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NH Rev Stat § 260:70-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 260 - Administration of Motor Vehicle Laws|Section 260:70-a - Service of Process on Owners and Lessees.

    260:70-a Service of Process on Owners and Lessees. –||I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 594:10 and RSA 594:14, a summons may be served on the owner or lessee of any truck, tractor, or semi-trailer operated in violation of the size, weight, equipment, or commercial vehicle rules in this title by delivering said summons in hand to any person driving said vehicle. The driving of such vehicle with the express or implied consent of such owner or user shall be deemed equivalent to an appointment by such owner or user of the driver to be his true and lawful agent upon whom may be served such summons in any action against him arising out of a violation of this title.||II. If a corporation or other legal entity, after being duly served with process, fails to appear before a court of competent jurisdiction and to answer to an indictment or complaint brought against it under this title, its default shall be recorded, the charges in the indictment or complaint taken to be true, and judgment rendered accordingly. Upon the rendering of such judgment, the court may issue a warrant of distress to compel payment of the penalty prescribed by law.|||Source. 1981, 479:17, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 260:71 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 260 - Administration of Motor Vehicle Laws|Section 260:71 - Added Application.

    260:71 Added Application. –||The provisions of this title, unless otherwise provided, shall be construed to include vehicle driving on ways provided and maintained by public institutions, to which state funds are appropriated, for public use.|||Source. RSA 262:44. 1965, 274:2. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 260:72 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 260 - Administration of Motor Vehicle Laws|Section 260:72 - Highways on Government-Owned Land.

    260:72 Highways on Government-Owned Land. –||All provisions of laws and city or town ordinances relating to vehicles shall be in force on any way, or any street, road or public passageway for vehicles established by the United States of America, located on land in this state owned in the name of the United States of America, or any department or agency thereof, in which the state of New Hampshire, or a political subdivision thereof, has retained its civil and criminal jurisdiction or concurrent civil and criminal jurisdiction on such land.|||Source. RSA 263:83. 1955, 90:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 260:73 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 260 - Administration of Motor Vehicle Laws|Section 260:73 - International Registration Plan Authorized.

    260:73 International Registration Plan Authorized. –||The commissioner is hereby authorized to execute all documents and perform all other acts necessary to enter into and carry out the provisions of a multi-jurisdictional commercial vehicle registration proration agreement, to be known as the international registration plan (IRP). The commissioner may adopt such rules as are necessary to enforce the provisions of the agreement, which shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 541-A and shall have the effect of law, and which shall provide for each of the member states to collect registration fees and perform audits on behalf of the other member states.|||Source. 1985, 146:2, eff. July 19, 1985. 2019, 98:2, eff. June 21, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 260:74, 260:75 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 260 - Administration of Motor Vehicle Laws|Section 260:74, 260:75 - Repealed by 2019, 98:3, I and II, eff. June 21, 2019.

    260:74, 260:75 Repealed by 2019, 98:3, I and II, eff. June 21, 2019. –|
NH Rev Stat § 260:76 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 260 - Administration of Motor Vehicle Laws|Section 260:76 - Hearing on Fees and Charges.

    260:76 Hearing on Fees and Charges. –||Any person who wishes to dispute fees or charges against him or her by the state under this subdivision shall be entitled to a hearing before the commissioner or his or her designee in accordance with the hearing process established by RSA 260:44, II, which shall be liberally construed so as to also apply to this subdivision.|||Source. 2005, 106:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 260:77 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 260 - Administration of Motor Vehicle Laws|Section 260:77 - Repealed by 2018, 7:2, effective Aug. 1, 2020.

    260:77 Repealed by 2018, 7:2, effective Aug. 1, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 260:78 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 260 - Administration of Motor Vehicle Laws|Section 260:78 - Repealed by 2020, 33:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.

    260:78 Repealed by 2020, 33:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 261:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:1 - When Certificate Required.

    261:1 When Certificate Required. –||Except as provided in RSA 261:3, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to all motor vehicles when a change of registration is required under the provisions of this chapter by reason of a sale for consideration. The department shall not require an application for a certificate of title upon the renewal of the registration, if required, of a vehicle. The department shall note on the face of the registration, if required, of each vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued a statement to that effect.|||Source. RSA 269-A:5. 1967, 357:1. 1979, 404:3. 1981, 146:1. 1983, 230:12, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:2 - Final Date.

    261:2 Final Date. –||No motor vehicle may be registered in this state, except those exempted pursuant to the provisions of RSA 261:3, unless a certificate of title shall be issued and in force relative to the same pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.|||Source. RSA 269-A:47. 1967, 357:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:2-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:2-a - Registration of Certain Title Exempted Vehicles.

    261:2-a Registration of Certain Title Exempted Vehicles. –||Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 261:2 and RSA 261:148, no person shall register a motor vehicle exempted under RSA 261:3, I(k) in this state without first providing a previously issued, current or expired New Hampshire certificate of registration, a valid New Hampshire or out-of-state certificate of title, an application for a certificate of title, or a current New Hampshire vehicle identification number verification form as prescribed by the director. For the purposes of this section, a temporary registration issued pursuant to RSA 261:57 does not meet the requirement of a previously issued New Hampshire certificate of registration. The town or city clerk that issues the permit shall copy the bill of sale and the New Hampshire certificate of registration or the certificate of title for their records, but shall return the original bill of sale and the New Hampshire certificate of registration or the certificate of title to the person registering the vehicle upon issuing the permit. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 2000, 90:1. 2002, 253:1, eff. July 16, 2002. 2014, 278:2, eff. Sept. 26, 2014. 2017, 31:1, eff. May 9, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:3 - Exempted Vehicles.

    261:3 Exempted Vehicles. –||I. No certificate of title need be obtained for:||(a) A vehicle owned by the United States or owned or operated by the New Hampshire National Guard;||(b) A vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for sale, even though incidentally moved on the highway or used for purposes of testing or demonstration; or a vehicle used by a manufacturer solely for testing;||(c) A vehicle owned by a nonresident of this state and not required by law to be registered in this state;||(d) A vehicle regularly engaged in the interstate transportation of persons or property for which a currently effective certificate of title has been issued in another state;||(e) A vehicle moved solely by animal power;||(f) An implement of husbandry;||(g) Special mobile equipment;||(h) A self-propelled wheelchair or invalid tricycle;||(i) A snowmobile as defined in RSA 259:102;||(j) Trailers with gross weight of less than 3,001 pounds;||(k) Any motor vehicle whose manufacturer's model year is before the year 2000, except heavy trucks and truck-tractors whose gross vehicle weight exceeds 18,000 pounds.||(l) A roadable aircraft as defined in RSA 259:91-a.||II. RSA 262:1 to 5 inclusive do not apply to:||(a) A vehicle moved solely by animal power;||(b) An implement of husbandry;||(c) Special mobile equipment;||(d) A self-propelled wheelchair or invalid tricycle.|||Source. RSA 269-A:2. 1967, 357:1. 1969, 488:3; 504:1, 2. 1977, 458:1. 1981, 146:1. 1989, 54:1. 1998, 202:1-5. 2006, 90:11, eff. July 1, 2006 at 12:01 a.m. 2014, 262:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. 2020, 33:32, eff. Sept. 22, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:4-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:4-a - Antique Motor Vehicle; Certificate of Title.

    261:4-a Antique Motor Vehicle;  Certificate of Title. –||Nothing in RSA 261:3 or RSA 261:4 shall prohibit the department from issuing a certificate of title for an antique motor vehicle upon the request of the vehicle owner. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to the issuance of a certificate of title for an antique motor vehicle.|||Source. 2002, 253:2, eff. July 16, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:5 - Implement of Husbandry or Special Mobile Equipment.

    261:5 Implement of Husbandry or Special Mobile Equipment. –||The owner of an implement of husbandry or special mobile equipment may apply for and obtain a certificate of title on it. All of the provisions of this subdivision are applicable to a certificate of title so issued, except that a person who receives a transfer of an interest in the vehicle without knowledge of the certificate of title is not prejudiced by reason of the existence of the certificate, and the perfection of a security interest under this chapter is not effective until the lienholder has complied with the provisions of applicable law which otherwise relate to the perfection of security interests in personal property.|||Source. RSA 269-A:6. 1967, 357:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:6 - Department to Check Vehicle Identification Number.

    261:6 Department to Check Vehicle Identification Number. –||The department, upon receiving application for a first certificate of title, shall check the vehicle identification number shown in the application against the records of vehicles required to be maintained by RSA 261:7 and against the record of stolen and converted vehicles required to be maintained by RSA 262:2. The director may require a New Hampshire vehicle identification number verification form to be completed prior to issuance of a title.|||Source. RSA 269-A:8. 1967, 357:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. 2014, 278:3, eff. Sept. 26, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:7 - Issuance of Certificate; Records.

    261:7 Issuance of Certificate;  Records. –||I. The department shall file each application received and, when satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title, shall issue a certificate of title of the vehicle.||II. The department shall maintain at its central office a record of all certificates of title issued by it:||(a) Under a distinctive title number assigned to the vehicle;||(b) Under the vehicle identification number;||(c) Alphabetically, under the name of the owner; and||(d) In the discretion of the director, by any other method he determines.|||Source. RSA 269-A:9. 1967, 357:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:8 - Information in Certificate.

    261:8 Information in Certificate. –||I. Each certificate of title issued by the department shall contain:||(a) The date issued;||(b) The name and address of the owner;||(c) The names and addresses of any lienholders, in the order of priority as shown on the application, or, if the application is based on a certificate of title, as shown on the certificate;||(d) The title number assigned to the vehicle; and||(e) A general description of the vehicle.||II. The certificate of title shall contain forms for assignment and warranty of title by the owner and for assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, and may contain forms for applications for a certificate of title by a transferee, the naming of a lienholder and the assignment or release of the security interest of a lienholder.||III. A certificate of title issued by the department is prima facie evidence of the facts appearing on it.||IV. A certificate of title for a vehicle is not subject to garnishment, attachment, execution or other judicial process, but this paragraph does not prevent a lawful levy upon the vehicle.|||Source. RSA 269-A:10. 1967, 357:1. 1981, 146:1. 1989, 305:2, eff. July 1, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:9 - Mailing of Certificate.

    261:9 Mailing of Certificate. –||The certificate of title shall be mailed to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner. In the event the lien has been satisfied by a dealer, the dealer becomes the owner and the state is authorized to mail the title to the dealer.|||Source. RSA 269-A:11. 1967, 357:1. 1981, 146:1. 2002, 165:2, eff. July 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:10 - Withholding of Certificate; Bond Requirement.

    261:10 Withholding of Certificate;  Bond Requirement. –||If the director is not satisfied as to the ownership of the vehicle or that there are no undisclosed security interests in it, the director may register the vehicle but shall either:||I. Withhold issuance of a certificate of title until the applicant presents documents reasonably sufficient to satisfy the director as to the applicant's ownership of the vehicle and that there are no undisclosed security interests in it; or||II. As a condition of issuing a certificate of title, require the applicant to file with the department a bond in the form prescribed by the director and executed by the applicant, and either accompanied by the deposit of cash with the department or also executed by a person authorized to conduct a surety business in this state. The bond shall be in an amount equal to 11/2 times the value of the vehicle as determined by the director and conditioned to indemnify any prior owner and lienholder and any subsequent purchaser of the vehicle or person acquiring any security interest in it, and their respective successors in interest, against any expense, loss or damage, including reasonable attorney's fees, by reason of the issuance of the certificate of title of the vehicle or on account of any defect in or undisclosed security interest upon the right, title and interest of the applicant in and to the vehicle. Any such interested person has a right of action to recover on the bond for any breach of its conditions, but the aggregate liability of the surety to all persons shall not exceed the amount of the bond. The bond, and any deposit accompanying it, shall be returned at the end of 3 years or prior thereto if the vehicle is no longer registered in this state and the currently valid certificate of title is surrendered to the department, unless the department has been notified of the pendency of an action to recover the bond.|||Source. RSA 269-A:12. 1967, 357:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:11 - Refusal of Certificate.

    261:11 Refusal of Certificate. –||The department shall refuse issuance of a certificate of title if any required fee is not paid or if it has reasonable grounds to believe that:||I. The applicant is not the owner of the vehicle;||II. The application contains a false or fraudulent statement; or||III. The applicant fails to furnish required information or documents or any additional information the director reasonably requires.|||Source. RSA 269-A:13. 1967, 357:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:12 - Duplicate Certificate.

    261:12 Duplicate Certificate. –||I. If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the records of the department, or dealer who has purchased the vehicle, shall promptly make application for and may obtain a duplicate upon furnishing information satisfactory to the director.||II. The department shall not issue a new certificate of title to a transferee or dealer upon application made on a duplicate until 15 days after receipt of the application.||III. A person recovering an original certificate of title for which a duplicate has been issued shall promptly surrender the original certificate to the department.|||Source. RSA 269-A:14. 1967, 357:1. 1981, 146:1. 1989, 305:3. 1998, 202:6, eff. Aug. 17, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:13 - Certificate of Origin.

    261:13 Certificate of Origin. –||When a new vehicle is delivered in this state by the manufacturer to its agent or franchised dealer, the manufacturer shall execute and deliver to the agent or franchised dealer a certificate of origin in the form prescribed by the director, and no person shall bring into this state any new vehicle unless he or she has in his or her possession the certificate of origin as prescribed by the director. The certificate of origin shall contain the vehicle identification number of the motor vehicle, the name of the manufacturer, model year, year of manufacture, number of cylinders, a general description of the body, if any, and the type of model. When a new vehicle is sold in this state, the manufacturer, agent, or franchised dealer shall execute and deliver to the purchaser, in case of an absolute sale, assignment of the certificate of origin, or an acceptable form proving assignment approved by the director, or, if other than absolute sale, assignment of the certificate of origin subject to contract, signed or executed by the manufacturer, agent, or dealer, with the genuine names and business or residence addresses of both stated thereon, and certified to have been executed with full knowledge of the contents and with the consent of both purchaser and seller. No manufacturer, distributor, or manufacturer's authorized agent shall issue any duplicate, supplemental, or replacement certificate of origin unless the legend "duplicate" is placed on said certificate and the director is notified in writing of the circumstances under which said certificate was issued. A dealer registered under the provisions of RSA 261 who makes a courtesy delivery shall prepare the title application and supporting documents, but said delivery shall not be construed as a sale by the New Hampshire dealer.|||Source. RSA 269-A:4. 1967, 357:1. 1979, 453:3. 1981, 77:1; 146:1. 1987, 263:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988. 2015, 198:1, eff. Sept. 4, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:14 - Transfer of Interest in Vehicle.

    261:14 Transfer of Interest in Vehicle. –||I. If an owner transfers his interest in a vehicle, other than by the creation of a security interest, he shall, at the time of delivery of the vehicle, execute an assignment and warranty of title to the transferee in the space provided therefor on the certificate or as the director prescribes, and cause the certificate and assignment to be mailed or delivered to the transferee or to the department.||II. Upon request of the owner or transferee, a lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall, unless the transfer was a breach of his security agreement, either deliver the certificate to the transferee for delivery to the department or, upon receipt from the transferee of the owner's assignment, the transferee's application for a new certificate and the required fee, mail or deliver them to the department. The delivery of the certificate does not affect the rights of the lienholder under his security agreement.||III. If a security interest is reserved or created at the time of the transfer, the certificate of title shall be retained by or delivered to the person who becomes the lienholder, and the parties shall comply with the provisions of RSA 261:25.||IV. Except as provided in RSA 261:15 and as between the parties, a transfer by an owner is not effective until the provisions of this section and RSA 261:19 have been complied with; however, an owner who has delivered possession of the vehicle of the transferee and has complied with the provisions of this section and RSA 261:19 requiring action by him is not liable as owner for any damages thereafter resulting from driving of the vehicle.|||Source. RSA 269-A:15. 1967, 357:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|