New Hampshire Revised Statutes
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 263:2 (2024)
Possession of License Required
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263:2 Possession of License Required. –
Every person driving a motor vehicle shall have his driver's license upon his person or in the vehicle in some easily accessible place and shall display the same on demand of and manually surrender the same into the hands of the demanding officer for the inspection thereof. No person charged with a violation of this section shall be convicted if, within a period of 48 hours, he produces in the office of the arresting officer evidence that he held a valid driver's license which was in effect at the time of his arrest.
Source. 1905, 86:4. 1911, 133:10. 1921, 119:9. PL 101:16. RL 117:18. RSA 261:23, 23-a. 1971, 122:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2012–2020 · leading case: State of New Hampshire v. Joshua L. Shaw, 248 A.3d 366 (N.H. 2020).
State of New Hampshire v. Joshua L. Shaw, 248 A.3d 366 (N.H. 2020). “As both parties correctly observe, RSA 265:4, I(e) mirrors RSA 263:2 (2014), and, therefore, the two statutes must be interpreted together.”
Gericke v. Weare P D, 2012 DNH 184 (D.N.H. 2012). “See also RSA 263:2 (“[e]very person driving a motor vehicle shall have his driver’s license upon his person or in the vehicle in some easily accessible place and shall display the same on demand of and manually surrender the same into the hands of the demanding officer for the…”
U.S. v. Tanguay, 2017 DNH 083 (D.N.H. 2017). “See RSA 263:2. 20 to suspect that the car might have been stolen.”
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