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NH Rev Stat § 270-D:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-D - Boating and Water Safety on New Hampshire Public Waters|Section 270-D:11 - Possession Required; Penalty.

    270-D:11 Possession Required;  Penalty. –||I. Any person required to have a safe boater education certificate shall:||(a) Possess the certificate when operating a motorized vessel with any type of power motor in excess of 25 horsepower on the public waters of the state.||(b) Present the certificate upon the demand of a marine patrol officer.||II. No person charged with a violation of this section shall be convicted if, within a period of 48 hours, the person presents to the officer evidence that he or she held a valid safe boater education certificate which was in effect at the time of the violation.||III. Enforcement of this section shall be accomplished only as a secondary action when an operator of a motorized or registered vessel has been cited, charged with, or issued a written warning for a violation or some other offense, or as a primary action when an operator is involved in an accident.||IV. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of $50 for a first offense and $250 for any subsequent offense.|||Source. 2000, 52:3. 2002, 272:3, eff. May 18, 2002. 2011, 149:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-D:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-D - Boating and Water Safety on New Hampshire Public Waters|Section 270-D:12 - Exemption.

    270-D:12 Exemption. –||A person who is licensed by the state of New Hampshire or the United States Coast Guard to operate a commercial vessel shall be exempt from the requirements of this subdivision.|||Source. 2000, 52:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-D:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-D - Boating and Water Safety on New Hampshire Public Waters|Section 270-D:13 - Issuance of Safe Boater Education Certificate.

    270-D:13 Issuance of Safe Boater Education Certificate. –||I. The commissioner or designee shall issue a safe boater education certificate to a person 16 years of age or older who:||(a) Passes a safe boater education course approved by the commissioner in accordance with the criteria of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators. A classroom course shall provide a minimum of 8 hours of instruction. Passage of a safe boater education course shall require successful completion of a proctored examination administered by a person authorized by the commissioner in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner. The minimum passing grade for the examination shall be 80 percent; or||(b) Passes a safe boater equivalency examination administered by persons approved to offer boating safety education courses. The minimum passing grade for the examination shall be 80 percent. A certificate issued to a person passing the equivalency examination shall specify that the certificate is issued as evidence of satisfactory completion of a safe boater examination and entitles the holder to operate a vessel on the public waters of New Hampshire.||II. Once issued, the certificate of safe boater education shall be valid for the lifetime of the person and may not be revoked by the department of safety or a court without cause and a hearing in accordance with RSA 541-A.||III. The commissioner, or designee, shall replace a lost or destroyed certificate upon written request of the person entitled thereto and payment of the prescribed fee, and such copy shall have the same form and effect as the original.||IV. Any person who successfully completes a safe boater education course or safe boater equivalency examination after reaching the age of 15 shall be issued a safe boater education certificate upon attaining the age of 16.|||Source. 2000, 52:3. 2002, 272:4, 5. 2006, 283:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. 2010, 42:1, eff. May 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-D:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-D - Boating and Water Safety on New Hampshire Public Waters|Section 270-D:14 - Temporary Certificate.

    270-D:14 Temporary Certificate. –||The commissioner, or designee, shall issue a temporary certificate of safe boating education to a person 16 years of age or older who passes a temporary safe boater examination administered by the department or its agents and approved by the commissioner. The temporary certificate of safe boater education shall be valid for up to 14 days and shall entitle the holder only to operate a vessel on the public waters of New Hampshire. No person shall receive more than one temporary certificate of safe boating education in any calendar year. Any dealer or renter of boats or employee thereof, who has passed the boating safety education course as provided in RSA 270-D:13, I(a) and is approved by the commissioner, may administer the temporary safety examination and issue a temporary certificate. If the commissioner finds that a person administering a temporary safe boater examination has assisted the person taking the examination, the commissioner shall permanently revoke the authority of the administrator to issue certificates and administer examinations.|||Source. 2000, 52:3. 2002, 272:6. 2006, 283:5, eff. June 15, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-D:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-D - Boating and Water Safety on New Hampshire Public Waters|Section 270-D:15 - Certificate Not Required.

    270-D:15 Certificate Not Required. –||A person shall not be required to obtain a certificate of boating safety education if the person holds a certificate from any state indicating successful completion of boating safety education that meets or exceeds the requirements of this subdivision, a certificate from the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, a certificate from the United States Power Squadron, or a Canadian certificate approved by Transport Canada and approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators.|||Source. 2000, 52:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002. 2010, 42:2, eff. May 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-D:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-D - Boating and Water Safety on New Hampshire Public Waters|Section 270-D:16 - Education Material.

    270-D:16 Education Material. –||Upon request, the commissioner or agent authorized by the commissioner shall provide safe boater education materials to persons who plan to take the safe boater education course.|||Source. 2000, 52:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-D:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-D - Boating and Water Safety on New Hampshire Public Waters|Section 270-D:17 - Fees.

    270-D:17 Fees. –||I. (a) The department shall charge a fee of $10 for issuing a safe boater education certificate.||(b) The fee for a temporary certificate shall be $10.||II. (a) The department may charge a fee for offering a safe boater education course or exam. The fee shall not exceed the costs incurred by the department in offering the course or exam.||(b) Agents of the department may charge a fee for offering a safe boater education course or exam. The commissioner shall establish by rule the maximum fees that may be charged by agents.||III. The total of all fees that a person may be required to pay under this section shall not exceed $50.||IV. Fees collected by the department under this section shall be paid into the navigation safety fund established under RSA 270-E:6-a.|||Source. 2000, 52:3. 2002, 272:7. 2006, 283:6, eff. June 15, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-D:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-D - Boating and Water Safety on New Hampshire Public Waters|Section 270-D:18 - Insurance Discount.

    270-D:18 Insurance Discount. –||The insurance commissioner may adopt rules under RSA 541-A requiring admitted insurers to provide a reduction in premium rates for vessel liability insurance to qualified vessel operators who provide proof of successful completion of an approved safe boater education course.|||Source. 2000, 52:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-D:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-D - Boating and Water Safety on New Hampshire Public Waters|Section 270-D:19 - Voluntary Attendance.

    270-D:19 Voluntary Attendance. –||Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any person who is 16 years of age or older from attending a safe boater education course approved by the commissioner under this subdivision and obtaining a safe boater education certificate upon successful completion of the safe boater education course, prior to dates indicated on the phase-in schedule.|||Source. 2000, 52:3. 2002, 272:8, eff. May 18, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-D:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-D - Boating and Water Safety on New Hampshire Public Waters|Section 270-D:20 - Rulemaking.

    270-D:20 Rulemaking. –||The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||I. Approval of boating safety education courses.||II. Criteria for boating safety equivalency examinations.||III. The enforcement of provisions of this subdivision and the rules adopted pursuant to it.|||Source. 2000, 52:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-D:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-D - Boating and Water Safety on New Hampshire Public Waters|Section 270-D:21 - Repealed by 2018, 129:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.

    270-D:21 Repealed by 2018, 129:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018. –|
NH Rev Stat § 270-E:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-E - Vessel Registration and Numbering|Section 270-E:1 - Statement of Purpose.

    270-E:1 Statement of Purpose. –||It is the intent of the general court in this chapter to establish a uniform fee structure and numbering system for all boats using the public waters of the state of New Hampshire, which includes inland waters as well as tidal and coastal waters. This chapter specifies which boats are subject to the boat fee and registration fee, how these revenues are to be allocated and used, and how the registration numbers are displayed.|||Source. 1990, 229:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-E:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-E - Vessel Registration and Numbering|Section 270-E:3 - Registration Required.

    270-E:3 Registration Required. –||I. No person shall put, place, or operate a vessel on any waters of the state, including tidal and coastal waters and all inland waters, unless the vessel is registered as required in this chapter or is exempt as provided in RSA 270-E:4.||II. The department shall furnish a registration certificate or temporary registration certificate and a vessel number to any person who meets the registration requirements. The certificate shall be kept upon the vessel at all times it is being operated, and the certificate shall be open to examination by any duly authorized representative of the department, peace officer, fish and game officer, or representative of the Pease development authority, division of ports and harbors upon request. A person who refuses to produce the certificate upon request or who fails to keep the certificate on the vessel shall be guilty of a violation.||III. Application for registration shall be in such form and contain such information as the commissioner shall determine. The fees required by RSA 270-E:5 shall accompany the application. The application shall request the principal use of the vessel and ask whether the vessel is to be registered for tidal and coastal waters. The application shall also contain the following statements:||(a) "Mark the principal use of this vessel, check only one box."||(b) "If this application is for a boat with temporary or permanent sleeping and toilet facilities (houseboat) and it will be moored at one location in New Hampshire, state where it will be moored. If it is not to be moored at one location in New Hampshire, notification to the New Hampshire department of environmental services of the places of mooring of the houseboat is required in accordance with the provisions of RSA 270-A."||IV. Every application for the registration of a vessel subject to the boat fee imposed by RSA 72-A:2 shall be accompanied by a receipt showing the payment of the fee or the fee required by RSA 72-A:2.||V. All registrations issued under this chapter shall expire on December 31 next following the date of issuance unless sooner terminated by the department.||VI. [Repealed.]||VII. The department shall issue decals consistent with the federal vessel numbering system indicating the expiration of the registration.||VIII. The commissioner may authorize any person to act as an agent of the department for the purpose of processing registration applications.||IX. The department shall furnish joint registration numbers to any person registering a primary vessel and a tender vessel. The tender vessel shall bear the same registration number as the primary vessel followed by a dash and the numeral one, written as "-1".|||Source. 1990, 229:1. 1994, 38:3. 1995, 199:1. 1996, 228:108. 2000, 55:3. 2001, 290:13, eff. July 1, 2001. 2014, 240:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. 2015, 242:8, eff. Sept. 11, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-E:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-E - Vessel Registration and Numbering|Section 270-E:4 - Exemptions From Registration.

    270-E:4 Exemptions From Registration. –||The following vessels shall be exempt from registration in this state:||I. Sailboats under 12 feet in length, rowboats and canoes powered by sail, oars, paddles, or other human power. Any vessel which has an inboard or outboard motor shall not be exempt from registration except as provided in paragraph II.||II. Vessels registered in another state or country temporarily using the waters of this state for not more than 30 consecutive days.||III. Vessels owned or operated by the United States government.|||Source. 1990, 229:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-E:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-E - Vessel Registration and Numbering|Section 270-E:5 - Registration Fees.

    270-E:5 Registration Fees. –||I. The registration fees for commercial, private, and pleasure vessels, including rentals and airboats shall be as follows:|| (a) Up to and including 16 feet $24| (b) 16.1 feet to 21 feet $34| (c) 21.1 feet to 30 feet $52| (d) 30.1 feet to 45 feet $72| (e) 45.1 feet and over $92| |||II. In addition to the fees required by paragraph I there shall be the following registration fees:||(a) $9.50 for each registration specified in paragraph I. The fees collected under this subparagraph shall be paid into the lake restoration and preservation fund established under RSA 487:25.||(b) $1 for each registration required by this section. The fees collected under this subparagraph shall be paid into the fish and game search and rescue fund established under RSA 206:42.||(c) $5 for each registration processed by an authorized agent of the department who is not an employee of the department. The fees collected under this subparagraph shall be collected and retained by the authorized agent as compensation for processing the registration.||(d) $5 for each registration specified in paragraph I. The surcharge collected under this subparagraph shall be paid into the statewide public boat access fund established under RSA 233-A:13.||(e) $2 for each registration for tidal or coastal waters. The surcharge collected under this subparagraph shall be paid into the harbor dredging and pier maintenance fund established under RSA 12-G:46.||III. A vessel manufacturer or dealer, or a person engaged in vessel repair maintenance, shall pay $5 to the department for an initial registration certificate, and $3 for each additional registration certificate.||IV. The department may issue refunds of the state portion of the registration fee to registrants in cases where a registrant has inadvertently registered the same vessel twice within the same registration period or has overpaid a registration fee or if there is evidence the decals and registration have not been used. Such request shall be submitted within 90 days from the date of registration.||V. A person may obtain a duplicate vessel registration certificate for his or her vessel upon application to the department and payment of a $15 fee.|||Source. 1990, 229:1. 1992, 265:7. 1997, 185:1. 2000, 55:7. 2002, 201:1. 2008, 282:6. 2009, 144:144-146, eff. Aug. 28, 2009. 2014, 231:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. 2015, 212:1, eff. July 1, 2015; 243:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-E:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-E - Vessel Registration and Numbering|Section 270-E:6 - Exemption From Registration Fees.

    270-E:6 Exemption From Registration Fees. –||Although required to register under RSA 270-E:3, vessels owned or operated by the state or any subdivision thereof shall be exempt from registration fees.|||Source. 1990, 229:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-E:6-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-E - Vessel Registration and Numbering|Section 270-E:6-a - Navigation Safety Fund.

    270-E:6-a Navigation Safety Fund. –||There is established the navigation safety fund which shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the department of safety, division of state police. The state treasurer may invest moneys in the fund as provided by law and all interest received on such investment shall be credited to the fund. The fund shall only be used to promote the safety of navigation and the administration and enforcement of RSA 270, RSA 270-B, RSA 270-D, and RSA 270-E.|||Source. 1999, 193:8, eff. July 1, 1999. 2011, 224:220, eff. June 30, 2011. 2013, 144:142, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-E:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-E - Vessel Registration and Numbering|Section 270-E:7 - Disposition of Revenues.

    270-E:7 Disposition of Revenues. –||I. Except as provided in paragraph II, all fines collected under this chapter and the amount of fees generated by RSA 270-E:5, I and III shall be deposited in the navigation safety fund established under RSA 270-E:6-a.||II. All fees collected under RSA 270-E:5, I and III for vessels registered for tidal and coastal waters shall be made available to the Pease development authority, division of ports and harbors for the purposes of safety, navigation, training, and administration. Such sums shall be nonlapsing and shall be continually appropriated to the Pease development authority, division of ports and harbors.|||Source. 1990, 229:1. 1994, 292:4. 1995, 273:4. 1998, 324:3. 1999, 193:9. 2001, 290:14, eff. July 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-E:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-E - Vessel Registration and Numbering|Section 270-E:8 - Display of Numbers Required.

    270-E:8 Display of Numbers Required. –||I. Every vessel required to be registered in this state shall display the vessel numbers issued to the vessel as part of the registration process, unless the vessel is exempt under the provisions of RSA 270-E:9.||II. The owner shall paint on, attach or otherwise display to each side of the forward half of the vessel the numbers assigned by the department not less than 3 inches in height, with block letters of contrasting color, and they shall be clearly readable when the vessel is being operated. The numbers shall be maintained in legible condition. No numbers other than the numbers validly assigned to a vessel shall be painted, attached or otherwise displayed on either side of the forward half of such vessel.||III. Any person who operates a vessel on the inland or tidal and coastal waters of this state without displaying the vessel numbers and the decal required by this chapter in the manner required by this chapter, unless exempt under the provisions of RSA 270-E:9, shall be guilty of a violation for a first offense and a misdemeanor for a second offense.|||Source. 1990, 229:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-E:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-E - Vessel Registration and Numbering|Section 270-E:9 - Exemptions From Displaying Numbers.

    270-E:9 Exemptions From Displaying Numbers. –||I. A vessel shall not be required to display a number under this chapter if it is:||(a) Covered by a certificate of numbers in full force and effect which has been issued to it pursuant to federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state.||(b) A foreign vessel temporarily using waters subject to United States jurisdiction.||(c) A vessel owned, or demise chartered, and operated by the United States government, except a recreational-type public vessel; or a vessel whose owner is a state or subdivision thereof, which is used primarily for governmental purposes, and which is clearly identifiable as such.||(d) A vessel's lifeboat.||(e) A vessel which is documented by the United States Coast Guard or its federal agency successor.||(f) A vessel which is being operated under a temporary certificate.||(g) A nondocumented vessel used exclusively for racing events.||(h) A sailboat under 20 feet in length, or any vessel that is only powered by oars or paddles. Any vessel which has an inboard or outboard motor shall not be exempt from displaying a number except as otherwise provided in this section.||II. A vessel which is exempt from displaying a number but which is otherwise required to be registered in this state shall display a decal issued by the state.|||Source. 1990, 229:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-E:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-E - Vessel Registration and Numbering|Section 270-E:10 - Notice of Transfer; Destruction or Abandonment.

    270-E:10 Notice of Transfer;  Destruction or Abandonment. –||The owner shall furnish the department written notice of the transfer of all or any part of his or her interest, other than the creation of a security interest, in a vessel registered in this state pursuant to this chapter or the destruction or abandonment of such vessel within 15 days of its transfer, destruction, or abandonment. Such transfer, destruction, or abandonment shall terminate the certificate of numbers for such vessel, except that in the case of a transfer of a part interest which does not affect the owner's rights to operate such vessel, the transfer shall not terminate the certificate of numbers. If a vessel is transferred, the original number shall be retained by the new owner. A person who transfers the ownership of a vessel, upon filing a new application, may have another boat registered in his or her name for the remainder of the period for which the vessel is registered for $5.|||Source. 1990, 229:1. 2009, 144:147, eff. Aug. 28, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 270-E:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey|Title 270-E - Vessel Registration and Numbering|Section 270-E:11 - Change of Address.

    270-E:11 Change of Address. –||Any person who has a vessel registered in this state shall notify the department in writing within 15 days if his address no longer conforms to the address appearing on the certificate and shall, as a part of the notification, furnish the department with his new address.|||Source. 1990, 229:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.|