New Hampshire Revised Statutes 265-A:24 – Commercial Drivers Prohibited From Driving With any Alcohol in Their Systems
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I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person shall not drive a commercial motor vehicle while having alcohol in his or her system.
II. A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle while having alcohol in his or her system, or who refuses to take a test to determine his or her alcohol concentration, shall be placed out-of-service for 24 hours.
II. A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle while having alcohol in his or her system, or who refuses to take a test to determine his or her alcohol concentration, shall be placed out-of-service for 24 hours.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 265-A:24
- Alcohol: shall mean any substance containing any form of alcohol, including but not limited to, ethanol, methanol, propanol and isopropanol. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:3-a
- Alcohol concentration: shall mean either grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood, grams of alcohol per 67 milliliters of urine, or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:3-b
- Commercial motor vehicle: shall mean a motor vehicle or a combination of motor vehicles, used in commerce, to transport passengers or property if:
(a) The vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more;
(b) The vehicle has a gross combination weight rating or actual weight of 26,001 or more pounds, inclusive of any towed unit with gross vehicle weight rating or actual weight of more than 10,000 pounds;
(c) The vehicle is designed or used to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; or
(d) The vehicle is of any size and is used in the transportation of hazardous materials required to be placarded under 49 C. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:12-e - Motor vehicle: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:60 - Person: shall mean the same as provided in N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:74