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NH Rev Stat § 266:59-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:59-a - Motorcycle Noise Levels.

    266:59-a Motorcycle Noise Levels. –||I. No person shall operate in this state any motorcycle which produces a sound level in excess of the following decibels, when measured in accordance with the provisions of the SAE International Recommended Practice SAE J2825, "Measurement of Exhaust Sound Pressure Levels of Stationary On-Highway Motorcycles":||(a) For all motorcycles, 92 decibels while the engine is operating at idle speed; or||(b) For motorcycles with less than 3 or more than 4 cylinders, 96 decibels while the engine is operating at 2,000 revolutions per minute or 75 percent of maximum engine speed, whichever is less; or||(c) For 3 and 4 cylinder motorcycles, 100 decibels while the engine is operating at 5,000 revolutions per minute or 75 percent of maximum engine speed, whichever is less.||II. No person shall pass for the purposes of the inspection required by RSA 266:1 any motorcycle which produces a sound level in excess of the following decibels, when measured in accordance with the provisions of the SAE International Recommended Practice SAE J2825, "Measurement of Exhaust Sound Pressure Levels of Stationary On-Highway Motorcycles":||(a) For all motorcycles, 92 decibels while the engine is operating at idle speed; or||(b) For motorcycles with less than 3 or more than 4 cylinders, 96 decibels while the engine is operating at 2,000 revolutions per minute or 75 percent of maximum engine speed, whichever is less; or||(c) For 3 and 4 cylinder motorcycles, 100 decibels while the engine is operating at 5,000 revolutions per minute or 75 percent of maximum engine speed, whichever is less.||III. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $300.|||Source. 1992, 94:1. 1993, 9:1. 2005, 266:2. 2012, 61:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:59-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:59-c - Diesel Emission Testing.

    266:59-c Diesel Emission Testing. –||I. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A to implement a roadside diesel opacity testing program for vehicles registered either in New Hampshire or outside New Hampshire utilizing the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) J1667 ("Snap Acceleration") test procedure. The commissioner may provide for recognition of results of recent similar tests performed by other states on the same motor vehicle.||II. The department may impose an administrative fine for any violation of this section or rule adopted under the provisions of this section. The maximum amount of the fine which may be assessed for each violation shall be $500. The commissioner shall have the authority to waive or reduce the amount of any fine assessed pursuant to this section.||III. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in case the expenditure of additional funds over budget estimates is necessary to implement and enforce this section, the governor and council, with the prior approval of the fiscal committee of the general court, upon request from the commissioner, may authorize the transfer of funds from the highway surplus account to the department of safety for such purpose.|||Source. 1998, 207:5, eff. June 18, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:60 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:60 - Standards for Odometers.

    266:60 Standards for Odometers. –||No passenger motor vehicle designated as a 1972 or later model which is manufactured after January 1, 1972, shall be registered in this state unless it is equipped with a tamper-resistant odometer designed with the intent to reduce the likelihood of unlawful tampering with the mileage reading thereon. The director may adopt rules pursuant to RSA 260:5 establishing standards for such devices, which standards shall be consistent with provisions of federal law, if any, relating thereto. The director shall not require, as a condition precedent to the initial sale of a vehicle, the inspection, certification or other approval of such odometer if such device or equipment has been certified by the manufacturer as complying with federal or state law or rule.|||Source. RSA 260:93. 1971, 533:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:60-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:60-a - Fire Extinguishers.

    266:60-a Fire Extinguishers. –||I. Every motor vehicle listed below shall be equipped at all times with a fire extinguisher, which shall comply with standards approved by the state fire marshal and the commissioner by rule adopted under RSA 260:5:||(a) All commercially registered motor vehicles weighing over 8,000 pounds, except for municipally owned vehicles.||(b) All motor homes and motor home trailers that have motor vehicle registrations.||II. The driver or owner of any motor vehicle failing to comply with this section shall be guilty of a violation in accordance with RSA 266:5.|||Source. 1994, 9:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:61 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:61 - Distress Signals for Persons With Disabilities.

    266:61 Distress Signals for Persons With Disabilities. –||I. The director shall make available, at no cost to the state, and shall design and approve, a flag or other suitable distress signal to be used by persons with disabilities, or by drivers holding walking disability identification cards. The distress signal may be displayed in an emergency only. It shall be displayed from the driver's left front window.||II. Any natural person who is not a person with a disability or who does not hold a walking disability identification card or any other person who uses the flag mentioned above as a distress signal or for any other purpose or who violates any provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.|||Source. RSA 260:18-b. 1965, 203:1. 1973, 530:36. 1981, 146:1. 1990, 140:2, VI, VII, eff. June 18, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:61-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:61-a - Equipment Waiver for Disabled.

    266:61-a Equipment Waiver for Disabled. –||I. Any person with a disability who is inconvenienced by any provision of this title requiring or prohibiting the use of certain equipment on a motor vehicle may apply to the department for a waiver of said provision.||II. Within 20 days of receiving such application, the commissioner or his designee shall respond to the applicant either granting the waiver or denying it.||III. In deciding whether or not to grant the waiver, the commissioner or his designee shall balance the inconvenience to the applicant against the importance of the provision sought to be waived and the safety of the general public. The commissioner or his designee may require an inspection or demonstration or both of the modified or new equipment which the applicant seeks to use. For the purposes of such investigation or demonstration the commissioner or his designee may grant a temporary waiver.||IV. If the application is denied, the commissioner or his designee shall state in writing the reasons for the denial. Any person whose application has been denied shall have the right to appeal pursuant to RSA 541.||V. If the waiver is granted, the department shall issue an equipment permit to the applicant. Such permit shall be kept in the vehicle while the equipment for which the waiver was sought is being used.||VI. The commissioner or his designee may attach whatever conditions he deems necessary to the granting of the waiver. Such conditions shall be noted on the permit.||VII. The waiver granted by the commissioner or his designee shall be for a period not to exceed 2 years; except in any case where a licensed physician documents a lasting medical necessity, in which case the waiver shall be for a period not to exceed 4 years. The applicant may reapply for the waiver before such period expires.||VIII. The commissioner shall have the authority to adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to:||(a) The information to be contained on the application for a waiver;||(b) The information to be contained on the permit;||(c) The standards used to determine whether or not to grant the waiver; and||(d) Restrictions on the use or operation of the motor vehicle and the documentation of such restrictions on the permit.||IX. The commissioner may waive the requirements of RSA 266:58-a and issue a special permit to a person who for bona fide medical reasons requires after market tinting on the windshield and who applies for such permit. Such waiver shall be granted in accordance with this section and shall only authorize the use of after market tinted windows with a light transmittance of not less than 35 percent. In reviewing the application for a permit under this paragraph, the commissioner may seek the advice and recommendation of a medical review board designated by him or her for such purpose.|||Source. 1981, 292:2. 1990, 44:2, 3; 140:2, II, X. 2008, 282:9, eff. Aug. 26, 2008. 2021, 185:3, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:62 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:62 - School Bus Design Rules.

    266:62 School Bus Design Rules. –||The director shall adopt pursuant to RSA 260:5 and enforce all needful rules to govern the design of all school buses used for the transportation of school children when owned and operated by any school district, publicly or privately owned, or operated while under contract in this state.|||Source. 1951, 113:1. RSA 263:39. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:62-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:62-a - Motor Vehicles Manufactured 60 Years or Older.

    266:62-a Motor Vehicles Manufactured 60 Years or Older. –||Any motor vehicle whose model year is 60 years or older shall be exempt from all motor vehicle equipment and inspection requirements if the motor vehicle is equipped as it was manufactured or in accordance with the motor vehicle's original equipment specifications.|||Source. 2007, 327:1. 2010, 47:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:63 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:63 - Trailer Breakaway Safety Chains.

    266:63 Trailer Breakaway Safety Chains. –||Every trailer or semi-trailer including farm and agricultural vehicles shall have, in addition to the tow-bar or coupling device, a safety chain or cable to prevent breakaway from the towing vehicle. Each chain or cable shall have an ultimate strength at least equal to the gross weight of the trailer and load being towed. Chains or cables shall be connected to the towed and towing vehicle to prevent the tow-bar from dropping to the ground in the event the tow-bar fails. This provision shall not apply to:||I. Truck-tractor and semi-trailer units equipped with fifth wheel mechanisms;||II. Full trailers being driven as part of a truck-tractor, semi-trailer, or full trailer unit when the full trailer is attached to the semi-trailer by means of a converter dolly or fifth wheel mechanism;||III. Trailers being towed by motorcycles; or||IV. Farm implements towed behind farm tractors, if the hitch pin used to connect such implement to the tractor has an ultimate strength at least equal to the gross weight of the implement and is fitted with a safety clip or lock mechanism to prevent dislodging of the pin by vibration or shock in conformance to standards of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers.|||Source. RSA 263:7-a. 1955, 295:3. 1981, 146:1. 1983, 434:18. 1987, 404:12. 1988, 32:1, eff. May 23, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:64 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:64 - Tow Bars Required.

    266:64 Tow Bars Required. –||Except for duly registered wrecking vehicles and transporters or motor vehicles towing with a chain or cable for no more than one mile another motor vehicle which is disabled and unable to proceed under its own power, no motor vehicle shall be used to tow another motor vehicle upon any way unless the 2 vehicles shall be connected by a tow bar of sufficient strength to control the movement of the vehicle being towed without manual steering of said towed vehicle.|||Source. RSA 263:91. 1967, 232:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:65 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:65 - Wood-Sawing Equipment on Vehicles.

    266:65 Wood-Sawing Equipment on Vehicles. –||No vehicle carrying wood-sawing equipment shall be driven on the ways of this state when the saw is on the arbor ready for use, unless such saw is covered with a suitable wooden guard.|||Source. 1939, 124:1. RL 119:39. RSA 263:67. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:66 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:66 - Binding Devices.

    266:66 Binding Devices. –||No motor truck, trailer or semi-trailer, while being used to transport a load of logs, lumber or timber, the height of which with load is greater than 8 feet and the length of whose load is greater than 8 feet shall be driven on the ways of this state unless each such load on each such unit is bound by 3 chains, or wire ropes, or steel cables, or steel straps or nylon webbing devices together with binders. Chains shall be made of not less than 3/8 inch wire; wire ropes, steel cables, steel straps or nylon webbing devices shall have a capacity of at least 2,750 pounds working load limit as rated by the manufacturer. All chains, wire ropes, steel cables, steel straps or nylon webbing devices used to secure the above loads shall be bound firmly in place and properly spaced to secure the load.|||Source. 1949, 151:1. RSA 263:68. 1973, 5:2. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:67 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:67 - Binder Devices on Vehicles Carrying Wood Products Other Than Logs and Sawed Long Lumber.

    266:67 Binder Devices on Vehicles Carrying Wood Products Other Than Logs and Sawed Long Lumber. –||No motor truck, trailer, or semi-trailer, while being used to transport pulpwood, boltwood or any wood product, other than long logs or sawed long lumber, shall be driven on the ways of this state unless the last tier or row or both are bound by a chain, wire rope, steel cable, steel strap or nylon webbing device together with a binder to adequately secure the load. Chains shall be made of not less than 3/8 inch wire; wire ropes, steel cables, steel straps or nylon webbing devices shall have a capacity of at least 2,750 pounds working load limit as rated by the manufacturer. No wood product other than logs or sawed long lumber shall be piled higher than the truck stakes unless bound by a chain, wire rope, steel cable, steel strap or nylon webbing device together with a binder to adequately secure the load.|||Source. RSA 263:68-a. 1955, 122:1. 1973, 5:3. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:68 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:68 - Binder Ropes on Vehicles Carrying Baled Hay.

    266:68 Binder Ropes on Vehicles Carrying Baled Hay. –||I. No motor truck, trailer or semi-trailer while being used to transport baled hay shall be operated on the highways of this state unless the loads of baled hay, baled straw, or other baled products shall be solidly packed while in transit. Loading methods shall result in completely tying the load together by alternating bale lengths and interlocking tiers.||II. Such loads shall be fastened securely to the vehicle by not less than 2 longitudinal rope binders from front to the back of vehicles, and by not less than 4 cross binders in addition to the longitudinal binders, binders to be of at least 3/4 inch diameter knot and rot-free manila rope.||III. The provisions of paragraphs I and II shall not apply to a local farmer transporting his own baled products incidental to his farming operations where such transportation requires the use of the highways; provided, however, that nothing herein shall relieve such farmer from loading and securing such bales in a safe manner.|||Source. RSA 263:68-b. 1955, 122:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:69 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:69 - Binder Chains on Vehicles Carrying Junk Motor Vehicles.

    266:69 Binder Chains on Vehicles Carrying Junk Motor Vehicles. –||No vehicle while being used to transport junk motor vehicles shall be driven on the ways of this state, unless each such load on each such unit is bound by 3 chains and binders, said chains made of not less than 3/8 inch wire, and unless said chains and binders are held firmly in place and are properly spaced to secure the load.|||Source. RSA 263:68-c. 1969, 190:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:70 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:70 - Securing Construction Equipment on Vehicles.

    266:70 Securing Construction Equipment on Vehicles. –||I. No motor truck, trailer or semi-trailer, while being used to transport construction equipment, shall be driven on the ways of the state unless such load on each such unit is bound by:||(a) Not less than 2 chains and binders made of not less than 3/8 inch wire; or||(b) Not less than 2 steel cables and binders; or||(c) Not less than 2 turnbuckles of comparable strength to the devices in subparagraphs (a) and (b).||II. Such chains, cables or turnbuckles shall be held firmly in place and shall be properly placed to secure the load.|||Source. RSA 263:68-d. 1977, 476:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:71 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:71 - Vehicles Transporting Pulpwood.

    266:71 Vehicles Transporting Pulpwood. –||Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 266:12, a motor vehicle or trailer transporting pulpwood or boltwood may be driven on any way or bridge if the width of the load does not exceed 102 inches if said vehicles and trailers are equipped with:||I. A strip 3 inches thick extending along the sides of the platform securely fastened to the platform so that the load shall pitch to the center of vehicle;||II. Solid-boarded tailboard of 5 stakes evenly spaced of sufficient strength to maintain the weight of the load and such load at no place along its length is higher than the tailboard or stakes;||III. A chain, wire rope, steel cable, or steel strap or nylon webbing binding each tier or row or both, together with a binder to adequately secure the load to the body. Chains shall be made of not less than 3/8 inch wire; wire ropes, steel cables, steel straps or nylon webbing devices shall have a capacity of at least 2,750 pounds working load limit as rated by the manufacturer.|||Source. RSA 263:65-a. 1957, 38:1. 1973, 5:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:73 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:73 - Sirens.

    266:73 Sirens. –||It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle to be driven on the ways of this state equipped with a siren. The provisions of this section shall not apply to such emergency vehicles as police, fire department, fire patrol, and state department of corrections vehicles nor to those law enforcement officers or volunteer members of fire departments nor to public or private ambulances.|||Source. 1939, 162:1. RL 119:6. RSA 263:8. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. 2019, 156:2, eff. Aug. 30, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:74 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:74 - Repealed by 2008, 358:16, VI, eff. Sept. 9, 2008.

    266:74 Repealed by 2008, 358:16, VI, eff. Sept. 9, 2008. –|
NH Rev Stat § 266:74-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:74-a - Repealed by 2008, 358:16, VII, eff. Sept. 9, 2008.

    266:74-a Repealed by 2008, 358:16, VII, eff. Sept. 9, 2008. –|
NH Rev Stat § 266:75 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:75 - Image Display Device.

    266:75 Image Display Device. –||I. In this section, "image display device" means equipment capable of displaying rapidly changing images as follows:||(a) A broadcast television image or similar entertainment content transmitted by other wireless means to the equipment; or||(b) A dynamic visual image, other than text, from a digital video disc or other storage device.||II. Except as provided in paragraph IV, no person shall drive a motor vehicle while viewing a broadcast television image or a visual image from an image display device when the vehicle is in motion on a way.||III. Except as provided in paragraph IV, no person shall drive a motor vehicle with an image display device intended to be visible to the driver in a normal driving position when the vehicle is in motion and when restrained by the vehicle seat belts adjusted in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.||IV. Paragraphs II and III shall not apply to:||(a) Emergency vehicles.||(b) Image display devices that are displaying images that provide the driver with navigation and related traffic, road, and weather information.||(c) Image display devices providing vehicle information, controls, or information related to the driving task.||(d) Image display devices used to enhance or supplement the driver's view forward, behind, or to the sides of the motor vehicle.||(e) Image display devices that permit the driver to monitor vehicle occupants seated rearward of the driver.||(f) Image display devices that do not display images to the driver while the vehicle is in motion.||(g) Any use of an image display device while a vehicle is parked.||(h) Any image display device for displaying information intended to enhance traffic awareness.||(i) Image display devices that permit the driver to monitor horses or livestock in a vehicle intended to carry horses or livestock, or in a trailer being towed by the vehicle.|||Source. 1949, 45:1. RSA 263:9. 1981, 146:1. 2011, 136:1, eff. June 7, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:76 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:76 - Motorcycle With Sidecar.

    266:76 Motorcycle With Sidecar. –||Every motorcycle equipped with a sidecar, when on the ways of this state at night, shall display 2 lighted lamps on the front as required for motor vehicles.|||Source. 1921, 119:6. PL 103:7. RL 119:11. RSA 263:21. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:77 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:77 - Handlebars.

    266:77 Handlebars. –||It shall be illegal to drive a motorcycle with improvised, defective, or repaired handlebars.|||Source. RSA 263:29-a. 1967, 443:1. 1975, 422:1. 1981, 146:1. 2002, 30:1, eff. June 7, 2002. 2017, 48:1, eff. July 11, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:78 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:78 - Footrests and Mirrors.

    266:78 Footrests and Mirrors. –||Every motorcycle driven upon the ways of this state shall have footrests for each person driving or riding upon the same and a rear view mirror. Three-wheel scooters with enclosed cabs shall be exempt from the requirements for footrests.|||Source. RSA 263:29-g. 1969, 2:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|