In New Hampshire, drivers 21 years of age or older are subject to drivers license suspension if you obtain a certain amount of points in 1, 2 or 3 calendar years. For 12 points in 1 yr the suspension is 3 months, for 18 points in 2 year it is a 6 month suspension and for 24 points in 3 years your driving privileges are suspended for 1 year.

To remove the most recent point assessment total by 3 points from your driving record, a NH motorist will need to prove they have successfully completed a driver improvement course or a driver attitude course. So if you only need to reduce your point total to stay away from a suspension of your license and the need for a SR-22 than you may see if you can take one of these driver courses.

You might instead have been found to be a habitual offender under NH law (RSA 259:39). This means you received within a 5 year period any combination of 12 convictions for certain offenses or had 3 major convictions or 1 major and a combination of 8 other convictions or 2 major convictions and a combination of 4 other convictions.

If this is the case, once you are decertified as a habitual offender, your driver's license shall be restored upon: proof of successfully completing an approved driver attitude program, the filing of an SR-22 certificate and payment of restoration fees.

So if you have been found to be a habitual offender it would appear that the SR-22 is a condition of getting your license reinstated and will need to be kept for the time period which the NH Department of Safety mandates.

To find out for certain how long you must keep the SR-22 and if there is any way, such as taking a driver course, to shorten this time period, contact the New Hampshire Department of Safety or Division of Motor Vehicles.