New Hampshire § 261-180 - Section 261:180 Mandatory Suspension or Revocation of Registration.

§ 261-180. Section 261:180 Mandatory Suspension or Revocation of Registration.

I. No person shall register any type of motor vehicle in this state while his license is under revocation or suspension for any of the reasons listed in paragraph III of this section. Any person who registers a vehicle while his license is under suspension or revocation for any reason under paragraph III shall be guilty of a violation, and shall have his registration revoked. II. A person whose license is under suspension or revocation for any of the reasons listed in paragraph III of this section who registers a vehicle shall not be entitled to a refund of either the municipal permit fee or the registration fee. III. The commissioner, when suspending a driver's license or privilege to drive because the driver is an habitual offender or has been convicted of negligent homicide involving the use of a motor vehicle, manslaughter involving the use of a motor vehicle, a subsequent offense of driving or attempting to drive under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any controlled drug, prescription drug, over-the-counter drug, or any other chemical substance, natural or synthetic, which impairs a person's ability to drive under RSA 265-A:2, I, or aggravated driving while intoxicated or attempted aggravated driving while intoxicated under RSA 265-A:3, shall also revoke the registration of any vehicle registered to the individual whose license is being revoked or suspended, for the period of revocation or suspension of the license or privilege to drive. IV. The commissioner shall establish, pursuant to RSA 541-A, a system for providing a hardship registration for an additional fee of $10 on a vehicle registered to a person whose license is under suspension or revocation and whose registration has also been suspended or revoked pursuant to this section.