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 204 - DRIVER LICENSE AND REGISTRATION ACTIONS
Section Saf-C 204.01 - License Under Suspension or Revocation
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) Upon receipt of evidence that a New Hampshire resident is under suspension or revocation for motor vehicle offenses, court defaults, or administrative actions in another jurisdiction, the commissioner shall determine if such person currently holds, or is an applicant for, a New Hampshire driver's license. Parking violations and failure to pay excise taxes shall be excluded from this rule.
(b) If the person holds, or is an applicant for a New Hampshire driver's license, the commissioner shall give the same effect to the offense or conduct reported, pursuant to (a) above, as he would if the offense or conduct had occurred in New Hampshire.
(c) If the commissioner determines the person is under suspension or revocation in another jurisdiction, s/he shall deny or suspend the person's license or driving privileges until the person furnishes evidence of compliance with the law of such other jurisdiction. Such person shall be entitled to a hearing upon request.
(d) If the suspension or revocation is for driving while intoxicated or reckless operation, the department's effective date of revocation shall be the date of final conviction in the other jurisdiction. The license revocation period shall be the same as if the conviction had taken place in New Hampshire.
#2250, eff 12-31-82; ss by #2946-a, eff 1-3-85; ss by #4451, eff 6-24-88; ss by #4844, eff 6-20-90; amd by #5274, eff 11-20-91; amd by #6249, INTERIM, eff 6-16-96, EXPIRES: 10-14-96; ss and moved by #6337, eff 9-25-96 (from Saf-C 203.01); amd by #7349, eff 8-22-00; ss by #8230-B, eff 12-17-04