HB 1497-FN – AS INTRODUCED

2008 SESSION

08-2062

03/10

HOUSE BILL 1497-FN

AN ACT requiring proof of motor vehicle liability insurance prior to selling a motor vehicle to a person under 21 years of age.

SPONSORS: Rep. Mooney, Hills 19; Rep. Batula, Hills 19; Rep. O’Neil, Hills 19; Rep. L’Heureux, Hills 19; Rep. Barry, Hills 19; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9

COMMITTEE: Commerce

ANALYSIS

This bill requires proof of motor vehicle liability insurance prior to selling a motor vehicle to a person under 21 years of age.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

08-2062

03/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight

AN ACT requiring proof of motor vehicle liability insurance prior to selling a motor vehicle to a person under 21 years of age.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Subdivision; Motor Vehicles. Amend RSA 339 by inserting after section 79 the following new subdivision:

Motor Vehicles

339:80 Sale of Motor Vehicle to Person Under 21 Years of Age. No person shall sell or lease a motor vehicle, as defined in RSA 259:60, to any person under 21 years of age without first receiving proof that the buyer possesses motor vehicle liability insurance. Acceptable proof of insurance under this section is limited to a copy of a motor vehicle liability policy in the name of the buyer or in the name of the buyer’s parent. If the policy is in the name of the parent, it shall be accompanied by written documentation that the parent is aware of the vehicle purchase and consents to including the vehicle on the parent’s policy. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2009.

LBAO

08-2062

11/30/07

HB 1497-FN - FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT requiring proof of motor vehicle liability insurance prior to selling a motor vehicle to a person under 21 years of age.

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