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RSA 265-A:2 · Driving or Operating Under Influence of Drugs or Liquor; Driving or Operating With Excess Alcohol Concentration
265-A:2 Driving or Operating Under Influence of Drugs or Liquor; Driving or Operating With Excess Alcohol Concentration. – I. No person shall drive or attempt to drive a vehicle upon any way or operate or attempt to operate an OHRV: (a) While such person is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any controlled drug, prescription drug, over-the-counter drug, or any other chemical substance, natural or synthetic, which impairs a person's ability to drive or any combination of intoxicating liquor and controlled drugs, prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, or any other chemical substances, natural or synthetic, which impair a person's ability to drive; or (b) While such person has an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more or in the case of a person under the age of 21, 0.02 or more. II. No person shall operate or attempt to operate a boat while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled drug, prescription drug, over-the-counter drug, or any other chemical substance, natural or synthetic, which impairs a person's ability to drive or any combination of intoxicating liquor and a controlled drug or drugs, prescription drug or drugs, over-the-counter drug or drugs, or any other chemical substance or substances, natural or synthetic, which impair a person's ability to drive or while such person has an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more or in the case of persons under the age of 21, 0.02 or more. Source. 2006, 260:1. 2012, 267:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
Source note
Source. 2006, 260:1. 2012, 267:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
Source history
- 2006, 260:1
- 2012, 267:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013
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Opinions and discipline decisions mentioning this RSA
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- 2012-392, State of New Hampshire v. Bradford Dalton Supreme Court opinion · Aug. 21, 2013
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- 2011-224, State of New Hampshire v. Christina Smith Supreme Court opinion · March 23, 2012
- 2010-672 The State of New Hampshire v. Nicholas Gardner Supreme Court opinion · Nov. 2, 2011
- 2009-878, State of New Hampshire v. David J. Pandelena Supreme Court opinion · Dec. 22, 2010
- 2009-119, Petition of James M. Mooney Supreme Court opinion · Aug. 19, 2010
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- 2009-015, State of New Hampshire v. Randy Riendeau Supreme Court opinion · May 20, 2010
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