HB330 Relative to establishing penalties for violations of the confidentiality of motor vehicle records.
Relative to establishing penalties for violations of the confidentiality of motor vehicle records.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Residents may benefit from identity theft protection and potential $100,000+ compensation if their data is misused, though enforcement costs and potential business compliance expenses could be indirect.
Your Community
Impact on local services and communities is unclear; the bill does not specify how routine governmental or business identity verification will function in practice.
Your Freedom
The bill protects residents' constitutional right to privacy in personal identification data by restricting unauthorized retention and use by private entities.
Status
Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 01/07/2026 House Journal 1 P. 47
Sponsor
Jordan Ulery (R)
The Short Version
This bill prohibits private businesses from copying, retaining, or scanning driver's licenses except for limited governmental purposes, and establishes criminal penalties (misdemeanor for individuals, felony for entities) plus fines of at least $100,000 per person for violations. It aims to protect driver's license data privacy but creates significant ambiguity about how common identity verification practices will be affected.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ NH residents whose driver's license data is protected from private entity retention and misuse
- ▲ Residents who experience identity theft through illegally retained information, eligible for $100,000+ compensation and lifetime identity theft protection
- ▲ Residents' privacy rights under NH's constitutional privacy protections
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Private businesses that currently retain, scan, or copy driver's licenses for non-governmental purposes
- ▼ State and local judicial and correctional systems facing indeterminable prosecution and incarceration cost impacts
- ▼ Businesses subject to felony charges and $100,000+ fines if they are entities (not individuals) that retain or use copied/scanned licenses
Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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