N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 1012.01

Current through Register No. 36, September 5, 2024

Section Saf-C 1012.01 - Vanpool Operator's Permit

(a) The director shall issue at no charge a vanpool operator's permit to any licensed driver who transports no fewer than 8 nor more than 15 people to and from work on a non-profit basis, when the vehicle used is of a type specified in RSA 376:2, XII.

(b) Each applicant for a vanpool operator's permit shall submit a letter to the:

Division of Motor Vehicles

Attn: Driver Licensing

23 Hazen Drive

Concord, N.H. 03305.

(c) Each letter pursuant to (b) above shall include the following:

(1) Name and date of birth;

(2) Legal address;

(3) Height and weight;

(4) Gender;

(5) Color of hair and eyes;

(6) Driver license number;

(7) The following certified statements:

a. The applicant has paid all residence taxes for which they are liable;

b. The applicant has filed an insurance certificate with the director;

c. The applicant has no mental or physical handicap which would be detrimental or incapacitate the applicant from holding a vanpool operator's permit;

d. The applicant's driver license is not under suspension or revocation in any jurisdiction, and no legal or administrative action relating to the applicant's operation of a motor vehicle is pending against them in any jurisdiction; and

e. The applicant is aware of their responsibility to notify the director of any change in the status of an insurance certificate filed with the director in connection with a vanpool operator's permit; and

(8) Signature of the applicant and date the letter was signed.

(d) Each applicant shall submit the information in (c) above to the division, along with a certificate from an insurance company indicating that the vehicle used for vanpooling service is covered by a liability insurance policy.

(e) The insurance policy shall be for at least the following amounts:

(1) For injury to or death of one person, $100,000;

(2) For injury to or death of more than one person, $300,000; and

(3) For damage to the property of others, $20,000.

(f) Each applicant for a vanpool operator's permit shall produce a valid New Hampshire driver license of the proper classification for the vehicle used for vanpooling service.

(g) Each applicant shall satisfactorily complete the following in the order reflected:

(1) The visual acuity examination set forth in Saf-C 1004.01; and

(2) The road skills examination set forth in Saf-C 1006.01, in the vehicle that shall be used for vanpooling service.

(h) Each vanpool operator's permit shall be in the form of a sticker affixed to the applicant's New Hampshire driver license.

N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 1012.01

#8109, eff 6-24-04; ss by #10176, eff 8-23-12 (from Saf-C 1011.01 )

Amended by Number 32, Filed August 10, 2023, Proposed by #13685, Effective 8/5/2023, Expires 8/5/2033 (see Revision Note at chapter heading for Saf-C 1000).