SB 182 - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0836
02/04
SENATE BILL 182
AN ACT relative to the definition of "way" in driving or operating under the influence of drugs or liquor.
SPONSORS: Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Rep. Milz, Rock. 13; Rep. J. Nelson, Rock. 13
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill expands the definition of "way" relative to implied consent to submit to testing to determine alcohol concentration.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0836
02/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to the definition of "way" in driving or operating under the influence of drugs or liquor.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Words and Phrases Defined; Way. Amend RSA 259:125, II to read as follows:
II. For the purposes of RSA 265:71, IV, RSA 265:79, RSA 265-A:2, I, [and] RSA 265-A:3, and RSA 265-A:4, any public highway, street, avenue, road, alley, park, parking lot or parkway; any private way laid out under authority of statute; ways provided and maintained by public institutions to which state funds are appropriated for public use; any privately owned and maintained way open for public use; and any private parking lots, including parking lots and other out-of-door areas of commercial establishments which are generally maintained for the benefit of the public.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.