Potential Cuts to the Departments of Safety and Motor Vehicles

Since my recent post on DOT cuts was so long, thought I would keep this one short.

Cuts to the Department of Safety will result in the loss of  ten troopers (NH is already short 40), cuts to service to any towns under 3000 people (about 1/3 of all NH towns),  reduction of three people in the state crime lab (delay and loss of cases due to long processing time and lack of speedy trial), and no replacement of equipment  (20 cruisers were lost in 45 days due to drivers crashing into them this winter).  

The Department of Motor Vehicles will see closure of some sub stations leading to much longer wait times for licenses and registrations.