Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 263:59

  • Department: shall mean the department of safety of the state of New Hampshire. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:19
  • Director: shall mean the director of the division of motor vehicles of the department of safety. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:20
  • Driver: shall mean a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle as defined in N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:25
  • License: shall mean any driver's license or any other license or permit to drive a vehicle issued under the laws of this state or a reciprocating state including:
    I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:48
  • 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
Notwithstanding the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541-A:30, the director may order the suspension of the license of any driver in his discretion, and without a hearing, and may order the license to be delivered to the department, whenever he has reason to believe that the holder thereof is physically or mentally an improper or incompetent person to drive motor vehicles, or is driving improperly or so as to endanger the public, or has appealed from a conviction of the violation of any provision of this title, or has made a material false statement in his application; and the license shall not be reissued unless, upon examination or investigation, or after hearing, the director determines that the person should again be permitted to drive. Provided, however, that if the director revokes or suspends a driver’s license under the provisions hereof, said driver, upon his written application to the department, shall be granted a hearing by the department within 15 days after the filing of said application.