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NH Rev Stat § 266:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:20 - Exception for Construction Equipment.

    266:20 Exception for Construction Equipment. –||The provisions of RSA 266:18 shall not prohibit the driving of construction equipment and motor vehicles used in the construction or maintenance of highways, provided that such equipment is used within a highway construction zone or extensions thereof as prescribed by the commissioner of the department of transportation. The provisions of this section shall apply equally to all vehicles used for transporting distributable loads of construction materials within such zones.|||Source. 1949, 104:2, par. 37-a. 1951, 146:1. RSA 263:62. 1981, 146:1. 1985, 319:2. 1986, 136:1. 2006, 317:5, eff. Aug. 18, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:21 - Exception for Winter Highway Maintenance.

    266:21 Exception for Winter Highway Maintenance. –||Any construction equipment and motor vehicles used for the winter maintenance of ways that are owned, leased, or rented by the state or any political subdivision of the state are exempt from the limitations in RSA 266:18, RSA 266:11, and RSA 266:12.|||Source. RSA 263:62-a. 1977, 400:1. 1981, 146:1. 2006, 317:6, eff. Aug. 18, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:21-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:21-a - Exception for Vehicles Being Towed.

    266:21-a Exception for Vehicles Being Towed. –||The provisions regarding maximum weight shall not apply to damaged, disabled, or abandoned vehicles being towed by a tow truck for a reasonable distance to the nearest safe haven off the highway, where the weight of each such individual unit does not exceed the maximum legal or permitted weight for the unit under this subdivision. The weight provisions of this subdivision may be further waived for vehicles being towed on a case-by-case basis by special overweight permit.|||Source. 2010, 211:2, eff. Aug. 27, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:22 - Permit Fees.

    266:22 Permit Fees. –||Before any special permit authorized by RSA 266:24 is issued, the commissioner of transportation shall collect fees as follows:||I. Each permit for either over-length, over-width or over-height or any combination thereof, $6;||II. Each permit for vehicle and load over-weight, fee based on the following schedule: vehicle and load over registered weight but not exceeding 50,000 pounds, $5.50; 50,001 pounds to 60,000 pounds, $6.50; 60,001 pounds to 70,000 pounds, $7.50; 70,001 pounds to 80,000 pounds, $8.50; 80,001 pounds to 90,000 pounds, $9.50; 90,001 pounds to 100,000 pounds, $10.50; and for each additional 10,000 pounds $2 shall be added to the above rate;||III. Provided a special permit may be issued to a person to cover all types of moves made within a radius of 100 miles from the person's home location for a fee of $60 for each unit. Permits issued under the provisions of this paragraph may be issued for such time as the commissioner of transportation may determine;||IV. Provided further that a special annual permit may be issued to a person to cover all types of moves for a fee of $115 for each unit. Each permit issued under the provisions of this paragraph shall be issued for one year;||V. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any special permit authorized by RSA 266:24 issued for farm equipment.|||Source. 1949, 285:1. RSA 263:64. 1971, 345:1. 1972, 55:2. 1979, 220:1. 1981, 146:1. 2006, 231:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:23 - Modification of Weight Limits.

    266:23 Modification of Weight Limits. –||The commissioner of transportation is hereby empowered to modify the vehicle weight limits hereinbefore provided insofar as may be necessary to insure that the state shall receive maximum federal highway aid.|||Source. RSA 263:65-b. 1957, 38:2. 1973, 468:3. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:24 - Special Permits.

    266:24 Special Permits. –||I. Any person wishing to move objects having a weight, width, height, or length greater than prescribed by this chapter, or wishing to move vehicle and load of which the weight, width, height, or length cannot be so distributed that it will meet the requirements of this chapter, may apply to the commissioner of transportation for a permit to move said object or said vehicle and load upon a way. The commissioner of transportation, with the approval of the director, may grant a permit for the moving of said object or vehicle and load upon a specified way and at a specified time if, in his opinion, it will not be detrimental to the preservation of the said way and the public use thereof. Provided, that the applicant, if required by said commissioner and director, shall file a bond to cover any possible damage to the ways or to the bridges over which the object or vehicle and load to be moved may pass and shall fulfill such rules as may be prescribed by said commissioner of transportation and director; and further provided that the commissioner of transportation or the director of the division may require a hearing before granting said permit. This section shall not be construed to limit the powers of the commissioner of transportation, selectmen of towns and city council of cities to make rules for the protection and to prevent the abuse of ways and bridges as provided by RSA 236:1, RSA 47:17 and RSA 41:11. Any person who violates the conditions of any permit issued pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a violation.||II. Implements of husbandry shall be exempt from the provisions of paragraph I.||III. The commissioner of transportation shall not grant a permit for the transport of manufactured housing or modular buildings that exceeds the limits established in RSA 266:10, II or RSA 266:11, IV.|||Source. 1949, 104:2, par. 37-b. RSA 263:63. 1981, 146:1. 1987, 404:4. 1989, 305:17. 2004, 182:3, eff. July 31, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:24-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:24-a - Truck Axle Length; Waiver.

    266:24-a Truck Axle Length;  Waiver. –||Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, the commissioner of safety shall have authority to waive the maximum lengths between axles of trucks provided for under this subdivision when the commissioner finds that such waiver will not adversely affect the safety of the users of the state's interstate, defense, non-interstate, and general highway system.|||Source. 1987, 404:27, eff. July 25, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:24-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:24-b - Regional Truck Permit Agreement Authorized.

    266:24-b Regional Truck Permit Agreement Authorized. –||I. The commissioner of transportation 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 regional truck permit compact, to be known as the New England truck permit agreement, for oversize non-divisible interstate loads.||II. The purposes of said agreement are to:||(a) Promote and encourage the fullest and most efficient use of the highway system by making uniform among member jurisdictions the administration of overdimensional and overweight permits for non-divisible loads with respect to motor vehicles in interstate operation;||(b) Enable participating jurisdictions to act cooperatively in the issuance of overdimensional and overweight permits and in the collection of appropriate fees; and||(c) Establish and maintain the concept of one administering jurisdiction for each permittee based on the rules established under the agreement.||III. The commissioner of transportation may adopt, pursuant to RSA 541-A, such rules as are necessary to enforce the terms of this agreement, which shall have the effect of law, and which shall provide for each of the member states to collect permit fees and perform audits on behalf of the other member states.|||Source. 1988, 245:12, eff. June 29, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:24-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:24-c - Manufactured Housing and Modular Buildings; State Liability Limited.

    266:24-c Manufactured Housing and Modular Buildings;  State Liability Limited. –||The state shall not be liable for damage caused by negligent conduct of the person transporting manufactured housing or modular buildings as authorized under this chapter.|||Source. 2004, 182:5, eff. July 31, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:25 - Penalty for Overload.

    266:25 Penalty for Overload. –||I. Except as provided in paragraph II, any person who shall drive or cause to be driven on the ways of this state a vehicle whose weight is in excess of that prescribed in this subdivision shall be guilty of a violation, and notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 625:9, V, shall be fined $100 plus penalty assessment for a first offense and $250 plus penalty assessment for a subsequent offense within a 12-month period.||II. Any person who shall drive or cause to be driven on the ways of this state a vehicle whose weight is in excess of that prescribed in RSA 266:18-a, or RSA 266:18-b shall be fined $100 or $.02 for each pound in excess of the prescribed weight, whichever is the greater, for a first offense; $250 or $.02 per pound in excess of the prescribed weight, whichever is greater, for a second offense; for a third and subsequent offense of the same vehicle in violation of this section, $250 or $.02 per pound in excess of the prescribed weight, whichever is greater, up to an excess of 15,000 pounds; when the excess is more than 15,000 pounds and less than 30,000 pounds, $.03 per pound; and when the excess is more than 30,000 pounds, $.04 per pound. The fines in this paragraph shall be plus penalty assessment.||III. Any person who shall drive or cause to be driven on any interstate and defense highway of this state a vehicle whose weight is in excess of that prescribed in RSA 266:18 shall be subject to the fine in paragraph I.||IV. Any person who shall drive or cause to be driven on a bridge of this state a vehicle whose weight is in excess of the posted or annually published caution crossing limit for that particular bridge shall be fined $200 plus penalty assessment.||V. Any person who shall drive or cause to be driven on a bridge of this state a vehicle whose weight exceeds the limit of an excluded bridge (or bridge posted for no trucks) may be fined $400 plus penalty assessment.||VI. All fines and certification fees collected pursuant to this section, RSA 260:42, RSA 260:52, RSA 260:55, RSA 265:118, RSA 266:16, RSA 266:26, RSA 266:59-c, and RSA 266:63 through 266:72-a shall accrue to the highway fund.|||Source. 1921, 119:25. PL 103:28. 1939, 102:1. RL 119:40. 1949, 85:2. RSA 263:69. 1973, 529:52. 1978, 16:2. 1979, 358:5, III. 1981, 146:1. 1986, 121:4. 1998, 207:4, eff. June 18, 1998. 2015, 202:11, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:26 - Penalty for Exceeding Registered Weight.

    266:26 Penalty for Exceeding Registered Weight. –||Any person who shall drive on the ways of this state a vehicle whose weight, including load, shall exceed by more than 20 percent the total weight under which it was registered shall be guilty of a violation.|||Source. 1921, 119:25. PL 102:7. RL 118:8. RSA 262:10. 1973, 529:46. 1978, 16:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:27 - Brakes Required.

    266:27 Brakes Required. –||Every motor vehicle driven upon the ways of this state shall be provided with adequate brakes in good working order and sufficient to control such vehicle at all times.|||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 § 266:27-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:27-a - Parking Brakes Required.

    266:27-a Parking Brakes Required. –||Every motor vehicle and combination of vehicles except motorcycles, farm tractors and mopeds, shall have a parking brake system adequate to hold the vehicle or combination of vehicles on any grade on which it is driven under all conditions of loading on a surface free from snow, ice or loose material, and which shall comply with performance standards issued by the director by rule adopted pursuant to RSA 260:5.|||Source. 1981, 479:52, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:27-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:27-b - Notification of Brake Shift Interlock and Key Position by Automobile Dealers.

    266:27-b Notification of Brake Shift Interlock and Key Position by Automobile Dealers. –||I. All motor vehicle dealers shall post the following notice in a prominent location at their place of business:|||Important Safety Factors Regarding Automatic Transmissions and Key Positions||||1. Most newer model motor vehicles with automatic transmissions are engineered with a "brake shift interlock" system as a safety mechanism, which prevents movement from the "park" position unless the service brake is applied.||2. Some vehicles are engineered whereby the vehicle may be shifted from "park" to "neutral" in a "key" position before the engine has been started without applying the service brake, which may cause the vehicle to roll. Your vehicle may not contain roll prevention safety in all key positions.||3. Consumers should become familiar with the specific characteristics of their vehicles in all "key" positions.||4. It is strongly recommended that the "parking" brake be engaged when the vehicle is parked on a grade.||II. Nothing in this section imposes any liability on a motor vehicle dealer or creates a cause of action by a consumer against a dealer.|||Source. 2006, 201:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:28 - Brake Performance.

    266:28 Brake Performance. –||Every motor vehicle and every combination of motor vehicle with trailer or semi-trailer when driven upon the ways of the state shall at a speed of 20 miles per hour be capable, at all times and under all conditions of loading, of stopping on a dry, smooth, approximately level pavement free from loose material, upon application of the foot or service brake, within a distance of 30 feet.|||Source. 1949, 81:1. RSA 263:6. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:29 - Hydraulic Brake Fluid.

    266:29 Hydraulic Brake Fluid. –||I. Hydraulic brake fluid shall be distributed and hydraulic brake systems shall be serviced with due regard to the safety of the occupants of the vehicle and the public and in accordance with provisions of this section.||II. No person shall distribute, have for sale, offer for sale, sell or service any vehicle with any hydraulic brake fluid unless it complies with the requirements of FMVSS.||III. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. RSA 263:6-a. 1961, 151:1. 1973, 529:51. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:30 - Trailer Brakes.

    266:30 Trailer Brakes. –||I. No motor vehicle trailer or semi-trailer shall be driven on the ways of this state unless equipped with adequate brakes in good working order and sufficient to control the said vehicle at all times. No house trailer weighing in excess of 1,500 pounds shall be driven on the ways of this state unless so equipped.||II. This section shall not apply to:||(a) A motor vehicle trailer or semi-trailer with a gross weight of less than 3,000 pounds if the axle weight of the towed vehicle does not exceed 40 percent of the sum of the rated axle weights of the towing vehicle.||(b) Wood-sawing machines, log splitters, cement mixers, compressors, tar kettles, conveyors, devices of 2 wheels used by public utilities for the transportation of cables or poles not exceeding 6 in number, road rollers and sweepers, thawing devices, or refreshment booths on wheels towed not more than 2 miles at any one time, only if being driven in intrastate commerce on the ways of New Hampshire.|||Source. 1937, 81:1; 194:1. 1939, 123:1. RL 119:5. RSA 263:7. 1979, 59:1. 1981, 146:1. 2011, 183:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:31 - Front Lights.

    266:31 Front Lights. –||Every motor vehicle driven during the period from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise, and whenever rain, snow, or fog shall interfere with the proper view of the road so that persons and vehicles on the way are not clearly discernible at a distance of 1000 feet ahead, shall display at least 2 lighted lamps on the front; provided, however, that one suitable lighted lamp on the front of a motorcycle shall be sufficient. The headlamp shall throw sufficient light ahead within the traveled portion of the way to make clearly visible all vehicles, persons, or substantial objects within a distance of 200 feet, except that the headlamps of motorcycles shall be sufficient if they make clearly visible objects within a distance of 150 feet. No headlamp shall be used unless it is approved by the director and is equipped with a proper lens or other device designed to prevent glaring rays. All headlamps on every motor vehicle shall be located at a height of not more than 54 inches nor less than 24 inches from the ground on an unladen vehicle. The measurement shall be made from the ground to the center of the lens. No device which obstructs, reflects, or alters the beam of such headlamp shall be used in connection therewith unless approved by the director. Every lens or other device to prevent glaring rays, the use of which on motor vehicles has been approved by the director, shall be arranged, adjusted, and operated in accordance with the requirements of the certificate approving the use thereof. Every lamp, bulb, or light used in any headlamp shall be of such candle power as may be specified for the approved device in the certificate approving the use thereof. Every reflector which is used as a part of such headlamp shall have a reflecting surface approved by the director after satisfactory tests have been made, and every reflecting surface shall be free from dents, rust and other imperfections. The driver of every motor vehicle shall permit any properly authorized person to inspect the headlighting equipment of such motor vehicle and to make such tests as he or she may deem necessary to determine whether the provisions of this section are being complied with. Any headlamp color approved by the director for motor vehicles shall be considered approved for motorcycles.|||Source. 1905, 86:7. 1911, 133:7. 1913, 81:3. 1915, 129:6. 1917, 229:6. 1921, 119:6. PL 103:5. 1933, 105:1. 1935, 116:1. RL 119:7. RSA 263:10. 1979, 203:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. 2017, 104:1, eff. Aug. 7, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:31-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:31-a - Multiple Beam Lighting Equipment.

    266:31-a Multiple Beam Lighting Equipment. –||All motor vehicles shall be equipped with multiple beam headlighting equipment, except that headlamp systems which provide only a single distribution of light shall be permitted on all farm tractors regardless of date of manufacture and on antique motor vehicles which were not originally equipped with multiple beam road lighting equipment.|||Source. 1981, 479:53, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:32 - Repealed by 2018, 44:1, eff. July 14, 2018.

    266:32 Repealed by 2018, 44:1, eff. July 14, 2018. –|
NH Rev Stat § 266:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:33 - Antique Vehicles Exemption.

    266:33 Antique Vehicles Exemption. –||Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 266:44, the tail lamps on antique motorcars as defined in RSA 259:4 shall be deemed adequate if they display a red light visible for a distance of 100 feet to the rear of such vehicle, and the tail lamp or lamps on such vehicles may be located at a height of more than 72 inches from the ground, provided they were so located at the time of original manufacture of the vehicle.|||Source. RSA 263:13-a. 1979, 203:2. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:34 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:34 - Trailers Exemption.

    266:34 Trailers Exemption. –||Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 266:44, the tail lamps and reflectors on trailers may be located at a height of less than 20 inches from the ground, measured from the ground to the center of the vehicle, provided they are placed in such manner as to indicate the extreme width of the vehicle and load, and the visibility of reflectors is not impaired at any time and they reflect rays of light thrown upon such reflectors.|||Source. RSA 263:13-b. 1979, 203:2. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:35 - Tractor Lamps.

    266:35 Tractor Lamps. –||Every tractor driven on the ways of this state at night shall display at least 2 lighted lamps on the front. No such headlamp shall be used unless it is approved by the director.|||Source. 1947, 88:1. RSA 263:11. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:36 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:36 - Lighting Required.

    266:36 Lighting Required. –||No motor vehicle shall be used to tow another upon the ways between 1/2 hour after sundown and 1/2 hour before sunrise unless the vehicle being towed shall display at least one lighted tail lamp or auxiliary rear light to the extreme left of the rear axle.|||Source. RSA 263:92. 1967, 232:1. 1981, 146:1. 1987, 404:10, eff. July 25, 1987.|