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NH Rev Stat § 376:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376 - Motor Carriers of Passengers|Section 376:18 - Schedules of Minimum Charges; Contracts.

    376:18 Schedules of Minimum Charges;  Contracts. –||I. Every contract carrier of passengers by motor vehicle shall:||(a) Print schedules of minimum charges and, if required by the department, copies of contracts of the carrier for the transportation of passengers between points in this state;||(b) File contracts, if required, with the department;||(c) File a tariff with the department which shall include schedules of minimum charges and carrier regulations or practices affecting a charge; and||(d) Keep filed schedules and contracts posted and available for public inspection.||II. The commissioner may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||(a) Form and content of the filing and printing;||(b) Posting of schedules and contracts; and||(c) Manner in which printed schedules and contracts are to be available for public inspection.||III. No contract carrier shall charge or receive, in any way, for any service rendered less than the charge filed with the department.||IV. Any carrier may request an exemption from the department from the requirements of RSA 376:18. The department may, in its discretion, grant relief consistent with the public interest and the policy declared in RSA 376:1.|||Source. 1941, 224:18. RL 304:18. RSA 376:18. 1981, 435:33. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(7).|
NH Rev Stat § 376:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376 - Motor Carriers of Passengers|Section 376:19 - Hearings; Orders.

    376:19 Hearings;  Orders. –||If the department, after a hearing upon complaint or on its own initiative, determines that a charge by any contract carrier by motor vehicle or any carrier regulation or practice affecting a charge contravenes the policy in RSA 376:1 or gives an unreasonable advantage to any carrier in competition with another carrier, the department may, after giving consideration to the cost of the carrier's service and the public interest, order:||(I) A new charge; or||(II) A new rule or practice.|||Source. 1941, 224:19. RL 304:19. RSA 376:19. 1981, 435:34. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(7).|
NH Rev Stat § 376:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376 - Motor Carriers of Passengers|Section 376:20 - Accounts, Records and Reports.

    376:20 Accounts, Records and Reports. –||I. The department may require:||(a) Annual reports from all carriers by motor vehicle. The department may require that the reports be made under oath;||(b) Specific answers to any questions deemed necessary by the department; and||(c) Copies of any agreements between a carrier by motor vehicle and any other person if the agreement affects the carrier's business as regulated by RSA 376.||II. The commissioner may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||(a) The form of annual reports;||(b) The form of accounts and all other records to be kept by motor carriers; and||(c) The length of time a motor carrier shall keep accounts and records.||III. The department or its representative shall have access, at reasonable times, to all accounts, records and other documents of a motor carrier which relate to RSA 376.||IV. RSA 376:20 shall apply to receivers of carriers and operating trustees. RSA 376:20 shall apply, as deemed necessary by the department, to persons with direct or indirect control over a motor carrier.|||Source. 1941, 224:20. RL 304:20. RSA 376:20. 1981, 435:35. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(7).|
NH Rev Stat § 376:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376 - Motor Carriers of Passengers|Section 376:21 - General Duties and Powers of the Commissioner; Rulemaking.

    376:21 General Duties and Powers of the Commissioner;  Rulemaking. –||I. The commissioner shall regulate common and contract carriers by motor vehicle.||II. The commissioner shall administer and enforce RSA 376 and shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the administration of RSA 376.||III. The commissioner may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||(a) Levels of service;||(b) Transportation of baggage and express;||(c) Account and record systems;||(d) Preservation of records and accounts; and||(e) Safety of operation and equipment.|||Source. 1941, 224:21. RL 304:21. RSA 376:21. 1981, 435:36. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(7). 1993, 338:3. 2007, 263:169, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 376:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376 - Motor Carriers of Passengers|Section 376:22 - Investigations and Orders.

    376:22 Investigations and Orders. –||Upon complaint in writing by any person, organization, or body politic, or upon its own initiative, the department may investigate whether any motor carrier has failed to comply with any provision of this chapter, or with any requirement established pursuant thereto. If the department, after notice and hearing, finds upon any such investigation that the motor carrier has failed to comply with any such provision or requirement, the department may issue an appropriate order to compel the carrier to comply therewith. Whenever the department is of the opinion that any complaint does not state reasonable grounds for investigation and action on its part, it may dismiss such complaint.|||Source. 1941, 224:22. RL 304:22. RSA 376:22. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(7).|
NH Rev Stat § 376:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376 - Motor Carriers of Passengers|Section 376:23 - Examination of Vehicles; Inspectors; Penalty.

    376:23 Examination of Vehicles;  Inspectors;  Penalty. –||I. Any person who operates a motor vehicle for a motor carrier shall, when requested, stop his motor vehicle and permit any authorized inspector of the department to examine the vehicle. The inspector may examine the vehicle as necessary to determine its compliance with the provisions of this chapter and with rules adopted under this chapter.||II. Inspectors authorized by the department shall have authority as peace officers as provided by RSA 594 relating to enforcement of this chapter and rules adopted by the commissioner relating to this chapter. An inspector shall display the proper insignia of his office when stopping and examining a motor vehicle.||III. Any person who violates RSA 376:23 shall be guilty of a violation.|||Source. 1941, 224:23. RL 304:23. RSA 376:23. 1973, 531:115. 1981, 435:37. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(7). 1989, 325:17, eff. July 1, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 376:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376 - Motor Carriers of Passengers|Section 376:24 - Vehicles to be Registered.

    376:24 Vehicles to be Registered. –||Each motor carrier holding a certificate or a permit under the provisions of this chapter shall annually apply to the department of safety, division of motor vehicles, on blanks to be furnished by it, for the registration of each vehicle, operated under the provisions of such certificate or permit and pay to said department fees as provided for in RSA 376:25. Upon receipt of such application and fee, a distinguishing number plate or plates and registration certificate shall be furnished by the division for each vehicle applied for and said plates shall be prominently displayed on the vehicle in such manner as the director of the division shall prescribe. No such plates shall be transferred from one vehicle to another, except upon authority and with the consent of the department of safety, and the payment of the fees prescribed in RSA 376:25. Registration certificates and number plates issued under the provisions of this section shall be used coincidental with, and shall expire with, the corresponding registration certificate and number plates issued by the division of motor vehicles, department of safety, of this state under the provisions of RSA title XXI; provided, however, that if the vehicle so registered as a motor carrier is not registered with the division of motor vehicles, department of safety of this state under title XXI, said carrier registration certificate and number plates shall expire on March 31 next following the date of issue.|||Source. 1941, 224:24. RL 304:24. RSA 376:24. 1961, 166:16. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(7). 1988, 288:25, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 376:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376 - Motor Carriers of Passengers|Section 376:25 - Fees.

    376:25 Fees. –||There shall be paid to the division of motor vehicles, the following fees:||I. [Repealed.]||II. For each application for common or contract carriers of passengers for which a certificate or permit is issued pursuant to RSA 376:5 or 8, $50;||III. For the annual registration of each vehicle used in the common or contract transportation of passengers, $10;||IV, V. [Repealed.]||VI. For each transfer of a motor vehicle registration certificate of a common or contract carrier of passengers, $1.|||Source. 1941, 224:25. RL 304:25. RSA 376:25. 1977, 563:50. 1989, 325:18, 20, I, II, III, eff. July 1, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 376:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376 - Motor Carriers of Passengers|Section 376:26 - Temporary Certificates and Permits.

    376:26 Temporary Certificates and Permits. –||I. When there is an immediate and urgent need for service in an area and no carrier service is able to meet the need, the department may, without hearing, grant temporary authority for the needed service to a common carrier or contract carrier by motor vehicle.||II. Temporary authority is valid for the length of time specified by the department in the certificate or permit, but may not exceed an aggregate of 60 days. A grant of temporary authority may be suspended or revoked for good cause. A grant of temporary authority creates no presumption that comparable permanent authority will later be granted.||III. Until the department approves under RSA 376:12 the transfer of any rights under a certificate or permit, the department may grant, without hearing, temporary approval of a motor carrier certificate or permit. Temporary approval shall not exceed 60 days. The department may grant temporary approval when a lack of service would result in undue interference with adequate and continuous service to the public.||IV. Temporary certificates and permits are subject to RSA 376 and to rules adopted by the commissioner relative to RSA 376.|||Source. 1941, 224:26. RL 304:26. RSA 376:26. 1981, 435:38. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(7).|
NH Rev Stat § 376:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376 - Motor Carriers of Passengers|Section 376:27 - Penalty.

    376:27 Penalty. –||I. Except as provided in paragraph II, any person violating any provision of this chapter, or any rule or order adopted or issued under this chapter, or any term or condition of any certificate, permit or license shall:||(a) For a first offense, be guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than $100.||(b) For a second offense, within a 12-month period preceding the date of the second offense, be guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than $250.||II. Any person found guilty of operating after suspension or revocation of rights, for a first offense, shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than $250. For a second such offense, within a 12-month period, such person shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than $500.||III. Any person found guilty of a third and subsequent offense as described under paragraph I, paragraph II, or paragraph I and II combined, in a 12-month period preceding a third or subsequent offense, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be not less than $500.|||Source. 1941, 224:27. RL 304:27. RSA 376:27. 1973, 530:63. 1981, 435:39. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(7). 1989, 325:29, eff. July 1, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 376:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376 - Motor Carriers of Passengers|Section 376:28 - Disposition of Revenues.

    376:28 Disposition of Revenues. –||All fees and fines collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be made available to the department of safety, except that the cost of issuance of registration plates shall be paid to the division of motor vehicles.|||Source. 1941, 224:28. RL 304:28. 1951, 203:63. RSA 376:28. 1961, 166:10. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(7). 1988, 288:26, eff. Jan. 1, 1989. 2013, 100:10, eff. Aug. 23, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 376:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376 - Motor Carriers of Passengers|Section 376:29 - Repealed by 1993, 338:6, V, eff. Sept. 30, 1993.

    376:29 Repealed by 1993, 338:6, V, eff. Sept. 30, 1993. –|
NH Rev Stat § 376:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376 - Motor Carriers of Passengers|Section 376:30 - Repealed by 1993, 338:6, VI, eff. Sept. 30, 1993.

    376:30 Repealed by 1993, 338:6, VI, eff. Sept. 30, 1993. –|
NH Rev Stat § 376-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376-A - Transportation Network Company|Section 376-A:1 - Definitions.

    376-A:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Department" means the department of safety.||II. "Digital network" means any online enabled technology application service, website, or system offered or utilized by a transportation network company that enables the prearrangement of rides with transportation network company drivers.||III. "Personal vehicle" means a vehicle that is used by a transportation network company driver to provide a prearranged ride and is:||(a) Owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the transportation network company driver; and||(b) Not a motor carrier or taxicab under RSA 376:2.||IV. "Prearranged ride" means the provision of transportation by a driver to a rider, beginning when a driver accepts a ride requested by a rider through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company, continuing while the driver transports a requesting rider, and ending when the last requesting rider departs from the personal vehicle. A prearranged ride does not include transportation provided through any of the following:||(a) A motor carrier or taxicab as defined in RSA 376:2.||(b) Shared expense carpool or vanpool arrangements.||(c) A regional transportation provider.||V. "Transportation network company" (TNC) means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity, that has a permit issued by the department and is operating in New Hampshire, that uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers who provide prearranged rides. A transportation network company shall not be deemed to control, direct, or manage the personal vehicles or transportation network company drivers that connect to its digital network, except where agreed to by written contract.||VI. "Transportation network company driver" (TNC driver) means an individual who:||(a) Receives connections to potential passengers and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company; and||(b) Uses a personal vehicle to offer or provide a prearranged ride to riders upon connection through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company in return for compensation or payment of a fee.||VII. "Transportation network company rider" (rider) means a person who uses a transportation network company's digital network to connect with a transportation network driver who provides prearranged rides to the rider in the driver's personal vehicle between points chosen by the rider.|||Source. 2016, 290:1, eff. June 21, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 376-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376-A - Transportation Network Company|Section 376-A:2 - Not Other Carriers.

    376-A:2 Not Other Carriers. –||No TNC or TNC driver is a motor carrier, nor do they provide taxicab services pursuant to RSA 376:2. No TNC or TNC driver shall be required to:||I. Apply for a common carrier certificate under RSA 376:4 or a contract carrier permit under RSA 376:7; or||II. Register personal vehicles under RSA 376:24.|||Source. 2016, 290:1, eff. June 21, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 376-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376-A - Transportation Network Company|Section 376-A:3 - TNC Permit Required.

    376-A:3 TNC Permit Required. –||No person shall operate a TNC in New Hampshire without first having obtained a permit from the department, provided that any transportation network company operating in the state before the effective date of this chapter may continue to operate in the state until the department establishes a permit process and provides a reasonable period in which to apply for and obtain a permit. The department shall issue a permit to each applicant that meets the requirements for a TNC under this chapter, and pays an annual permit fee of $500 to the department. The permit shall be issued annually and shall be effective on the date of issue.|||Source. 2016, 290:1, eff. June 21, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 376-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376-A - Transportation Network Company|Section 376-A:4 - Agent.

    376-A:4 Agent. –||Every TNC shall appoint an agent for service of process in the state of New Hampshire.|||Source. 2016, 290:1, eff. June 21, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 376-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376-A - Transportation Network Company|Section 376-A:5 - Fare.

    376-A:5 Fare. –||On behalf of a TNC driver, a TNC may charge a fare for the services provided to riders provided that if a fare is collected from a rider, the TNC shall disclose to the rider the fare or the fare calculation method on its website, within the vehicle, or on the online application service. The TNC shall also provide riders with the applicable rates being charged and the option to receive an estimated fare before the rider enters the TNC driver's vehicle.|||Source. 2016, 290:1, eff. June 21, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 376-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376-A - Transportation Network Company|Section 376-A:6 - Identification of TNC Vehicles and Drivers.

    376-A:6 Identification of TNC Vehicles and Drivers. –||The TNC's digital network or website shall display a picture of the TNC driver, and the license plate number of the motor vehicle utilized for providing the prearranged ride before the rider enters the TNC driver's vehicle.|||Source. 2016, 290:1, eff. June 21, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 376-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376-A - Transportation Network Company|Section 376-A:7 - Receipt.

    376-A:7 Receipt. –||Within a reasonable period of time following the completion of a trip, a TNC shall transmit an itemized receipt to the rider on behalf of the TNC driver.|||Source. 2016, 290:1, eff. June 21, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 376-A:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376-A - Transportation Network Company|Section 376-A:9 - Disclosures.

    376-A:9 Disclosures. –||Every TNC shall disclose in writing to the TNC driver the following:||I. The insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and the limits for each coverage, that the TNC provides while the TNC driver uses a personal vehicle in connection with a TNC's digital network.||II. That the TNC driver's own motor vehicle insurance policy might not provide any coverage while the TNC driver is logged on to the TNC's digital network or is engaged in a prearranged ride, depending on its terms.||III. That the TNC driver shall contact the driver's personal vehicle insurer or insurance producer and lienholder to advise the insurer or producer and lienholder that the driver will be providing TNC services.||IV. That if the personal vehicle that the TNC driver uses to provide TNC services has a lien against it, using the personal vehicle for TNC services without physical damage coverage may violate the terms of the contract with the lienholder.||V. That if a TNC's insurer makes a payment for a claim covered under comprehensive coverage or collision coverage, the TNC shall cause its insurer to issue the payment directly to the business repairing the personal vehicle or jointly to the owner of the personal vehicle and the primary lienholder on the covered personal vehicle.|||Source. 2016, 290:1, eff. June 21, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 376-A:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376-A - Transportation Network Company|Section 376-A:11 - Zero Tolerance for Drug or Alcohol Use.

    376-A:11 Zero Tolerance for Drug or Alcohol Use. –||I. The TNC shall implement a zero tolerance policy regarding a TNC driver's activities while accessing the TNC's digital platform. The zero tolerance policy shall address the use of drugs or alcohol while a TNC driver is providing prearranged rides or is logged into the TNC's digital network but is not providing prearranged rides, and the TNC shall provide notice of this policy on its website, as well as procedures to report a complaint about a TNC driver with whom a rider was matched and whom the rider reasonably suspects was under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the course of the trip.||II. Upon receipt of such rider complaint alleging a violation of the zero tolerance policy, the TNC shall suspend such TNC driver's access to the TNC's digital platform as soon as possible, and shall conduct an investigation into the reported incident. The suspension shall last the duration of the investigation.||III. The TNC shall maintain records relevant to the enforcement of this requirement for a period of at least 2 years from the date that a rider complaint is received by the TNC. The suspension shall last the duration of the investigation.|||Source. 2016, 290:1, eff. June 21, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 376-A:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 376-A - Transportation Network Company|Section 376-A:12 - TNC Driver Requirements.

    376-A:12 TNC Driver Requirements. –||I. Before allowing an individual to accept trip requests through a TNC's digital platform:||(a) The individual shall submit an application to the TNC, which includes information regarding his or her address, age, driver's license, motor vehicle registration, automobile liability insurance, and other information required by the TNC.||(b) The TNC shall conduct, or have a third party conduct, a local and national criminal background check for each applicant that shall include:||(1) Multi-state/multi-jurisdiction criminal records locator or other similar commercial nationwide database with validation (primary source search); and||(2) U.S. Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website.||(c) The TNC shall obtain and review, or have a third party obtain and review, a driving history research report from such individual.||II. No individual shall act as a TNC driver on the TNC's digital platform who:||(a) Has had more than 3 moving violations in the prior 3-year period, or one major violation in the prior 3-year period, including, but not limited to, attempting to evade the police, reckless driving, or driving with a suspended or revoked license.||(b) Has been convicted, within the past 7 years, of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fraud, sexual offenses, use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony, a crime involving property damage, and/or theft, acts of violence, or acts of terror.||(c) Is a match on the United States Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website.||(d) Does not possess a valid driver's license.||(e) Does not possess proof of registration for the motor vehicle used to provide prearranged rides.||(f) Does not possess proof of automobile liability insurance for the motor vehicle used to provide prearranged rides.||(g) Is not at least 19 years of age.|||Source. 2016, 290:1, eff. June 21, 2016.|