Category Archives: DUI/DWI

New Hampshire DWI Conviction Requirements: The SR-22 Insurance Certificate

New Hampshire law requires people convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI) to meet certain conditions. One of them is to maintain a New Hampshire SR-22 Insurance Certificate. According to the New Hampshire Department of Safety, An SR-22 Insurance Certificate proves that the person holding it has liability insurance in case of a car accident. If you are […]

New Hampshire Joins Nationwide 2010 Labor Day Drunk Driving Crackdown

The Governors Highway Safety Association has announced that across the nation, state police forces are increasing checkpoints and patrols from August 20 through September 6, 2010 in an effort to curtail drunk driving over the Labor Day holiday weekend “ and New Hampshire is no exception. Sobriety checkpoints are designed to allow police officers to examine drivers […]

Commercial Drivers Face Stricter DWI Rules in New Hampshire

New Hampshire is known for its strict penalties for those convicted of DWI/DUI. If you are a commercial driver with a commercial drivers’ license (CDL), the DWI/DUI rules that apply to you are strict. New Hampshire Code Section 265-A:23 specifies that a driver’s license is automatically suspended if he or she is convicted of driving […]

New Hampshire DWI Charges and Your Job

As the Union Leader recently reported, New Hampshire’s former Liquor Commissioner was recently convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI), resulting in $620 in fines and a suspended license. But the former Commissioner’s troubles began not with his conviction, but with the DWI charge. After the former commissioner was arrested for DWI in April, Governor John Lynch fired […]