New Hampshire

Driver licensing agency
contact information		 New Hampshire Department of Safety
Division of Motor Vehicles
James A. Hayes Building
10 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03305-0002
www.state.nh.us/dmv 		603 271-2251
Licensing Requirements
Visual acuity



Visual fields

Color vision requirement
Restricted licenses
 Both eye with/without correction
One eye with/without correction
Absolute visual acuity minimum
Are bioptic telescopes allowed?
Minimum field requirement
Visual field testing device
None
Daytime-only license available.		 20/40
20/30
20/70, restricted to daytime only
Yes
None
Stereo Optical Viewer
Licensing Renewal Procedures
Standard




Age-based renewal procedures		 Length of license validation
Renewal options and conditions
Vision testing required at time of renewal?
Written test required?
Road test required?
At age 75, road test is required with renewal.		 5 years
N/A
Yes
No
No
Reporting Procedures
Physician/medical reporting
Immunity
Legal protection
DMV follow-up
Other reporting
Anonymity		 Physicians are encouraged to report.
N/A
Not available, as reporting is not a requirement.
Full re-examination and, in some cases, an administrative hearing.
Will accept information from courts, other DMVs, police, and family members.
Not anonymous or confidential.
Medical Advisory Board
Role of the MAB
 New Hampshire does not retain a medical advisory board.


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