DWI DUI Law in New Hampshire NH
by
Richard E. Clark on Jan. 10, 2011
Criminal DUI-DWI Criminal Misdemeanor Accident & Injury Car Accident
Summary: New Hampshire DWI operating under the influence law.
New Hampshire DUI Law
265-A:2 Driving or Operating Under Influence of Drugs or Liquor; Driving or Operating With Excess Alcohol Concentration. –
I. No person shall drive or attempt to drive a vehicle upon any way or operate or attempt to operate an OHRV:
(a) While such person is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or
any controlled drug or any combination of intoxicating liquor and
controlled drugs; or
(b) While such person has an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more or in the case of a person under the age of 21, 0.02 or more.
II. No person shall operate or attempt to operate a boat while under the
influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled drug or any
combination of intoxicating liquor and a controlled drug or drugs, or
while such person has an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more or in the
case of persons under the age of 21, 0.02 or more.
Source. 2006, 260:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
This information was compiled by Attorney Richard E. Clark of the Law Office of Richard E. Clark, LLC in Portsmouth NH. Mr. Clark focuses his practice in criminal defense, personal injury, divorce and civil litigation. He is admitted to practice law in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Mr. Clark is a private contract defense attorney appointed to the Newburyport District Court. He is certified in criminal defense representation by the Commonwealth of MA, Essex County Bar Advocates. Attorney Clark is a member of the National College for DUI Defense, the New Hampshire Association of Justice, the Essex County Bar Advocates Criminal Defense, the Rockingham Bar Association, and the New Hampshire Bar Association. Mr. Clark is a graduate of the Massachusetts School of Law (2002) and Franklin Pierce College (1998).
Attorney Clark can be reached at (603) 431-0009 or NHseacoastLawyers.com