CHAPTER 378
SB 187 – FINAL VERSION
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2007 SESSION
03/01
SENATE BILL 187
AN ACT relative to motor vehicles operated in parades.
SPONSORS: Sen. Hassan, Dist 23; Sen. Burling, Dist 5; Rep. Splaine, Rock 16; Rep. Henson, Rock 13; Rep. T. Russell, Rock 13
COMMITTEE: Transportation and Interstate Cooperation
This bill establishes safety requirements that must be followed by operators of parade vehicles.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/29/07 0960s
16May2007… 1434h
06/27/07 2200CofC
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03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to motor vehicles operated in parades.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
378:1 New Section; Parade Vehicles. Amend RSA 265 by inserting after section 108 the following new section:
265:108-a Parade Vehicles.
I. No person may operate a vehicle in a parade unless the following safety precautions are taken:
(a) No person may use any type of vehicle with protruding or outrigger wheels in a parade unless the vehicle is suitably modified to protect both riders and pedestrians from the wheel assembly.
(b) At least one adult, other than the driver, shall supervise children riding on a vehicle in a parade and have a reasonable means of immediate communication with the driver. The number of adults supervising the children shall not be less than one adult per every 4 children and sufficient to ensure that each child is visible to a supervising adult.
(c) Children riding on a vehicle in a parade shall remain entirely within the perimeter of the vehicle and, if standing, shall be reasonably protected from probable injury if the vehicle suddenly starts or stops.
II. Any person operating a vehicle without following all of the safety precautions listed in paragraph I shall be guilty of a violation, and shall be subject to the following fines:
(a) $50 for a first offense.
(b) $100 for a second or subsequent offense.
378:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 18, 2007
Effective: September 16, 2007