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NH Rev Stat § 266:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:37 - Spot Lamps and Auxiliary Lamps.

    266:37 Spot Lamps and Auxiliary Lamps. –||I. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed 2 spot lamps and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used that no part of the high intensity portion of the beam will strike the windshield, or any windows, mirror, or occupant of another vehicle in use, except that a spot lamp may be used by a police officer to illuminate the interior of a vehicle being stopped from the rear.||II. Except as provided in paragraph II-a, any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed 3 auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than 12 inches nor more than 42 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands, with such measurements to be made from the ground to the center of the lens, except that vehicles while used in the winter maintenance of ways may be driven with auxiliary head lamps higher than 42 inches above the surface upon which the vehicle stands provided such head lamps shall be aimed so that the top of the beam of light produced by these head lamps does not exceed the height of a horizontal line which is 42 inches high at a distance of 75 feet ahead of the head lamps of said vehicle.||II-a. Motorcycles as defined in RSA 259:63 may be equipped with not to exceed 4 auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front of the motorcycle at a height of not more than 42 inches above the level surface upon which the motorcycle stands, with such measurements to be made from the ground to the center of the lens.||III. Every spot lamp and auxiliary driving lamp shall be approved by the director.|||Source. 1947, 82:1. 1949, 46:1. RSA 263:14. 1979, 203:2. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. 2021, 73:1, eff. Aug. 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:38 - Stop Lamps.

    266:38 Stop Lamps. –||It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any motor vehicle, including any motorcycle, moped or motor-driven cycle, full trailer, trailer, or semi-trailer in this state unless it is equipped with one or more stop lamps in working order at all times; provided, however, that stop lamps shall not be required on a farm tractor, and further provided that whenever a vehicle is manufactured with multiple stop lamps or stop lamps with multiple bulbs or filaments, each of the lamps, bulbs, or filaments shall be in working order.|||Source. 1951, 20:8, par. 8-b. RSA 263:15. 1981, 146:1. 1983, 431:13. 1987, 404:13. 2002, 252:1, eff. May 17, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:39 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:39 - School Bus Stop Signals and Strobe Lights.

    266:39 School Bus Stop Signals and Strobe Lights. –||I. The director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 260:5 requiring certain school buses to be equipped with automatic flasher-type stop lights located on the front and rear. Said stop lights shall be of such types and designs as approved by said director. No school bus shall be driven upon the ways of the state which does not carry the equipment which may be required by the director under the provisions of this paragraph. It shall be unlawful to operate any flashing warning signal light on any school bus except when any said school bus is stopped on a way for the purpose of permitting school children to board or alight from said school bus.||II. White strobe lights may be permanently mounted on the longitudinal center line of the bus roof. Strobe lights shall be capable of being activated and deactivated by the driver.|||Source. 1949, 114:3. RSA 263:26. 1961, 251:2. 1981, 146:1. 2001, 81:2, eff. Aug. 18, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:40 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:40 - Clearance Lamps.

    266:40 Clearance Lamps. –||Every bus, motor truck, trailer or semi-trailer, having a width including load in excess of 80 inches, when on the ways of this state at night, shall have displayed on the front thereof, in addition to the front lights provided for in RSA 266:31, 2 amber clearance lamps. Every such vehicle shall have displayed on the rear thereof, in addition to the tail lamp and reflectors provided for in RSA 266:44, 2 red clearance lamps. All clearance lamps shall be located on the permanent part of the body, as high as possible thereon, one at the extreme left and one at the extreme right, to indicate the extreme width of said vehicle and load. Those on the front shall be visible, when lighted, for a distance of at least 500 feet from the front and the side and those at the rear shall be visible, when lighted, for a distance of at least 500 feet from the rear and the side, of said vehicle. However, in the case of vehicles and loads in excess of 45 feet in length, the rearmost clearance lamp arrangement shall be mounted on each side of the rearmost support for the load, one combination marker lamp showing amber to the front and red to the side and rear, mounted to indicate the maximum width of the vehicle and load. Said clearance lamps shall be of such type, size and color as shall be approved by the director.|||Source. 1933, 134:1. 1941, 111:3. RL 119:9. RSA 263:17. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:41 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:41 - Back-up Lamps.

    266:41 Back-up Lamps. –||Any motor vehicle may be equipped with back-up lamps either separately or in combination with other lamps. Such back-up lamps shall not be lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion.|||Source. 1947, 81:1. RSA 263:18. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:42 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:42 - Directional Signals.

    266:42 Directional Signals. –||It shall be unlawful to drive on any way in this state any motor vehicle registered in this state which is manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1952, unless such vehicle is equipped with directional signals approved by the director. The provisions of this section shall not apply to motorcycles manufactured prior to January 1, 1973.|||Source. 1951, 20:10. RSA 263:37. 1981, 146:1. 1994, 88:1, eff. July 5, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:43 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:43 - Reflectors.

    266:43 Reflectors. –||Every new motor vehicle sold and driven upon a way, other than a tractor truck, shall carry on the rear, either as a part of the tail lamps or separately, 2 red reflectors, except that every motorcycle, moped and motor-driven cycle shall carry at least one reflector.|||Source. 1951, 20:8, par. 8-c. RSA 263:16. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:44 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:44 - Tail Lamp and Reflectors.

    266:44 Tail Lamp and Reflectors. –||Every motor vehicle and trailer or any combination of vehicles, when on the ways of this state at night, shall have on the rear thereof, and to the left of the axis thereof, one lamp, displaying a red light visible for a distance of at least 1000 feet to the rear of such vehicle, and a white light illuminating the registration plate of such vehicle so that the characters thereon shall be visible for a distance of at least 50 feet, except that passenger cars manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1952, shall have at least 2 tail lamps, one to either side of the axis thereof. On a combination of vehicles, only the tail lamps on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified. On vehicles equipped with more than one tail lamp, the lamps shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable. All tail lamps on any vehicle shall be located at a height of not more than 72 inches nor less than 20 inches from the ground, measured from the ground to the center of the reflector, and shall be placed in such manner as to indicate the extreme width of the vehicle and load and to reflect rays of light thrown upon such reflector. The visibility of such reflectors shall not be impaired at any time. Whenever a vehicle is manufactured with multiple tail lamps or multiple bulbs or filaments in the tail lamps, each of the lamps, bulbs, or filaments and any other exterior lighting equipment with which the vehicle was manufactured shall be in working order.|||Source. 1911, 133:7. 1913, 81:3. 1921, 119:6. PL 103:6. 1931, 82:1. 1933, 105:2. 1941, 111:2. RL 119:8. RSA 263:13. 1979, 203:2. 1981, 146:1. 2002, 252:2, eff. May 17, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:45 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:45 - Additional Reflectors.

    266:45 Additional Reflectors. –||Every bus, motor truck, and every trailer and semi-trailer, provided the weight of said trailer or semi-trailer, including load, is 3,000 pounds or more, shall in addition to reflectors required in RSA 266:44, when driven upon the ways of this state at night, have displayed on the body or load carrying portion of said vehicle, the following: on each side one amber reflector, located at or near the front, and one red reflector located at or near the rear. Such reflectors shall be of such a type and size as shall be approved by the director and shall be located not less than 24 nor more than 48 inches from the ground. The visibility of any such reflector shall not be impaired at any time.|||Source. 1935, 44:1. 1941, 111:4. RL 119:10. RSA 263:19. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:45-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:45-a - Additional Lighting Equipment.

    266:45-a Additional Lighting Equipment. –||Any vehicle 80 inches or more in overall width, if not otherwise required by this chapter, may be equipped with not more than 5 identification lamps showing to the front which shall emit an amber or white light without glare and with not more than 3 identification lamps showing to the rear which shall emit a red light without glare. Such lamps shall be grouped in a horizontal row, with lamp centers spaced not less than 6 nor more than 12 inches apart, and mounted on the permanent structure of the vehicle as close as practicable to the vertical center line. Any vehicle may be equipped with one or more side marker lamps, and any such lamp may be flashed in conjunction with turn or vehicular warning signals. Lamps allowed by this section shall be of a type approved by the director.|||Source. 1981, 479:54. 2005, 203:8, eff. July 1, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:46 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:46 - Lamp or Flag on Projecting Load.

    266:46 Lamp or Flag on Projecting Load. –||Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear 4 feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at all times during lighting periods specified in RSA 266:31, a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the sides and rear. The red light or lantern required under this section shall be in addition to the red rear light required upon every vehicle. At any other time there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of such load a red flag or cloth not less than 12 inches square and so hung that the entire area is visible to the driver of a vehicle approaching from the rear.|||Source. 1947, 83:1. RSA 263:20. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:46-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:46-a - Slow Moving Vehicle Emblems.

    266:46-a Slow Moving Vehicle Emblems. –||Every tractor or animal-drawn vehicle when being driven on any way shall at all times display on the rear thereof a slow moving vehicle emblem approved by the director.|||Source. 1981, 479:55, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:47 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:47 - Sale and Use of Regrooved Tires Prohibited.

    266:47 Sale and Use of Regrooved Tires Prohibited. –||It is unlawful for any person to use or sell any used passenger car tires that have been regrooved.|||Source. RSA 263:90. 1965, 299:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:48 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:48 - Tire Requirements.

    266:48 Tire Requirements. –||It shall be unlawful to drive a motor vehicle or trailer upon the ways unless such motor vehicle or trailer is equipped with tires in safe operating condition in accordance with requirements established by the director. No tire mounted on a motor vehicle or trailer shall be deemed to be in safe operating condition unless it meets the visual and tread depth requirements set forth in this subdivision. A spare tire shall not be deemed to be a "tire mounted on a motor vehicle or trailer" for the purposes of this subdivision.|||Source. RSA 263:84. 1965, 299:1. 1967, 314:3. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:49 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:49 - Visual Requirements.

    266:49 Visual Requirements. –||No tire shall be deemed to be in safe driving condition if such tire has:||I. A fabric break, or a cut in excess of one inch in any direction as measured on the outside of the tire and deep enough to reach the body cords, or has been repaired temporarily by the use of blowout patches or boots; or||II. Any bump, bulge or knot related to separation or partial failure of the tire structure; or||III. Any portion of the ply or cord structure exposed; or||IV. A portion of the tread design completely worn, provided such worn portion is of sufficient size to affect the traction and stopping ability of the tire.|||Source. RSA 263:86. 1965, 299:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:50 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:50 - Vehicle Tires.

    266:50 Vehicle Tires. –||A vehicle shall be considered equipped with solid rubber, iron, steel, or other hard tires when it has 2 or more of that kind.|||Source. 1921, 119:25. PL 102:4. RL 118:5. RSA 262:7. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:51 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:51 - Method of Measuring Tread Depth.

    266:51 Method of Measuring Tread Depth. –||Tire tread depth shall be measured by a tread depth gauge which shall be of a type calibrated in thirty-seconds of an inch. Readings shall be taken in a major tread groove of the tire nearest the center at 2 points of the circumference not closer than 15 inches. Readings for a tire which has the tread design running across the tire or for a siped tire, where such tread design is permitted, shall be taken at or near the center of the tire at 2 points of the circumference not closer than 15 inches.|||Source. RSA 263:87. 1965, 299:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:52 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:52 - Repealed by 1986, 218:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.

    266:52 Repealed by 1986, 218:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1987. –|
NH Rev Stat § 266:53 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:53 - Farm Vehicle Exemptions.

    266:53 Farm Vehicle Exemptions. –||Farm vehicles registered under RSA 261, self-propelled combines, self-propelled corn and hay harvesting machines and tractors used exclusively for agricultural purposes are exempt from the provisions of this subdivision.|||Source. RSA 263:89. 1965, 299:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:54 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:54 - Muffler, Horn and Lamps.

    266:54 Muffler, Horn and Lamps. –||Every motor vehicle driven on the ways of this state shall be provided with a muffler, a suitable and adequate horn or other device for signaling, and suitable lamps.|||Source. 1905, 86:7. 1911, 133:7. 1913, 81:3. 1917, 229:6. 1921, 119:6. PL 103:4. RL 119:4. RSA 263:5. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:55 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:55 - Mirrors.

    266:55 Mirrors. –||No person shall drive upon any way any closed motor vehicle, or motor vehicle so constructed, equipped, or loaded that the driver is prevented from having a constantly free and unobstructed view of the way immediately in the rear, unless there is attached to the vehicle a mirror or reflector so placed and adjusted as to afford the driver a clear, reflected view of the way in the rear of the vehicle.|||Source. 1921, 119:6. PL 103:8. RL 119:12. RSA 263:22. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:56 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:56 - Windshield Wipers and Defrosters.

    266:56 Windshield Wipers and Defrosters. –||Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a windshield wiper, or wipers so-called, for cleaning rain, ice, snow or other moisture from its windshield, and every motor vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1947, shall, in addition to such windshield wiper, be also equipped with a defroster, so-called, designed for melting snow and ice from the windshield. All such devices shall at all times be maintained in good working condition.|||Source. 1947, 181:1. RSA 263:23. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:57 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:57 - Flaps; Guards.

    266:57 Flaps;  Guards. –||Every vehicle operated in or upon any way, when not equipped with proper fenders to prevent the throw, spray, or splash of water, dirt, or other matter, shall be equipped with suitable fender guards or flaps which shall effectively reduce the throw, spray or splash likely to be emitted from any wheel or tire. Said flaps or guards required shall be of a type and size prescribed and approved by the director.|||Source. RSA 263:21-a. 1955, 110:1. 1981, 146:1. 1987, 404:8, eff. July 25, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:58 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:58 - Safety Glass Required.

    266:58 Safety Glass Required. –||It shall be unlawful to register or to drive on any way in this state any motor vehicle which shall have been manufactured or assembled on or after January 1, 1936, unless it be equipped with safety glass wherever glass is used in partitions, doors, windows, or windshields. This section shall not apply to any motor vehicle registered in another state by a bona fide resident of said state.|||Source. 1935, 72:1. RL 119:41. RSA 263:70; 263:74. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:58-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:58-a - Tinted Glass.

    266:58-a Tinted Glass. –||I. It shall be unlawful to sell or inspect any motor vehicle in this state which has after market tinting on the windshield.||II. It shall be unlawful to install after market tinting on the windshield on any motor vehicle which is registered in this state.||III. It shall be unlawful to drive on any way any motor vehicle registered in this state which has after market tinting on the windshield. Where after market tinting is applied to windows to the rear of the driver, outside rear view mirrors shall be required on both the left and right side of the vehicle for the use of the driver and a front seat passenger. The light transmittance of after-market tinted windows to the left and right of the driver where they are allowed shall not be less than 70 percent, and the light transmittance of after-market tinted rear windows where they are allowed shall not be less than 35 percent, except that the light transmittance of after market tinted rear windows of multipurpose passenger vehicles, as defined in 49 C.F.R. section 571.3 and pickup trucks may be such percentage as is allowed by 49 C.F.R. section 571.205 with respect to pre-market tinted rear windows.||III-a. Persons who require for medical reasons after market tinting on the windshield may apply for a special permit pursuant to RSA 266:61-a, IX.||IV. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to the administration and enforcement of this section.||V. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit after market tinting of the windshield of a vehicle with a strip not wider than 6 inches located at the very top of the windshield, provided that the light transmittance of the strip shall not be less than 35 percent.||VI. Any natural person or any other person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.|||Source. 1989, 160:1. 1990, 44:1. 1997, 252:4, eff. Aug. 18, 1997. 2021, 185:2, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:59 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:59 - Muffler; Prevention of Noise.

    266:59 Muffler;  Prevention of Noise. –||I. Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler as defined in RSA 259:66, in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise, and no person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a way.||II. The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes, smoke, flame, gas, oil or fuel residue.||III. [Repealed.]||IV. No person shall operate a motor vehicle with a straight pipe exhaust system; "straight pipe exhaust system" means any straight- through exhaust system that does not contain baffles or otherwise does not meet the definition of muffler in RSA 259:66. Any person who violates the provisions of this paragraph shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than $100 for a first offense, not less than $250 for a second offense in a calendar year, and not less than $500 for a third or subsequent offense in a calendar year.|||Source. 1913, 81:5. 1921, 119:11. PL 103:14. RL 119:23. RSA 263:46. 1961, 205:1. 1981, 146:1. 2004, 259:1. 2005, 266:1, eff. Aug. 21, 2005.|