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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 263:35 (2026)

Nonresident Who Establishes a Residency in the State

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    263:35 Nonresident Who Establishes a Residency in the State. – Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 261:44 or any other law to the contrary, any nonresident driver of a motor vehicle who holds a valid driver's license in another jurisdiction, upon the establishment of a bona fide residency in this state, shall have a maximum of 60 days from the date his or her residency was established to obtain a driver's license issued by the state of New Hampshire; provided that H-2A temporary agricultural workers satisfying the requirements under RSA 263:35-a shall have a maximum of 300 days.

Source. RSA 261:1-a. 1979, 135:2. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. 2023, 220:2, eff. Oct. 3, 2023.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1992–2020 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Caceres, 604 N.E.2d 677 (Mass. 1992).
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Commonwealth v. Caceres, 604 N.E.2d 677 (Mass. 1992). “) (60 days); N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 263:35 (1982) (60 days); N.”
Annemarie Guare & a. v. State of New Hampshire, 167 N.H. 658 (N.H. 2015). “See RSA 261:45 (2014); RSA 263:35 (2014). These requirements do not apply to citizens who are not “residents” of New Hampshire although they have their “domicile” here.”
Caroline Casey, et al. v. NH Sec'y of State, et al., 2019 DNH 199 (D.N.H. 2019). · cites it 3× “N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 263:35 . 4 B. HB 1264’s changes HB 1264 amended the definition of “resident” and “residence” in sections 21:6 and 21:6- a to remove the requirement that a resident intend to remain “for the indefinite future.”
Caroline Casey & a. v. New Hampshire Sec'y of State & a. (N.H. 2020). · cites it 9× “The answer to question 3 is not determinative of those claims because, as explained below: (1) RSA 263:35 (2014) requires a nonresident driver who holds a valid driver’s license from another jurisdiction to obtain a New Hampshire driver’s license within 60 days of establishing a…”
Casey v. NH Sec'y of State (D.N.H. 2019). · cites it 3× “N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 263:35 . B. HB 1264’s changes HB 1264 amended the definition of “resident” and “residence” in sections 21:6 and 21:6- a to remove the requirement that a resident intend to remain “for the indefinite future.”
Opinion of the Justices (Definition of Resident & Residence), 191 A.3d 1245 (N.H. 2018). · cites it 2× “2017), and, if they drive, they must obtain a New Hampshire driver's license, see RSA 263:35 (2014). Viewed from this perspective, it is apparent that the premise of the opponents' arguments is that New Hampshire is required to have a special rule of domicile solely for voting…”
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