What is an Habitual Offender?
The purpose of the habitual offender law (RSA 259:39) is to provide maximum safety for all persons who travel in New Hampshire, discourage repeated patterns of conviction and DENY license and operating privileges to individuals who fail to respect and obey our laws. Here is how someone can become an Habitual Offender: • Any combination of 12 convictions for speed, yellow line, operating without a license or operating without proof of financial responsibility, or • Three (3) major convictions (see below), or • One (1) major conviction and any combination of 8 of the convictions shown in item 1 above, or • Two (2) major convictions and any combination of 4 of the convictions shown in item 1 above, and • These convictions are based upon the date of the underlining violations and have all occurred within a five (5) year period. The most common major convictions are: • Driving while Intoxicated (any such offense). • Reckless Driving. • Leaving the Scene of (Conduct After) an Accident. • Ope
