:122.

(an) "Way" means "way" as defined in RSA 259:125.

(ao) "Working days" means days exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and state and federal holidays.