The New Hampshire Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that discusses how long the Department of Safety can suspend a resident’s boating privileges after that person has been convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI) or driving under the influence (DUI). In the case, the convicted person was driving a boat when it crashed. […]
Category Archives: DUI/DWI
The number of sobriety checkpoints in New Hampshire has increased over the past several years, according to a report filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) by the New Hampshire government. Both the number of checkpoints held and the number of law enforcement units holding checkpoints have increased in recent years. In 2005, only […]
Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is a measure of the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream. Driving with a BAC of 0.08 percent or higher is automatically considered illegal in every U.S. state, but you may also be stopped for driving under the influence (DUI) if your driving shows signs of impairment, even if your BAC […]
Some laws governing the use of alcohol are fairly uniform no matter which U.S. state you visit. For instance, all fifty states have made it illegal to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) higher than 0.08 percent, known as “driving under the influence” or “DUI” in many states. Also, many states have “dram shop laws,” […]
If you’ve been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) in New Hampshire, it’s likely your driver’s license has been suspended, even if you haven’t been to court yet. These suspensions are known as Administrative License Suspensions. Since they are the responsibility of the Division of Motor Vehicles, rather than the criminal courts, they […]
The Labor Day efforts of New Hampshire police units to increase sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols looking for signs of possible drunk or impaired driving (DUI) were only part of a much larger movement. A nationwide effort to prevent impaired driving and arrest drivers suspected of violating DUI laws went into effect on Labor Day, […]
An NH driver with a commercial driver’s license (CDL) faces harsh consequences if convicted of DWI. Commercial driver’s license holders may see their licenses suspended for up to one (1) year if they are convicted of driving a commercial motor vehicle, like a semi-truck or bus, or even a non-commercial vehicle, with a blood alcohol […]
New Hampshire laws regarding boating while intoxicated contain the same severe consequences as a New Hampshire DWI conviction. Not only can you potentially lose your boating license, but your driver’s license is in jeopardy as well. “Operation Dry Water,” is a federally funded program aimed at reducing the number of alcohol and drug-related accidents and […]
Like many U.S. states, New Hampshire is an “implied consent” state. This means that, by accepting a New Hampshire driver’s license, drivers have automatically agreed to take a chemical test for blood alcohol concentration, or BAC, whenever an officer requests one. The most common chemical test asked for is a breath test, but blood tests […]
When a New Hampshire driver is arrested for or convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs (DUI), the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles may suspend that driver’s license. The suspension may last up to three years, depending on how many prior DUI convictions are on the driver’s record. A driver with […]