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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 265-A:22

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Director: shall mean the director of the division of motor vehicles of the department of safety. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:20
  • 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
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Revocation: shall mean the termination by formal action of the department or of a court of competent jurisdiction of a person's driver's license or privilege to drive on the ways of this state, or of any other license, registration or permit issued by the department. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:90
The director of motor vehicles shall not restore or renew a person‘s license or privilege to drive, if it was revoked pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265-A:2; N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265-A:3; N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265-A:35; N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265-A:43; N.H. Rev. Stat. § 630:2; or N.H. Rev. Stat. § 630:3, or if the revocation was connected with an alcohol-related or drug-related offense, until all obligations of such person resulting from the arrest and conviction for the offense are met. For the purposes of this section, the word “obligations” shall mean fines and penalty assessments, court-ordered restitution or reimbursement to any person injured as a result of the offense, successful completion of all treatment and rehabilitation programs the person is required to take, full payment of all fees for such programs, and any other costs which may be ordered by the court. The word “obligations” shall not mean completion of probation or parole or completion of a condition of probation or parole. In any case where the court orders periodic payment of fines, penalty assessments, restitution, or reimbursement, the obligations of such periods shall be deemed to have been met if such person is current in all such court-ordered payments.