New Hampshire- permit update
HB1310: (New Title) increasing the number of days a motorcycle learner’s permit is valid and requiring a driver’s license for persons under 18 years of age to receive a motorcycle learner’s permit.
Status:
5/15/2012: House Concurs with Senate AM #1404s(NT) (Rep Packard): MA VV Bill text:
HB 1310
Amendment:
III. The permit shall be valid for 30 [new: 45] days from the date of issuance or until the holder of the permit obtains a special license to drive motorcycles, whichever is sooner.
2 Motorcycle Learner’s Permit; Eligibility. Amend RSA 263:32, I to read as follows:
I. Upon application, the department shall issue a motorcycle learner’s permit to a person 18 years of age or older or a person who is 16 years of age or older and under 18 years of age who has successfully completed an approved driver education course [new: and has a valid New Hampshire driver’s license]. Applicants for such permit shall furnish proof of their fitness to drive a motorcycle as the director in his or her discretion shall determine. Such proof of fitness shall include either passage of a written basic motorcycle knowledge test approved by the commissioner and the motorcycle rider education program advisory committee or successful completion of the motorcycle rider education program under RSA 263:34-b, but shall not include a driver examination.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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