Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 261:156

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Director: shall mean the director of the division of motor vehicles of the department of safety. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:20
  • Person: shall mean the same as provided in N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:74
  • Suspension: shall mean the temporary withdrawal by formal action of the department or of a court of competent jurisdiction of a person's driver's license or privilege to drive a vehicle on the ways of this state, or any other license, registration or permit issued by the department, which temporary withdrawal shall be for a period specifically designated by the department or court and until the reissuance of the license, registration, permit or privilege. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:107
The director, upon receipt of a complaint from the city official whom the city government may designate, or the town clerk of a town that a person has paid a permit fee with a bad check as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 638:4, may suspend the registration privilege of such person until the city official or town clerk has been reimbursed the full amount of such check and any protest fees. The suspension of a registration privilege under the provisions of this section shall not limit criminal prosecution under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 638:4.