263:1 License Required; Penalty. – I. No person, except those expressly exempted under RSA 263:25 or other provisions of this title, shall drive any motor vehicle upon any way in this state unless such person has a valid driver’s license, as required under the provisions of this chapter, for the class or type of […]
263:1-a Allowing an Improper Person. – No person shall knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned or controlled by him to be driven by a person who is not properly licensed or otherwise entitled to drive. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation, and if the license or driving privilege […]
263:1-b Offenses Committed by Unlicensed Driver. – A person who is convicted of violating RSA 263:1 and is also convicted of a motor vehicle violation, exclusive of a violation of RSA 261:40, RSA 261:59, or RSA 266:5, shall not be entitled to be issued a driver’s license sooner than 12 months from the date […]
263:1-c Effect of License. – A driver’s license issued by the state of New Hampshire is a written declaration to the holder of permission to operate a motor vehicle. Source. 2006, 211:1, eff. June 1, 2006.
263:1-d Enhanced Drivers’ Licenses and Identification Cards. – I. The department may enter into a memorandum of understanding with any federal agency for the purpose of obtaining approval of an enhanced driver’s license or enhanced nondriver’s picture identification card as proof of identity and citizenship for persons entering the United States at land and […]
263:10 License Expiration. – I. Except as provided in RSA 263:5-f, I, RSA 263:14, and RSA 263:39-a, III, all licenses shall expire on the fifth anniversary of the license holder’s date of birth following the date of issuance. The department shall notify each holder of a license by mail addressed to the holder’s last […]
263:100 Reciprocity. – Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person may drive a commercial motor vehicle: if the person has a commercial driver license issued by any state or province or territory of Canada, in accordance with the minimum federal standards for the issuance of commercial motor vehicle driver licenses; if the commercial […]
263:11 License Expiration; Members of the Armed Forces; Federal Employees; Spouses. – I. Any person who is a member of the armed forces of the United States and who, at the time of induction, call to active duty, or enlistment in the armed forces for 2 or more years, was a resident of this […]
263:12 Prohibitions. – It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to: I. Display or cause or permit to be displayed any fictitious, or fraudulently altered driver’s license or permit. I-a. Display or cause or permit to be displayed any revoked or suspended driver’s license or permit while operating a motor vehicle. II. Lend […]
263:13 Restricted Licenses. – I. The department, upon issuing a driver’s license, may for good cause impose restrictions suitable to the licensee’s driving ability with respect to special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle which the licensee may drive or such other restrictions applicable to the licensee as the department may determine […]
263:14 Original and Youth Operators’ Licenses. – I. The director, upon receiving proper application for an original driver’s license, may in the director’s discretion issue a license designated as an original, with such designation to be effective until the fifth anniversary of the license holder’s date of birth following the date of issuance to […]
263:14-a Repealed by 2006, 260:37, III, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. –
263:14-b Driver’s License Compliant with Public Law 109-13. – The department of safety may issue, upon request, drivers’ licenses which meet the standards of the Real ID Act of 2005, Public Law 109-13, and its implementing regulations, including but not limited to 6 C.F.R. part 37. The department shall upon application issue a driver’s […]
263:14-c Enhanced Driver’s License. – The department of safety may issue, upon request, enhanced drivers’ licenses as proof of identity and citizenship for persons entering the United States at land and sea ports which meet the standards of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative developed by the United States Department of State and the United […]
263:15 Payment of Tax as Condition of License. – No official or other person shall issue a license to drive a motor vehicle, without first requiring the applicant to make an affidavit under the penalties of perjury that all resident taxes for which he is liable for the preceding year have been paid. Source. […]
263:16 Age Limit. – No driver’s license shall be issued to any person under 18 years of age and it shall be unlawful for any person under 18 years of age to drive a motor vehicle on the ways of this state, except as provided in RSA 263:19, 20, 21, 23 and 25. Source. […]
263:17 Special Requirements for Minors. – No person under the age of 18 years shall be issued a driver’s license unless the person’s father, mother, or guardian, or, in the event there is no parent or guardian, another responsible adult, gives written permission for the issuance of such license, insurance coverage is presented at […]
263:18 Cancellation of Minor’s License. – Upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the person who signed the application of a minor for a license as required by RSA 263:17, the division may cancel such license and, upon such cancellation, shall not issue a new license until such time as a new […]
263:19 Driver Education. – I. A driver’s license may be issued subject to the provisions of this chapter to a person under the age of 18 years who has attained his or her sixteenth birthday, if such person shall present a certificate of successful completion of a driver education course given by a public […]
263:2 Possession of License Required. – Every person driving a motor vehicle shall have his driver’s license upon his person or in the vehicle in some easily accessible place and shall display the same on demand of and manually surrender the same into the hands of the demanding officer for the inspection thereof. No […]
