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NH Rev Stat § 265:108-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:108-a - Parade Vehicles.

    265:108-a Parade Vehicles. –||I. No person may operate a vehicle in a parade unless the following safety precautions are taken:||(a) No person may use any type of vehicle with protruding or outrigger wheels in a parade unless the vehicle is suitably modified to protect both riders and pedestrians from the wheel assembly.||(b) At least one adult, other than the driver, shall supervise children riding on a vehicle in a parade and have a reasonable means of immediate communication with the driver. The number of adults supervising the children shall not be less than one adult per every 4 children and sufficient to ensure that each child is visible to a supervising adult.||(c) Children riding on a vehicle in a parade shall remain entirely within the perimeter of the vehicle and, if standing, shall be reasonably protected from probable injury if the vehicle suddenly starts or stops.||II. Any person operating a vehicle without following all of the safety precautions listed in paragraph I shall be guilty of a violation, and shall be subject to the following fines:||(a) $50 for a first offense.||(b) $100 for a second or subsequent offense.|||Source. 2007, 378:1, eff. Sept. 16, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:109 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:109 - Period of Lighting.

    265:109 Period of Lighting. –||Every vehicle or combination of vehicles, whether stationary or in motion, on any way or bridge, shall have attached to it a light or lights, which shall be so displayed as to be visible from the front and rear, during the period from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise.|||Source. 1913, 105:1. 1919, 26:1. 1921, 126:1. 1925, 105:1. PL 90:5. RL 106:5. 1945, 188:1, part 20:5. RSA 250:5. 1965, 359:1. 1967, 31:2. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:110 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:110 - Party Responsible.

    265:110 Party Responsible. –||The driver or custodian of a vehicle shall be deemed the responsible party, liable to such penalty under the provisions of RSA 262:41.|||Source. 1913, 105:5. PL 90:10. RL 106:10. 1945, 188:1, part 20:10. RSA 250:10. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:111 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:111 - Enforcement.

    265:111 Enforcement. –||The director, his agents and examiners, sheriffs and their deputies, peace officers, constables and selectmen shall have authority to enforce the provisions of this subdivision.|||Source. 1913, 105:7. 1921, 126:2. 1925, 105:2. PL 90:11. RL 106:11. 1945, 188:1, part 20:11. RSA 250:11. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:112 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:112 - Parking Lights.

    265:112 Parking Lights. –||Parking lights shall be displayed by all vehicles parked wholly or partially on a way, from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise, and at other times whenever rain, snow, or fog shall interfere with clear vision, unless said vehicles are plainly visible because of street or other lights.|||Source. 1935, 116:2. RL 119:27. RSA 263:51. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:113 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:113 - Reflective Warning Devices.

    265:113 Reflective Warning Devices. –||Every truck, bus, or truck-tractor, over 10,000 pounds manufactured gross vehicle weight, when driven outside of the lighted area of towns and cities shall be equipped with 3 bidirectional reflective warning devices approved by the director and in compliance with title 49 CFR part 393.95(F) of the motor carrier safety regulations. These warning devices shall be utilized as follows, except when stopping momentarily under conditions described in RSA 265:112:||I. On divided highways and one-way roads a warning device shall be placed within 10 feet of the rear of the vehicle, one warning device shall be placed 100 feet and one warning device 200 feet in the direction of on-coming traffic on the traffic side of vehicle.||II. On all other ways one warning device shall be placed 10 feet on the front or rear of the vehicle on the traffic side, one warning device shall be placed 100 feet to the rear and one warning device 100 feet to the front of the vehicle on the traffic side.|||Source. 1935, 116:2. RL 119:28. 1947, 80:1. RSA 263:52. 1981, 146:1. 1985, 213:22. 1987, 404:9, eff. July 25, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:114 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:114 - Dimming Lights.

    265:114 Dimming Lights. –||The driver of any vehicle upon approaching, overtaking or while following within a distance of approximately 150 feet of another vehicle on a way during the period from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise shall dim his headlights.|||Source. RSA 263:52-a. 1955, 295:2. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:116 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:116 - Exceptions.

    265:116 Exceptions. –||Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as affecting the transportation of military or naval forces or their equipment by the federal or the state government. Fixed ammunition for small arms, firecrackers or matches shall not be held to be explosives when the individual units contain any of the articles mentioned above in such limited quantity or of such nature and in such packing that it is impossible to produce an explosion of such units to the injury of life, limb or property.|||Source. 1941, 142:4. RL 119:48. RSA 263:77. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:117 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:117 - Transporting Hazardous Materials or Wastes.

    265:117 Transporting Hazardous Materials or Wastes. –||Notwithstanding RSA 265:115 relative to the transportation of explosives, any person driving any vehicle transporting any hazardous materials or wastes upon a way shall at all times comply with rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 106-A:18.|||Source. RSA 263:77-b. 1979, 344:7. 1981, 146:1. 1983, 393:7, eff. Aug. 21, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:118 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:118 - Penalty.

    265:118 Penalty. –||The driver, owner, and custodian of any vehicle which is driven in violation of the provisions of this subdivision or any rule adopted under this subdivision shall be guilty of a violation for a first offense and, notwithstanding the provisions of title LXII, shall be fined not more than $250 plus penalty assessment if a natural person or not more than $500 plus penalty assessment if any other person. Any person convicted of an offense under this subdivision who was convicted of an offense relating to the transportation of explosives or hazardous materials or wastes within the 5 years preceding the commission of the offense under this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of an offense under this subdivision who was convicted of 2 or more offenses relating to the transportation of explosives or hazardous materials or wastes within 5 years preceding the commission of the offense under this subdivision shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person or of a felony if any other person.|||Source. RSA 263:77-c. 1979, 344:7. 1981, 146:1. 1983, 393:8, eff. Aug. 21, 1983. 2015, 202:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:119 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:119 - Traffic Laws Apply to Persons Driving Motorcycles.

    265:119 Traffic Laws Apply to Persons Driving Motorcycles. –||Every person driving a motorcycle shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under this title, except as to provisions of this title which indicate otherwise and except as to those provisions of the title which by their nature can have no application.|||Source. RSA 263:29-h. 1969, 82:1. 1981, 146:1; 479:47, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:120 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:120 - Riding Upon Motorcycles.

    265:120 Riding Upon Motorcycles. –||I. A person driving a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto. Such driver shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which case a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designated for 2 persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the motorcycle at the rear or side of the driver, or in a sidecar firmly attached to the side of the motorcycle.||II. A person shall ride upon a motorcycle only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the motorcycle.||III. No person shall drive a motorcycle while carrying any package, bundle, or other article which prevents him from keeping both hands on the handlebars.||IV. No driver shall carry any person, nor shall any person ride in a position which will interfere with the driving or control of the motorcycle or with the view of the driver.||V. Any person who violates the provisions of paragraph I, II, or III of this section shall be subject to a fine of $75.|||Source. RSA 263:29-d. 1967, 443:1. 1981, 146:1; 479:48. 2005, 177:37, eff. July 1, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:121 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:121 - Driving Motorcycles on Roadways Laned for Traffic.

    265:121 Driving Motorcycles on Roadways Laned for Traffic. –||I. All motorcycles are entitled to the full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane; provided, however, that 2 motorcycles may ride abreast in a single lane.||II. The driver of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.||III. No person shall drive a motorcycle on a roadway between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.||IV. Motorcycles shall not be driven more than 2 abreast in a single lane.||V. Paragraphs II and III shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties.||VI. No person riding upon a motorcycle shall attach himself or the motorcycle to any other vehicle, except a sidecar, on the roadway.|||Source. RSA 263:29-e. 1967, 443:1. 1981, 146:1; 479:49, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:122 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:122 - Protective Headgear.

    265:122 Protective Headgear. –||I. No person less than 18 years of age may drive or ride upon a motorcycle or autocycle unless he or she wears protective headgear of a type approved by the director. Such headgear shall be equipped with either a neck or chin strap.||II. The director is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt rules pursuant to RSA 260:5 covering the types of protective headgear and the specifications therefor and to establish and maintain a list of approved headgear which meet established specifications.||III. If federal law is altered so that the mandatory wearing of protective headgear on motorcycles or autocycles by persons less than 18 years of age is not required as a condition to the receipt by the state of any federal funds, paragraphs I and II shall be void.||IV. Any motorcycle or autocycle operator who transports a person under the age of 18 years, when such person is in violation of paragraph I, shall be guilty of a violation.|||Source. RSA 263:29-b. 1967, 443:1. 1977, 173:1. 1981, 146:1. 1990, 79:7, eff. June 9, 1990. 2015, 222:7, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:123 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:123 - Eye and Face Protection.

    265:123 Eye and Face Protection. –||If a motorcycle is not equipped with a windshield or screen which protects the driver's eyes and face when the driver is sitting erect, the driver shall wear either eyeglasses, goggles or a protective face shield when driving the motorcycle while the motorcycle is in motion.|||Source. RSA 263:29-c. 1967, 443:1. 1981, 146:1. 1989, 208:1, eff. July 21, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:123-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:123-a - Operation Prohibited.

    265:123-a Operation Prohibited. –||No person shall operate a pocket bike upon any way or allow a pocket bike owned by him or her to be operated upon any way. No pocket bike shall be issued a vehicle registration or certificate or title.|||Source. 2005, 108:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:123-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:123-b - Disclosure to Purchaser.

    265:123-b Disclosure to Purchaser. –||Every seller of pocket bikes shall provide a written disclosure to buyers at the time of purchase that advises buyers that their existing insurance policies may not provide coverage for these devices and that they should contact their insurance agent or company to determine if coverage is provided. Such disclosure shall also advise buyers that the devices are not legal for operation upon public ways.|||Source. 2005, 108:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:124 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:124 - to 265:142 Repealed by 1981, 538:11, XVIII, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m.

    265:124 to 265:142 Repealed by 1981, 538:11, XVIII, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m. –|
NH Rev Stat § 265:143 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:143 - Application of Motor Vehicle Laws to Bicycles.

    265:143 Application of Motor Vehicle Laws to Bicycles. –||I. Every person propelling a vehicle by human power or riding a bicycle shall have all of the rights and be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under the rules of the road, except as provided in paragraph II and as to special regulations in this subdivision and except as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application.||II. (a) Any peace officer, wearing a distinctive uniform, operating a bicycle during the course of his or her duties is exempt from the provisions of this subdivision, except as those provisions relate to driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages or drugs, if the bicycle is being operated under any of the following circumstances:||(1) In response to an emergency call.||(2) While engaged in a rescue operation.||(3) In the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law.||(b) This paragraph shall not relieve a peace officer from the duty to operate a bicycle with due regard for the safety of all persons using the public way.|||Source. 1939, 164:1. RL 106:17. 1945, 188:1, part 20:17. RSA 250:17. 1973, 440:1. 1981, 146:1; 422:9. 2000, 63:1, eff. June 16, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:143-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:143-a - Drivers to Exercise Due Care When Approaching Bicycle.

    265:143-a Drivers to Exercise Due Care When Approaching Bicycle. –||Every driver of a vehicle, when approaching a bicyclist, shall insure the safety and protection of the bicyclist and shall exercise due care by leaving a reasonable and prudent distance between the vehicle and the bicycle. The distance shall be presumed to be reasonable and prudent if it is at least 3 feet when the vehicle is traveling at 30 miles per hour or less, with one additional foot of clearance required for every 10 miles per hour above 30 miles per hour.|||Source. 2008, 209:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:144 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:144 - Riding on Bicycles.

    265:144 Riding on Bicycles. –||I. A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached to the bicycle.||II. No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.||III. No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, skateboard, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon a roadway.||IV. No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the driver from keeping at least one hand upon the handlebars.||V. Persons riding bicycles 2 or more abreast shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and, on a laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane.||VI. Bicyclists intending to turn right or left shall not be required to give a continuous hand or arm signal if the hand is needed in the control or operation of the bicycle.||VII. A person propelling a bicycle may pass a slower-moving vehicle in the same lane provided such movement can be made with reasonable safety. A person propelling a bicycle may pass a stationary or stopped motor vehicle on the right.||VIII. Any bicyclist shall stop upon demand of a peace officer and permit his bicycle to be inspected.||IX. No bicycle shall be operated unless the steering, brakes, tires and other required equipment are in safe condition.||X. No person less than 16 years of age may operate or ride upon a bicycle on a public way unless he or she wears protective headgear of a type approved by the commissioner of health and human services.||XI. A person propelling a bicycle upon a way at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at that time and place shall remain on the right portion of the way as far as practicable except when it is unsafe to do so or:||(a) When overtaking and passing another bicycle or any other vehicle proceeding in the same direction.||(b) When preparing for or making a left turn at an intersection or into a driveway.||(c) When proceeding straight in a place where right turns are permitted.||(d) When necessary to avoid hazardous conditions, including, but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, broken pavement, glass, sand, puddles, ice, or opening doors of parked vehicles.||XII. A bicyclist shall wear at least one item of reflective outerwear apparel, such as a reflective vest, jacket, or helmet strip, during the period from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise.|||Source. RSA 250:17-a. 1973, 440:2. 1981, 146:1; 422:10. 2005, 100:2. 2008, 209:3, 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:145 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:145 - Clinging to Vehicles Prohibited.

    265:145 Clinging to Vehicles Prohibited. –||No person riding a motorcycle, bicycle, moped, coaster, sled, skateboard, or toy vehicle, or wearing roller skates, shall hold fast to, or hitch onto any streetcar, or any other vehicle moving upon a way.|||Source. 1939, 164:1. RL 106:18. 1945, 188:1, part 20:18. RSA 250:18. 1981, 146:1. 1983, 431:12, eff. Aug. 23, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:146 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:146 - Permits.

    265:146 Permits. –||The mayor of a city, or selectmen of a town, may, in their discretion, upon any special occasion, grant permits to any persons to ride bicycles or mopeds, at any rate of speed, for a time not exceeding one day upon specified portions of the public ways of such city or town, and may annex such other reasonable conditions to such permits as they may deem proper.|||Source. 1897, 93:3. PL 90:16. RL 106:16. 1945, 188:1, part 20:16. RSA 250:16. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:147 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:147 - Repealed by 1981, 422:11, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.

    265:147 Repealed by 1981, 422:11, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m. –|
NH Rev Stat § 265:148 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:148 - Sidewalks Outside Compact Area.

    265:148 Sidewalks Outside Compact Area. –||Upon petition of 5 or more legal voters, the selectmen of a town or the mayor of a city, upon notice and hearing, shall have the power to include within the foregoing provisions, sidewalks outside the compact part of the town or city that are built or improved by said town or city or by the abutters; but in such case, notices to that effect shall be posted near said walks at least one week before they shall be so included.|||Source. 1897, 93:2. PL 90:14. RL 106:14. 1945, 188:1, part 20:14. RSA 250:14. 1981, 146:1; 422:12, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:149 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:149 - Ordinances and Bylaws.

    265:149 Ordinances and Bylaws. –||Any city or town shall have the power to make ordinances, bylaws or regulations respecting the use and equipment of bicycles, except mopeds as defined in RSA 259:57, on its ways, provided that any such ordinances, bylaws or regulations enacted with respect to such equipment shall be at least as stringent as the requirements of RSA 266:85-89. Any city or town may require that bicycles, except mopeds as defined in RSA 259:57, be licensed and may charge reasonable fees for such licensing.|||Source. 1939, 164:2. RL 106:19. 1945, 188:1, part 20:19. 1953, 154:1. RSA 250:19. 1971, 319:2. 1976, 4:3. 1981, 146:1; 422:13, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:150 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:150 - Penalty.

    265:150 Penalty. –||Any person violating the provisions of RSA 265:145 or any ordinance, bylaw, or rule made under the provisions of RSA 265:149, shall be deprived of his bicycle or moped by the law enforcement agents until such provisions and requirements have been complied with.|||Source. 1939, 164:3. RL 106:20. 1945, 188:1, part 20:20. 1953, 154:2. RSA 250:20. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:151 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:151 - Limitation of Prosecution.

    265:151 Limitation of Prosecution. –||Prosecutions under this subdivision shall be instituted within 60 days from the time the offense was committed.|||Source. 1897, 93:4. PL 90:17. RL 106:21. 1945, 188:1, part 20:21. RSA 250:21. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 265:152 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 265 - Rules of the Road|Section 265:152 - Bicycle Parking.

    265:152 Bicycle Parking. –||I. A person may park a bicycle on a sidewalk unless prohibited or restricted by an official traffic control device.||II. A bicycle parked on a sidewalk shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of pedestrian or other traffic.||III. A person shall not park a bicycle on a roadway in such a manner as to obstruct the movement of a legally parked motor vehicle.||IV. In all other respects, bicycles parked on a way shall conform with provisions of law regulating the parking of vehicles.|||Source. 1981, 422:14, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.|