New Hampshire driver improvement program rules
In New Hampshire a driver improvement program takes 3 points off your total when the DMV counts toward a suspension. It applies once every 3 years.
Rules checked
New Hampshire never dismisses a ticket for a course. If you have at least 3 demerit points, finishing a state approved driver improvement program (at least 6 hours) or driver attitude course takes 3 points off your most recent total, but only when the DMV counts points toward a suspension. The points still show on your record, and you can get no more than 3 points off in any 3 complete calendar years. A court or the Bureau of Hearings can also order the course.
- What a course does
- Points taken off; the conviction stays
- Speed limit for the course
- Not published
- How often
- Once every 3 years
- Deadline to ask
- Not published
- Speeding points
- 3 to 4 points
- Points count for
- 3 years
The New Hampshire rule
Every field of the rule. The number points to its source at the foot of the page.
- The program
- Driver Improvement Program (point reduction under Saf-C 212.06)
- What it does
- Points taken off; the conviction stays
- Set by each court
- No
- Speed limit for the course
- Not published
- Bar at double the posted limit
- Not published
- Open to CDL holders
- Not published
- Open to tickets in a commercial vehicle
- Not published
- Open to learner and provisional licenses
- Not published
- Open to drivers licensed in another state
- Not published
- How often
- Once every 3 years, the rule does not say what the window counts from
- Lifetime limit
- Not published
- Deadline to ask
- Not published
- Court fee for the course
- Not published
- Course length
- 6 hours
- Course price the rule publishes
- Not published
- Crashes
- Not published
Who qualifies
- Not published for CDL holders. Ask your court.
- Not published for tickets written in a commercial vehicle.
- Not published for drivers licensed in another state.
- Speed limit for the course: not published. Your court decides.
- Once every 3 years, the rule does not say what the window counts from.
Left out of the program, in the words of the rule
- drivers with fewer than 3 demerit points
Deadline and how to ask
- Ticket writtenDay 0
- Deadline to askBy the date on your citation
The state rule names no day count. The date on your citation or notice applies.
Points in New Hampshire
| Violation, as the state lists it | Type | Points |
|---|---|---|
| RSA 265:60-67, speeding under 25 miles per hour above the posted speed limit | Speeding | 3points |
| RSA 265:60-67, speeding of 25 miles per hour or more above the posted speed limit | Speeding | 4points |
| RSA 265:9, disobedience to any required traffic control device | Red light or stop sign | 3points |
| RSA 265:31, failure to obey stop and yield signs | Red light or stop sign | 3points |
| RSA 265:54, school bus violation | Red light or stop sign | 6points |
| RSA 265:24, driving on roadways laned for traffic | Lane change or turn | 3points |
| RSA 265:45, failure to signal turn | Lane change or turn | 3points |
| RSA 265:18, 265:19 or 265:20, improper passing | Lane change or turn | 4points |
| RSA 265:25, following too closely | Following too closely | 3points |
| RSA 265:79-c, use of mobile electronic devices while driving | Phone use or texting | 4points |
| RSA 266:5, failure to obey inspection requirements | Equipment or registration | 1point |
| RSA 261:40, unregistered vehicle | Equipment or registration | 2points |
| RSA 265:28, failure to yield the right of way | Other moving violation | 3points |
| RSA 265:37 or 265:41, failure to use due care | Other moving violation | 3points |
| RSA 265:79-b, negligent driving | Other moving violation | 4points |
| RSA 265:79, reckless driving | Other moving violation | 6points |
Check a New Hampshire ticket
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New Hampshire traffic school questions
Can a defensive driving course take points off in New Hampshire?
In New Hampshire a driver improvement program takes 3 points off your total when the DMV counts toward a suspension. It applies once every 3 years. The program: Driver Improvement Program (point reduction under Saf-C 212.06).
How often can you take traffic school in New Hampshire?
Once every 3 years, the rule does not say what the window counts from.
How many points is a speeding ticket in New Hampshire?
New Hampshire gives 3 points for 1 to 24 mph over (RSA 265:60-67, speeding under 25 miles per hour above the posted speed limit); 4 points for 25 mph over or more (RSA 265:60-67, speeding of 25 miles per hour or more above the posted speed limit).
How long do points stay on your license in New Hampshire?
Points count for 3 years in New Hampshire.
Sources
Checked against these pages in .
- Driver Improvement Courses, New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles (Internet Archive capture of 2026-09-06) (opens in a new tab)
- N.H. Code Admin. R. Saf-C 200, Saf-C 212.03 to 212.07, New Hampshire General Court rules page (opens in a new tab)
- Demerit Points, New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles (Internet Archive capture of 2026-08-26) (opens in a new tab)