SB568: relative to licenses for aliens temporarily residing in New Hampshire.

SB 568 - AS INTRODUCED

2024 SESSION

24-3104

12/02

SENATE BILL 568

AN ACT relative to licenses for aliens temporarily residing in New Hampshire.

SPONSORS: Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Gendreau, Dist 1

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill removes the requirement of proof of vehicle operation in a foreign country for a temporary alien's drivers' license.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

24-3104

12/02

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

AN ACT relative to licenses for aliens temporarily residing in New Hampshire.

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

1 License for Aliens Temporarily Residing in New Hampshire; Requirements. Amend RSA 263:39-a, II to read as follows:

II. The director may require any of the following:

(a) Certification from the foreign government regarding the person's driving record and licensing status.

(b) Submission of social security number, or, if the person does not qualify for such a number, the submission of certification to that effect as is acceptable to the commissioner.

(c) Written or other testing.

(d) Proof of compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraph I.

(e) Proof of identification as may be acceptable to the director.

[(f) Proof of previous vehicle operation in the foreign country or proof of completion of an approved driver education course acceptable to the director.]

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