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HB587: relative to medical examination requirements for commercial drivers' licenses.
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Sponsors
- Kyle Tasker House · Rock 2
- Bruce Hodgdon House · Rock 1
- Pamela Tucker House · Rock 23
- Romeo Danais House · Rock 2
- Joe Duarte House · Rock 2
- Mark Warden House · Hills 39
- Maureen Mann House · Rock 32
- John Reagan Senate · Dist 17
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CHAPTER 35
HB 587 – FINAL VERSION
8Jan2014… 2317h
2014 SESSION
13-0598
03/05
HOUSE BILL 587
AN ACT relative to medical examination requirements for commercial drivers’ licenses.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill authorizes the director of the division of motor vehicles to waive reexamination for a commercial license holder who obtains a valid medical certification within 24 months of entering inactive status.
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8Jan2014… 2317h
13-0598
03/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen
AN ACT relative to medical examination requirements for commercial drivers’ licenses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
35:1 Reexamination; Waiver. Amend RSA 263:7 to read as follows:
263:7 Reexamination.
I. The director may require with cause any person holding a license to drive motor vehicles or applying for reissue of such license to pass such examination as to the person’s qualifications as the director shall prescribe. Such reexamination may include an examination for visual acuity as prescribed by the director. All license examinations shall be conducted by department of safety personnel. No license shall be reissued to such person or continued in effect until the director is satisfied as to such person’s fitness to drive a motor vehicle. The age of the license holder shall not constitute cause for reexamination under this section.
II. The director may waive reexamination requirements for a driver who previously held a valid commercial driver license and subsequently had that commercial privilege become inactive as a result of the expiration of his or her medical certification and then obtains a valid medical certification within 24 months of entering the inactive status.
35:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 27, 2014
Effective Date: July 26, 2014