Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 263:56-d

  • Alcohol: shall mean any substance containing any form of alcohol, including but not limited to, ethanol, methanol, propanol and isopropanol. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:3-a
  • Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of safety. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:13
  • State: shall mean :
    I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:106
  • 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
Notwithstanding the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 263:56-a, the procedure for suspension of licenses and collection of payments for forfeited recognizances for driving offenses shall be in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 597:38-b. Payments collected by the court under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 597:38-b shall be deposited into a special fund, known as the default bench warrant fund. The commissioner may draw on such fund to pay the cost of state, county, and local law enforcement officials who make arrests pursuant to bench warrants issued for persons improperly at large for driving-related offenses up to a maximum amount of $100 per bench warrant. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the disbursement of moneys from the default bench warrant fund to pay the costs related to law enforcement officials and bench warrants. The commissioner may also draw upon such fund to pay for costs associated with breath or blood alcohol testing, upon the recommendation of the advisory committee on breath analyzer machines pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 106-G:1.