On Monday morning, Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed into law harsher penalties for drivers who refuse to take a breath alcohol test, checking off a priority of the first-term Republican governor. When the law goes into effect in 2027, Senate Bill 620 increases the license suspension for refusing a breath alcohol test from six to nine […]

The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted, 259-94, to pass a bill Thursday to harshen legal consequences for drivers who refuse a Breathalyzer test — sending one of Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s biggest priorities back to the Senate. Senate Bill 620 was approved by the Senate in January, but the House subsequently amended it, which means […]

At 68%, New Hampshire has the second highest rate of refusal for Breathalyzer tests in the United States, according to state officials. Law enforcement officials say it’s part of a cultural problem resulting from how the state punishes refusal. Gov. Kelly Ayotte says it needs to be fixed. In New Hampshire, the penalty for refusing […]