263:1 License Required; Penalty. – I. No person, except those expressly exempted under RSA 263:25 or other provisions of this title, shall drive any motor vehicle upon any way in this state unless such person has a valid driver's license, as required under the provisions of this chapter, for the class or type of vehicle being driven. II. Any person who held a driver's license of the appropriate class or type but whose driver's license has been expired for not more than 12 months shall be guilty of a violation or, for a second or subsequent offense shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. III. Any person who drives a motor vehicle in this state and who has never had a license shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Source. 1905, 86:4. 1911, 133:8. 1921, 119:7, 8. PL 101:1, 9. 1927, 11:2. 1937, 69:1. 1939, 103:1. RL 117:1, 9. 1945, 44:3. RSA 261:1, 13; 262:27-a. 1965, 207:1. 1967, 281:1. 1973, 528:138. 1981, 146:1. 1985, 213:15, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. 2014, 296:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
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