CHAPTER 146
HB 1235 – FINAL VERSION
05Mar2008… 0374h
04/10/08 1215s
2008 SESSION
03/05
HOUSE BILL 1235
AN ACT relative to motorist duties when approaching highway emergencies.
SPONSORS: Rep. Packard, Rock 3; Sen. Letourneau, Dist 19
This bill requires drivers to give wide berth to stationary vehicles displaying emergency or warning lights when approaching highway emergencies.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05Mar2008… 0374h
04/10/08 1215s
08-2364
03/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to motorist duties when approaching highway emergencies.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
146:1 Motorist Duties When Approaching Highway Emergencies; Emergency Road Service Vehicles. Amend RSA 265:37-a, IV to read as follows:
IV. Give a wide berth, without endangering oncoming traffic, to public safety personnel, [and] any persons in the roadway, and stationary vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency or warning lights.
146:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 6, 2008
Effective Date: August 5, 2008