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RSA 263:87 · Commercial Driver License Qualification Standards

263:87 Commercial Driver License Qualification Standards. – No person shall be issued a commercial driver license unless that person is a resident of the state of New Hampshire and has passed a knowledge and skills test for driving a commercial motor vehicle. The knowledge and skills test shall comply with minimum federal standards established by federal regulation, as enumerated in 49 C.F.R. part 383, sub-parts G and A, in addition to other requirements imposed by state law or federal regulation. The tests shall be prescribed and conducted by the department. The department may authorize a person, including an agency of this or another state, an employer, a private driver training facility, or other private institution, or a department, agency, or instrumentality of local government, to administer the skills test in accordance with 49 C.F.R. part 383. Source. 1989, 319:17, eff. July 1, 1989. 2020, 33:17, eff. July 24, 2020.

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Source. 1989, 319:17, eff. July 1, 1989. 2020, 33:17, eff. July 24, 2020.

Source history

  • 1989, 319:17, eff. July 1, 1989
  • 2020, 33:17, eff. July 24, 2020

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