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HB397: relative to restricted drivers' licenses.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2007 HB397
Official source

Bill details

Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.

House status
Concurred
Senate status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Committee
SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
Hearing
05/09/2007 at 10:45 AM
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Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION Transportation

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CHAPTER 217

HB 397 – FINAL VERSION

27Mar2007… 0699h

05/24/07 1676s

2007 SESSION

07-0847

03/09

HOUSE BILL 397

AN ACT relative to restricted drivers’ licenses.

SPONSORS: Rep. Wells, Rock 8; Rep. Dunn, Ches 3; Rep. Guthrie, Rock 8; Rep. Butynski, Ches 4; Sen. Letourneau, Dist 19

COMMITTEE: Transportation

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires the director of the division of motor vehicles to update the records of certain restricted licensees following corrective eye surgery.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

27Mar2007… 0699h

05/24/07 1676s

07-0847

03/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven

AN ACT relative to restricted drivers’ licenses.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

217:1 New Paragraph; Restricted Licenses; Corrective Eye Surgery. Amend RSA 263:13 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:

VI. If the department issues a license restricting the holder’s operation because of a visual impairment or deficiency, the director shall enter a rescission of the restriction in the records of the department if the holder of the license has received surgery to correct his or her vision and now has a visual acuity of 20/40 or better as verified by a test administered by the department at no cost to the holder.

217:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2008.

Approved: June 25, 2007

Effective: January 1, 2008