Under 18 devices — New Hampshire Permit Test
Under 18 devices on the New Hampshire permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A driver under 18 may not use a cellular or mobile telephone or other mobile electronic device, hands-free or not, while driving or temporarily stopped in traffic.
For a driver this new, even a hands-free call takes attention the road still needs. The rule removes the choice.
Drivers under the age of 18 years of age shall not use a cellular or mobile telephone or other mobile electronic device, whether hands-free or not, while driving a motor vehicle or temporarily stopped in traffic upon any way, except to report an emergency to the enhanced 911 system or any public safety agency (RSA 265:79-,IV).
A driver under 18 may use a device to report an emergency to the enhanced 911 system or a public safety agency.
The rule bans the distraction, not the phone call that brings help. Reporting a crash is the one use that is still allowed.
except to report an emergency to the enhanced 911 system or any public safety agency
On the test
May a driver under 18 use a hands-free phone while driving?
No, hands-free or not, while driving or stopped in traffic. For a driver this new, even a hands-free call takes attention the road still needs. The rule removes the choice. New Hampshire Driver's Manual, p.4: “Drivers under the age of 18 years of age shall not use a cellular or mobile telephone or other mobile electronic device, whether hands-free or not, while driving a motor vehicle or temporarily stopped in traffic upon any way, except to report an emergency to the enhanced 911 system or any public safety agency (RSA 265:79-,IV).”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against New Hampshire Driver's Manual, published by the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/NH.pdf (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Rev. 11/25, New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/NH.pages.txt (plain pdftotext over that PDF; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SOURCES.json (sha256, folio offset 6, folioMarker, nonLawPages, signGalleryPages and the extraction flag, each with its basis)