CHAPTER 60

SB 81 - FINAL VERSION

2023 SESSION

23-0985

02/08

SENATE BILL 81

AN ACT relative to ignition interlock device preset levels.

SPONSORS: Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Rep. C. McGuire, Merr. 27

COMMITTEE: Transportation

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ANALYSIS

This bill sets the level for alcohol ignition interlock devices to 0.020.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

23-0985

02/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

AN ACT relative to ignition interlock device preset levels.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

60:1  Words and Phrases Defined; Ignition Interlock Device.  Amend RSA 259:43-a to read as follows:

259:43-a Ignition Interlock Device.  "Ignition interlock device" shall mean breath alcohol ignition interlock device or enhanced technology ignition interlock device, which is a system or device that connects a breath analyzer to a motor vehicle's ignition system. The analyzer measures the concentration of alcohol in the breath of any person who attempts to start the motor vehicle by using the ignition system. The device prevents the vehicle from starting unless the person provides a breath sample with a concentration of alcohol that is below a [preset] level of 0.020. The device contains a data-logger which retains records of failures to take or pass the test during the period between recalibrations.

60:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.

Approved: June 01, 2023

Effective Date: January 01, 2024