CHAPTER 254
HB 652 - FINAL VERSION
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2001 SESSION
10/09
HOUSE BILL 652
AN ACT relative to the penalties for reckless or negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
SPONSORS: Rep. R. L'Heureux, Hills 18; Rep. Letourneau, Rock 13; Rep. C. Hall, Hills 18; Rep. Tholl, Coos 5; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. Wheeler, Dist 21; Sen. Gordon, Dist 2
This bill adds negligent operation of a motor vehicle as a traffic violation, and clarifies the application of the minimum penalty for reckless driving of a motor vehicle.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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10/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT relative to the penalties for reckless or negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
254:1 Reckless Driving; Minimum Penalty. Amend RSA 265:79 to read as follows:
265:79 Reckless Driving; Minimum Penalty. Whoever upon any way drives a vehicle recklessly, or causes a vehicle to be driven recklessly, as defined in RSA 626:2, II(c), or so that the lives or safety of the public shall be endangered, or upon a bet, wager or race, or who drives a vehicle for the purpose of making a record, and thereby violates any of the provisions of this title or any rules adopted by the director, shall be, notwithstanding the provisions of title LXII, guilty of a violation and fined not less than $250 nor more than $1,000 and his or her license shall be revoked for a period of 60 days for the first offense and from 60 days to one year for the second offense.
254:2 New Section; Negligent Driving. Amend RSA 265 by inserting after section 79-a the following new section:
265:79-b Negligent Driving. Whoever upon any way drives a vehicle negligently or causes a vehicle to be driven negligently, as defined in RSA 626:2, II(d), or in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger any person or property shall be guilty of a violation.
254:3 Effective Date.
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2002 at 12:01 a.m.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect January 1, 2002.
(Approved: July 13, 2001)
(Effective Date: I. Section 1 shall take effect January 1, 2002 at 12:01 a.m.
II. Remainder shall take effect January 1, 2002)