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SB34: relative to the applicability of certain DWI prohibitions.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

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2020 SB34
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House Transportation
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04/16/2019 at 10:00 AM
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CHAPTER 20

SB 34 - FINAL VERSION

03/07/2019 0611s

9Jan2020... 2781h

2020 SESSION

19-0329

11/06

SENATE BILL 34

AN ACT relative to the applicability of certain DWI prohibitions.

SPONSORS: Sen. French, Dist 7; Rep. Forsythe, Merr. 8; Rep. Hill, Merr. 3; Rep. Plumer, Belk. 6; Rep. Sylvia, Belk. 6

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies the meaning of "drive or attempt to drive" in certain DWI prohibitions.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/07/2019 0611s

9Jan2020... 2781h 19-0329

11/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty

AN ACT relative to the applicability of certain DWI prohibitions.

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

20:1 New Paragraph; Alcohol or Drug Impairment; Definitions. Amend RSA 265-A:1 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:

VI. "Drive," or "attempt to drive," or "actual physical control" shall not include sleeping, resting, or sheltering in place in a vehicle parked in any place where parking is permitted, provided that the person is not seated at the controls of the vehicle.

20:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 17, 2020

Effective Date: September 15, 2020