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RSA 263:14-c · Enhanced Driver's License

Title: XXI: MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter: 263 · DRIVERS' LICENSES
Status: current
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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 States Department of Homeland Security, and its associated regulations, including but not limited to Documents Required for Travelers Departing From or Arriving in the United States at Sea and Land Ports-of-Entry From Within the Western Hemisphere, 73 Fed. Reg. 18,384, Apr. 3, 2008. The department shall upon application issue an enhanced driver's license to any resident who:

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Pays the required fee;

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II.

Does not hold any other driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card;

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III.

Agrees to have his or her facial image, signature, and social security number retained by the department; and

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IV.

Provides documents required to demonstrate identity, United States citizenship, social security number, and New Hampshire residency. Source. 2016, 71:11, eff. May 10, 2016.

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Source. 2016, 71:11, eff. May 10, 2016.

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2016, 71:11, eff. May 10, 2016

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