New Hampshire Statutes
Table of Contents
- Part Certificate of Title
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Section: 261:1 When Certificate Required.
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Section: 261:2 Final Date.
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Section: 261:2-a Registration of Certain Title Exempted Vehicles.
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Section: 261:3 Exempted Vehicles.
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Section: 261:4 Application for Certificate.
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Section: 261:4-a Antique Motor Vehicle; Certificate of Title.
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Section: 261:5 Implement of Husbandry or Special Mobile Equipment.
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Section: 261:6 Department to Check Vehicle Identification Number.
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Section: 261:7 Issuance of Certificate; Records.
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Section: 261:8 Information in Certificate.
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Section: 261:9 Mailing of Certificate.
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Section: 261:10 Withholding of Certificate; Bond Requirement.
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Section: 261:11 Refusal of Certificate.
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Section: 261:12 Duplicate Certificate.
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Section: 261:13 Certificate of Origin.
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Section: 261:14 Transfer of Interest in Vehicle.
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Section: 261:15 Resale by a Dealer.
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Section: 261:16 Involuntary Transfers.
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Section: 261:17 Joint Tenancy With Rights of Survivorship.
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Section: 261:18 Liens; Fee.
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Section: 261:19 Fee to Accompany Applications.
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Section: 261:20 Fees.
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Section: 261:21 Issuance of New Certificate.
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Section: 261:22 Destruction of Vehicles; Total Loss, Salvage, and Rebuilt Vehicles.
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Section: 261:23 Certain Liens and Security Interests Not Affected.
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Section: 261:23-a Terminal Rental Adjustment Clause; Vehicle Leases That are Not Sales or Security Interests.
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Section: 261:24 Perfecting of Security Interest.
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Section: 261:25 Duties on Creation of Security Interest.
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Section: 261:26 Assignment of Security Interest.
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Section: 261:27 Release of Security Interest.
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Section: 261:28 Lienholder to Furnish Information Concerning the Security Agreement.
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Section: 261:29 Method of Perfecting Interest Exclusive.
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Section: 261:30 Suspension or Revocation of Certificate.
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Section: 261:31 Powers and Duties of Director.
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Section: 261:31-a Rental Vehicle Title and Registration Recovery Fee.
- Part Previously Registered Vehicles
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Section: 261:32 Exemption of Previously Registered Vehicle.
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Section: 261:33 Issuance of Distinctive Certificate.
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Section: 261:34 Perfection of Security Interest.
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Section: 261:35 Perfection Under Other Statute.
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Section: 261:36 Filing of Notices of Security Interest.
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Section: 261:37 Assignment of Security Interest.
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Section: 261:38 Release of Interest.
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Section: 261:39 Lienholder to Furnish Information Concerning Security Agreement.
- Part Registration Required
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Section: 261:40 Registration Required.
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Section: 261:40-a Unified Carrier Registration Required.
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Section: 261:41 Exemption of Vehicles Owned by Military Personnel.
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Section: 261:41-a Registration, Equipment, and Inspection of Vehicles; Exemption for Utility Vehicles.
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Section: 261:41-b Equipment and Inspection of Vehicles; Exemption for Compact Utility Tractor.
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Section: 261:41-c Roadable Aircraft; Registration.
- Part Reciprocity for Nonresidents
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Section: 261:42 Permits Required.
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Section: 261:43 Reciprocal Fines and Penalties.
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Section: 261:44 Operation Without Registration; Reciprocity.
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Section: 261:45 Obligation to Register Vehicle.
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Section: 261:45-a Members of Armed Services; Government Employees Deployed Abroad; Registration; Residency.
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Section: 261:46 Nonresident Registration.
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Section: 261:46-a Registration of Foreign Nationals.
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Section: 261:47 Neutral Zone Privilege.
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Section: 261:48 Repealed by 1987, 151:10, I, eff. July 1, 1987 at 12:01 a.m.
- Part Bus Taxation Proration and Reciprocity Agreement
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Section: 261:49 Agreement.
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Section: 261:50 Powers of Administrator.
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Section: 261:51 Withdrawal.
- Part General Registration
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Section: 261:52 Application for Registration.
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Section: 261:52-a Notice That Interest and Dividends Tax May be Due.
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Section: 261:52-b Re-Registration by Residents Temporarily Traveling Out of the State.
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Section: 261:52-c Registration or Re-Registration by Residents Without a Permanent Street Address.
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Section: 261:52-d Indication of Contact Address.
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Section: 261:53 Application of Minors.
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Section: 261:54 Age Limit for Registrants.
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Section: 261:55 Change of Address or Name.
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Section: 261:56 Temporary Permit and Plates Pending Registration.
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Section: 261:56-a Vehicle Sold to a Massachusetts Resident.
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Section: 261:57 Twenty-Day Registration.
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Section: 261:57-a Temporary Registrations and Number Plates.
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Section: 261:57-b In-Transit Registration.
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Section: 261:58 Registration Record and Certificate.
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Section: 261:59 Possession of Certificate Required.
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Section: 261:59-a Proof of Valid Registration.
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Section: 261:60 Copies of Listings; Prima Facie Evidence.
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Section: 261:61 Improper Use of Evidence of Registration or Title.
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Section: 261:62 Expiration of Registration.
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Section: 261:63 Emergency Extension of Registration.
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Section: 261:64 Construction Equipment and Implements of Husbandry.
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Section: 261:65 Repealed by 2016, 145:2, II, eff. July 26, 2016.
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Section: 261:66 Transfer of Ownership.
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Section: 261:67 New Certificate.
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Section: 261:68 Members of Armed Forces; Refunds.
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Section: 261:69 Repealed by 1983, 230:19, III, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
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Section: 261:70 Repealed by 1983, 230:19, IV, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
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Section: 261:71 Payment of Resident Tax Required.
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Section: 261:71-a Payment of Federal Heavy Truck Use Tax Required.
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Section: 261:72 Affidavit Required.
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Section: 261:72-a Repealed by 1998, 207:9, I, eff. June 18, 1998.
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Section: 261:72-b Repealed by 1998, 207:9, II, eff. June 18, 1998.
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Section: 261:73 Penalty for False Statements.
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Section: 261:74 Registration of Vehicles Without Safety Glass Prohibited.
- Part Registration by Municipal Agents
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Section: 261:74-a Agents Appointed.
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Section: 261:74-b Qualifications and Training of Agents.
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Section: 261:74-c Duties of Agents.
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Section: 261:74-d Additional Fees Charged by Agents.
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Section: 261:74-e Examination of Records.
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Section: 261:74-f Revocation of Agency Status.
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Section: 261:74-g Rulemaking.
- Part Registration by Dealer Agents
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Section: 261:74-h Appointment of Dealer Agents.
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Section: 261:74-i Duration of Appointment.
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Section: 261:74-j Qualifications and Training of Dealer Agents.
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Section: 261:74-k Duties of Dealer Agents.
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Section: 261:74-l Security and Record-Keeping Requirements.
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Section: 261:74-m Examination of Dealer Agent Records.
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Section: 261:74-n Collection of Fees.
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Section: 261:74-o Optional Electronic Vehicle Registration Charge.
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Section: 261:74-p Proof of Residency.
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Section: 261:74-q Revocation or Suspension of Agency Status.
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Section: 261:74-r Rulemaking.
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Section: 261:74-s Agreements With Electronic Vehicle Registration Integrators.
- Part Number Plates
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Section: 261:75 Number Plates.
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Section: 261:75-a Number Plate Checks by Law Enforcement.
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Section: 261:75-b Use of Number Plate Scanning Devices Regulated.
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Section: 261:75-c Special Registration Plate Symbol.
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Section: 261:76 Number of Plates.
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Section: 261:77 Use of Plates.
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Section: 261:78 Repealed by 1987, 151:10, II, eff. July 1, 1987 at 12:01 a.m.
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Section: 261:79 Repealed by 1997, 252:5, III, eff. Aug. 18, 1997.
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Section: 261:80 Number Plates for Mopeds.
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Section: 261:81 Repealed by 2017, 24:1, I, eff. April 25, 2017.
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Section: 261:81-a Registration of Other Motorized Devices.
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Section: 261:82 Agricultural Plates.
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Section: 261:83 Farm Tractor Plates.
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Section: 261:84 Farm Plates.
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Section: 261:85 Repealed by 2017, 24:1, II, eff. April 25, 2017.
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Section: 261:86 Special Number Plates for Certain Veterans.
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Section: 261:87 Repealed by 1999, 291:2, I, eff. Sept. 14, 1999.
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Section: 261:87-a Repealed by 1999, 291:2, II, eff. Sept. 14, 1999.
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Section: 261:87-b Special Number Plates for Veterans.
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Section: 261:87-c Gold Star Number Plates.
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Section: 261:88 Walking Disability Plates and Placards.
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Section: 261:89 Vanity Number Plates.
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Section: 261:89-a Antique Motor Vehicle, Motorcycle, or Trailer Plates.
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Section: 261:89-b Number Plates for Vehicles Registered as Street Rods.
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Section: 261:89-c Vehicle Identification Number for Street Rods and Custom Vehicles.
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Section: 261:89-d Identifying Decals for Vehicles Registered as Custom Vehicles.
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Section: 261:89-e Identification of Roadable Aircraft.
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Section: 261:90 Official Cover Plates.
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Section: 261:90-a Repealed by 2010, 368:1(48), eff. Dec. 31, 2010.
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Section: 261:91 Special Number Plates.
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Section: 261:91-a Commemorative License Plates.
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Section: 261:92 Publicly Owned Vehicles; Nonprofit Corporations.
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Section: 261:93 Civil Air Patrol Vehicles.
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Section: 261:94 Expiration of Official Cover Plates and Special Number Plates.
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Section: 261:95 Refund for Unused Vehicle Plates.
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Section: 261:96 Lost or Mutilated Plates.
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Section: 261:97 Rulemaking Authority on Dealer Number Plates.
- Part Conservation Number Plates and Conservation Number Plate Fund
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Section: 261:97-a Conservation Number Plates.
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Section: 261:97-b Conservation Number Plate Fund.
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Section: 261:97-c Use of Funds.
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Section: 261:97-d New Hampshire Conservation Number Plate Advisory Committee; Duties; Meetings.
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Section: 261:97-e Plate Use.
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Section: 261:97-f Report.
- Part Dealer's Bond Requirement
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Section: 261:98 Bond Required.
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Section: 261:99 Filing of Bond.
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Section: 261:100 Amount of Bond Required.
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Section: 261:101 Dealers Association Bond.
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Section: 261:102 Penalty.
- Part Registration by Motor Vehicle Manufacturers or Dealers
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Section: 261:103 Repealed by 2010, 290:6, eff. Sept. 11, 2010.
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Section: 261:103-a Dealer License Required.
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Section: 261:103-b Unlicensed Sales Prohibited.
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Section: 261:104 Registration.
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Section: 261:105 Repealed by 1997, 179:21, I, eff. June 17, 1997.
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Section: 261:106 Additional Business Locations.
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Section: 261:107 Repealed by 1997, 179:21, II, eff. June 17, 1997.
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Section: 261:108 Loaning Plates Prohibited.
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Section: 261:109 Temporary Plates; Courtesy Delivery.
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Section: 261:110 Notice of Sale.
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Section: 261:111 Retail Vehicle Dealer's Use of Dealer Registration.
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Section: 261:111-a Manufacturer Registrations.
- Part Registration by Motorcycle and Moped Manufacturers or Dealers
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Section: 261:112 Application for Motorcycle and Moped Registration; Validity of Motorcycle Registration.
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Section: 261:113 Registration for Motorcycle and Moped Dealers.
- Part Registration by Transporters
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Section: 261:114 Application for Transporter Registration.
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Section: 261:115 Transporter Plates.
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Section: 261:116 Use of Transporter Registration.
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Section: 261:117 Loaning of Plates Prohibited.
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Section: 261:118 Additional Business Locations.
- Part Registration by Utility Dealers
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Section: 261:119 Application for Utility Dealer Registration.
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Section: 261:120 Utility Dealer Registration.
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Section: 261:121 Use of Utility Plates.
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Section: 261:122 Limitation on Use of Utility Plates.
- Part Automotive Recycling Dealers
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Section: 261:123 Registration and Plates.
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Section: 261:124 Application.
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Section: 261:125 Certificate of Registration.
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Section: 261:126 Additional Business Locations.
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Section: 261:127 Number of Plates.
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Section: 261:128 Use of Junk Plates.
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Section: 261:129 Use of Motor Vehicles.
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Section: 261:130 Retention of Vehicles or Parts.
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Section: 261:131 Automotive Recycling Dealer to Keep a Record Book.
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Section: 261:132 Premises May be Entered.
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Section: 261:133 Revocation of Automotive Recycling Dealer.
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Section: 261:134 Automotive Recycling Dealer Rules.
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Section: 261:135 Penalty.
- Part Registration by Repairers
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Section: 261:136 Application for Repairer Registration.
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Section: 261:136-a Use of Repairer Registration.
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Section: 261:137 Number of Plates.
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Section: 261:138 Use of Repair Plates.
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Section: 261:139 Use of Cars.
- Part OHRV Dealers and Renters
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Section: 261:140 Repealed by 1981, 538:11, XIII, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m.
- Part Auto Wholesale Dealer Registration
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Section: 261:140-a Auto Wholesale Dealer Registration and Plates.
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Section: 261:140-b Use of Auto Wholesale Dealer Registration.
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Section: 261:140-c Repealed by 1997, 179:21, III, eff. June 17, 1997.
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Section: 261:140-d Additional Business Locations.
- Part Registration Fees
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Section: 261:141 Fees to be Collected.
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Section: 261:141-a Repealed by 1985, 261:12, II, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.
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Section: 261:141-b Processing Fee to be Collected.
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Section: 261:141-c Electric Vehicle Registration Fee to be Collected.
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Section: 261:142 Weight in Computation of Fees.
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Section: 261:143 Classification Determined by Director.
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Section: 261:144 Fees for Carrying Added Load.
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Section: 261:145 Exemption for Publicly Owned Vehicles.
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Section: 261:146 Exemption for Emergency Vehicles.
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Section: 261:147 Manufacturing Fee, Number Plates.
- Part Municipal Permits for Registration
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Section: 261:148 Permit Required.
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Section: 261:149 Repealed by 1985, 93:1, eff. May 10, 1985.
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Section: 261:150 Transfer Credits.
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Section: 261:151 Refunds.
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Section: 261:152 Preparation of Documents.
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Section: 261:153 Fees for Registration Permits.
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Section: 261:154 Additional Fees for Registration Permits.
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Section: 261:155 Optional Referendum, Two-Thirds Vote of Governing Body, on Permit Fees.
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Section: 261:156 Collection of Insufficient Fund Checks.
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Section: 261:157 Exemption of Amputee and Other Disabled Veterans.
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Section: 261:157-a Local Option; Exemption for Certain Other Veterans.
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Section: 261:158 Exemption for Publicly Owned and Emergency Vehicles.
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Section: 261:159 Exemption for Blind Veterans.
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Section: 261:160 Collection of Permit Fees in Unorganized Places.
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Section: 261:161 Expiration of Permits.
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Section: 261:162 Taxation of Motor Vehicles Prohibited.
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Section: 261:163 Nonresident Commercial Permit Fees.
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Section: 261:164 Disposition of Nonresident Commercial Permit Fees.
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Section: 261:165 Accounting for Receipts of Permit Fees.
- Part OHRV Registration
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Section: 261:166 to 261:175 Repealed by 1981, 538:11, XIV, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m.
- Part Registration Penalties and Offenses
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Section: 261:176 Misuse or Failure to Display Plates.
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Section: 261:176-a Counterfeiting or Duplication of Number Plates.
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Section: 261:177 Penalties; Dealers, Utility Dealers, Auto Recycling Dealers, Transporters, and Repairers.
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Section: 261:178 Suspension of Registration of Vehicle.
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Section: 261:179 Suspension or Denial of Registration for Abandoning Vehicle.
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Section: 261:180 Mandatory Suspension or Revocation of Registration.
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Section: 261:181 Refusal or Revocation of Registration Based on Federal Prohibition From Operating in Interstate Commerce.
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Section: 261:182 Grounds for Refusal of Motor Carrier Registration Based on Fraud or Ineligibility.