Bill Text: NH HB1643 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Modifying the new resident drivers' license transfer requirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-11 - Refer for Interim Study: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/10/2022 House Journal 5 [HB1643 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2022-HB1643-Introduced.html
HB 1643-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
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HOUSE BILL 1643-FN
AN ACT modifying the new resident drivers' license transfer requirement.
SPONSORS: Rep. Prout, Hills. 37; Rep. Lang, Belk. 4; Rep. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. Verville, Rock. 2; Rep. Greene, Hills. 37; Rep. Belanger, Rock. 9
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes penalties for newly established residents failing to abide by New Hampshire driver's license requirements.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT modifying the new resident drivers' license transfer requirement.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Non Resident Who Establishes a Residency in the State. Amend RSA 263:35 to read as follows:
263:35 Nonresident Who Establishes a Residency in the State.
I.(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 261:44 or any other law to the contrary, any nonresident driver of a motor vehicle who holds a valid driver's license in another jurisdiction, upon the establishment of a bona fide residency in this state, shall have a maximum of 60 days from the date his residency was established to obtain a driver's license issued by the state of New Hampshire. A fine of $10 per month shall be assessed after 60 days if the individual has not applied for a New Hampshire license.
(b) An individual subject to subparagraph (a), who ceases to be a resident of this state within 60 days of establishing a bona fide residency and has not yet obtained a driver's license issued by the state of New Hampshire, shall notify the director of their departure from the state. A fine of $10 per month shall be assessed if the individual fails to notify the director within 15 days of ceasing to be a resident.
(c) A resident subject to subparagraph (a), who's out-of-state driver's license expires or is relinquished after becoming a resident of this state, shall notify the director. A fine of $10 per month shall be assessed if the individual fails to notify the director prior to this deadline within 75 days from the date his or her residency was established.
II. A resident in violation of subparagraph I shall not be entitled to reciprocal recognition of a driver's license issued by another jurisdiction.
III. The director shall be authorized to grant an extension of the deadlines in this section to any individual for good cause shown.
2 Centralized Voter Registration Database; Information Sharing. Amend RSA 654:45, IV(b) to read as follows:
(b) Voter database record data shall be verified by matching the records with those of the department of safety and the federal social security administration as are required by law, and with the records of the state agency or division charged with maintaining vital records. For this purpose the voter registration record database may be linked to the state agency or division charged with maintaining vital records and the department of safety, provided that no linked agency or division may save or retain voter information or use it for purposes other than verifying the accuracy of the information contained in the voter database. The link authorized by this subparagraph shall not allow the department of state or election officials direct access to the motor vehicle registration or driver's license records maintained by the division of motor vehicles. The commissioner of safety may authorize the release of information from motor vehicle registration and driver's license records to the extent that the information is necessary to department of state and department of safety cooperation in a joint notification to individuals of apparent discrepancies in their records and to the extent that the information is necessary to resolve those discrepancies. The commissioner of safety and the secretary of state are authorized to enter into an agreement that establishes the services to be provided by the department of safety and the cost for those services. The department of safety shall not be required to provide any services under this subparagraph unless an agreement is in place and there are sufficient funds in the election fund to pay the cost for the services. The system shall facilitate the identification and correction of voter registration records whenever a registered voter has died or has been disenfranchised pursuant to part I, article 11 of the New Hampshire constitution or RSA 654:5 through RSA 654:6, or when the domicile address does not match the address provided by the same individual to the department of safety. When an individual's record in the voter database contains information derived from an out-of-state driver's license, the secretary of state shall notify the department of safety of apparent violations of RSA 263:35, including the date the voter registered to vote and the information derived from the out-of-state driver's license.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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Redraft 12/22/21
HB 1643-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT modifying the new resident drivers' license transfer requirement.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation, as introduced, has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2025.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Safety and Department of State
