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2019 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XXI - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 263 - Drivers' Licenses
Section 263:41-b - Medically Recognized Disorder Indication.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 263:41-b (2019)
263:41-b Medically Recognized Disorder Indication. –
I. At the request of the holder of a driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card, and presentation of signed statement by a licensed physician confirming the applicant's condition, the department shall print a standard representation of the medically recognized disorder on the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card of the person making the request, in a form and location determined by the director.
II. It shall be the sole responsibility of the holder of the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card to notify the department of any change in medically recognized disorder that requires an update of the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification. The holder of a driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card shall pay the applicable replacement fee if a change in information necessitates the issuance of a new driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card.
III. For the purpose of this section, the director shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A defining medically recognized disorder and listing the disorders and their representations that may be shown on driver's licenses or nondriver's picture identification cards.
III. For the purpose of this section, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or its abbreviation is authorized to be printed on the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card.
IV. If the name of the medically recognized disorder exceeds 25 characters in length, only its abbreviation shall be printed on the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card.
V. The director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to the administration of this section.
I. At the request of the holder of a driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card, and presentation of signed statement by a licensed physician confirming the applicant's condition, the department shall print a standard representation of the medically recognized disorder on the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card of the person making the request, in a form and location determined by the director.
II. It shall be the sole responsibility of the holder of the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card to notify the department of any change in medically recognized disorder that requires an update of the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification. The holder of a driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card shall pay the applicable replacement fee if a change in information necessitates the issuance of a new driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card.
[Paragraph III effective until January 1, 2020; see also paragraph III set out below.]
III. For the purpose of this section, the director shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A defining medically recognized disorder and listing the disorders and their representations that may be shown on driver's licenses or nondriver's picture identification cards.
[Paragraph III effective January 1, 2020; see also paragraph III set out above.]
III. For the purpose of this section, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or its abbreviation is authorized to be printed on the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card.
[Paragraph IV effective January 1, 2020.]
IV. If the name of the medically recognized disorder exceeds 25 characters in length, only its abbreviation shall be printed on the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card.
[Paragraph V effective January 1, 2020.]
V. The director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to the administration of this section.
Source. 2015, 78:1, eff. July 1, 2016. 2019, 291:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
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