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NH Rev Stat § 261:51 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:51 - Withdrawal.

    261:51 Withdrawal. –||The governor is hereby authorized to determine that the state of New Hampshire should withdraw, at any time, from the agreement provided for herein and he shall give notice as provided in Article VI of the agreement of such withdrawal or revocation.|||Source. RSA 260-A:4. 1963, 246:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:52 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:52 - Application for Registration.

    261:52 Application for Registration. –||Application for the registration of vehicles may be made by the owner thereof by mail or otherwise to the department, upon blanks prepared by the director. In addition to such other particulars as the director may require, the application shall contain the applicant's birth date, unless the vehicle is registered in the name of a person other than a natural person, in which case the date assigned by the director shall be used as the date of birth. All applications shall contain the words: "This application is signed and any additional information is offered under penalty of unsworn falsification pursuant to RSA 641:3." The proper fee shall be deposited before the application is granted.|||Source. 1905, 86:2. 1911, 133:2. 1917, 229:2. 1921, 119:2. PL 100:1. 1927, 11:1. RL 116:1. 1945, 44:1. 1949, 113:1. RSA 260:1. 1975, 497:2. 1977, 314:1. 1981, 146:1. 1992, 282:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:52-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:52-a - Notice That Interest and Dividends Tax May be Due.

[RSA 261:52-a repealed by 2021, 91:99, VII, effective January 1, 2027.]|    261:52-a Notice That Interest and Dividends Tax May be Due. –||Blanks prepared by the director for application for an original driver's license under RSA 263:5 shall be accompanied by a notification to the applicant that as a New Hampshire resident he may be liable for tax payments under RSA 77, the interest and dividends tax. The notice shall be prepared by the commissioner of revenue administration.|||Source. 1989, 68:1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:52-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:52-b - Re-Registration by Residents Temporarily Traveling Out of the State.

    261:52-b Re-Registration by Residents Temporarily Traveling Out of the State. –||Residents who are without a permanent street address at the time of re-registration because they are traveling outside of the state in recreational vehicles for a period of up to 2 years may renew a vehicle registration by completing a written attestation of residency and providing a letter from an adult property-owning resident of the municipality who agrees to act as the person's mailing address for purposes of contact by the department. Residency for the purposes of this section shall be defined as intention to return to the municipality after a period of time not to exceed 2 years.|||Source. 2009, 174:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:52-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:52-c - Registration or Re-Registration by Residents Without a Permanent Street Address.

    261:52-c Registration or Re-Registration by Residents Without a Permanent Street Address. –||I. A resident who is homeless without a permanent street address at the time of registration or re-registration may register a vehicle by certifying to the department in writing that he or she is currently resident in the town or city and by providing a letter signed by an authorized representative of a social service organization or agency qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code stating that the person is authorized to use the mailing address of the organization or agency for purposes of contact by the department.||II. A certification of current residency and a current letter authorizing the use of the mailing address of a qualified social service agency or organization shall be submitted to the department in connection with every registration made under this section. The director shall provide the form on which the certification is made.||III. Residency for the purposes of this section shall be defined as the expressed intention to continue to reside in the municipality.|||Source. 2009, 174:1. 2013, 137:1, eff. Aug. 26, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:52-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:52-d - Indication of Contact Address.

    261:52-d Indication of Contact Address. –||A re-registration application completed under RSA 261:52-b or RSA 261:52-c shall contain an indication that the address provided is not the physical residence of the registrant but a mailing address for purposes of contact.|||Source. 2009, 174:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:53 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:53 - Application of Minors.

    261:53 Application of Minors. –||I. The application of any person under the age of 18 years to register a vehicle shall be signed by the father, mother or guardian, or in the event there is no parent or guardian, then by another responsible adult. This paragraph shall not apply to a person under the age of 18 years who is emancipated by marriage or who has presented proof of insurance coverage at the time of application.||II. Any person who has signed the application of a minor for registration may thereafter file a written request that the registration be cancelled and the department shall cancel the registration.||III. Upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the person who signed the application of a minor for registration, the division may suspend such registration and, upon suspension, shall not issue a new registration until such time as a new application, duly signed and verified, is made as required by this section.|||Source. RSA 260:8-a. 1957, 214:3; 308:2. 1981, 146:1. 1987, 404:2, eff. July 25, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:54 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:54 - Age Limit for Registrants.

    261:54 Age Limit for Registrants. –||Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no certificate of registration shall be issued to any natural person under 16 years of age.|||Source. 1905, 86:2. 1911, 133:2. 1917, 229:2. 1921, 119:2. PL 100:2. RL 116:2. 1953, 130:1. RSA 260:3. 1975, 497:3. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:55 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:55 - Change of Address or Name.

    261:55 Change of Address or Name. –||I. Whenever any person after making application for or obtaining the registration of a vehicle shall move from the address or change the postal address named in the application or shown on a registration certificate or certificate of title, such person shall within 30 days thereafter notify the division in writing of his or her old and new address. The division shall then inform both the supervisor of the checklist in the town or city in which the new address is located and the supervisor of the checklist in the town or city in which the previous address was located of the change to facilitate periodic maintenance and verification of checklists pursuant to RSA 654:36-b.||II. Whenever the name of any person who has made application for or obtained the registration of a vehicle is thereafter changed by marriage or otherwise, such person shall within 10 days notify the division of such former and new name.|||Source. 1937, 126:1. 1945, 44:2. RL 116:72. RSA 260:2. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. 2015, 243:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2016. 2021, 137:2, eff. Sept. 21, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:56 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:56 - Temporary Permit and Plates Pending Registration.

    261:56 Temporary Permit and Plates Pending Registration. –||I. In compliance with the rules of the department, a dealer may issue temporary plates furnished by the department for use of any vehicle, including mopeds, sold by it. Any such vehicle may be driven displaying temporary plates until the customary registration certificate and plates have been received by the owner but, except as provided in paragraph II, the vehicle shall not be driven under temporary plates for a period in excess of 20 days from the date of issuance by the dealer.||II. If the owner has a disability and requires additional time to equip the vehicle to accommodate his or her disability, the owner shall submit a request on a form provided by the department setting forth the type of modification that is being made to the vehicle, the business or other person making the modification, and the estimated completion time for the modification, and the director shall issue a new set of temporary plates reflecting a reasonable extension of the expiration date to enable the modifications to be completed.|||Source. 1921, 119:4. 1923, 75:10. 1937, 126:1. PL 100:41. RL 116:51, 71. 1947, 177:4. 1951, 20:4. RSA 260:50, 70. 1977, 98:1. 1979, 41:1; 453:1. 1981, 146:1. 2010, 186:1, eff. Aug. 20, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:56-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:56-a - Vehicle Sold to a Massachusetts Resident.

    261:56-a Vehicle Sold to a Massachusetts Resident. –||A retail vehicle dealer selling a vehicle to a resident of Massachusetts shall complete a form designed by the director that provides notification of the sale to the department. The retail vehicle dealer shall provide a copy to the customer, retain a copy, and return the original to the director.|||Source. 2006, 317:8, eff. Aug. 18, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:57 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:57 - Twenty-Day Registration.

    261:57 Twenty-Day Registration. –||I. Any resident of this state who intends to purchase a vehicle in another state or from another person or who is unable to register a vehicle because of limited hours of operation of the town clerk in the town where the person resides may apply to the division or its substation or authorized agent nearest his or her residence for a registration to drive said vehicle on the ways of the state in an unregistered condition. Said resident shall appear in person at the division or substation to obtain such registration and shall sign under penalty of perjury a statement that the vehicle meets all New Hampshire inspection requirements, and in the case of a person seeking an extension of his or her registration, that he or she was unable to register the vehicle because of the limited hours of the town clerk, before said registration may be issued. Said registration shall be valid for 20 days from the time it is issued. Application blanks and permits in the form prescribed by the director shall be designed, printed, and supplied to the substations by the division. The fee for the issuance of a registration shall be $10. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on the ways of the state under a registration issued pursuant to this section unless said person has in his or her possession a valid bill of sale for the vehicle he or she is driving, or in the case of a person whose registration is extended, a copy of the form indicating he or she was unable to register because of the limited hours of the town clerk. No person shall make application for a 20-day registration on the same vehicle more than once within a 12-month period. Only 3 20-day registrations shall be issued on the same vehicle within a 12-month period.||II. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 261:22, a 20-day registration may be issued to a resident to transport a repaired vehicle to an authorized salvage inspection location.|||Source. RSA 260:21-a. 1969, 335:1. 1977, 195:1. 1981, 146:1. 1983, 431:5. 1987, 151:1. 1989, 305:4. 1990, 154:1. 1991, 294:1. 1995, 85:2. 2003, 17:1, eff. June 21, 2003. 2017, 239:1, eff. Sept. 16, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:57-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:57-a - Temporary Registrations and Number Plates.

    261:57-a Temporary Registrations and Number Plates. –||I. The director may issue a registration certificate and number plates to a new resident who is required to obtain a certificate of title in accordance with RSA 261 upon payment of the appropriate registration and title fees as provided by RSA 261:141 and RSA 261:20 when the vehicle has been previously registered in a foreign state and the title is held by a foreign state lien holder. The registration certificate and number plates shall be valid until such time as they are due for renewal. The registration may be renewed when the requirements of RSA 261 relative to certificate of title have been met by the new resident.||II. The director may issue a temporary registration certificate and temporary number plates to any applicant for a permanent registration and permanent number plates upon payment of the appropriate registration fee as provided by RSA 261:141, when a computer system failure, inability to obtain permanent number plates or other emergency would prevent the issuance and recording of permanent registrations and permanent number plates. The temporary registrations and temporary number plates shall be valid for 30 days; provided, however, that the director may extend this period until such time as he is able to issue and record permanent registrations and permanent number plates to replace them.||III. Any registration fee paid shall be transferable credit on a replacement vehicle in accordance with RSA 261:66.||IV. The director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 260:5 to administer this section.|||Source. 1981, 479:60. 1990, 79:2, eff. June 9, 1990. 2015, 243:9, eff. Jan. 1, 2016. 2018, 29:1, eff. July 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:57-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:57-b - In-Transit Registration.

    261:57-b In-Transit Registration. –||The owner of any vehicle intended to be driven upon the ways of this state only for the purpose of transporting the vehicle to another jurisdiction where it is to be registered may apply to the division for issuance of an in-transit registration for such vehicle. Application shall be made on a form furnished by the division for such purposes and shall contain such information as the director may require. If satisfied that the vehicle is to be driven as provided in this section, the division, upon payment of a fee of $10, shall assign to such vehicle a distinctive number and deliver to the applicant an in-transit registration valid for a period of 20 days from the date of issuance, in such form as the director shall prescribe. The registration shall specify the terms and conditions under which the vehicle may be driven upon the ways of this state, and no such vehicle shall be operated in violation of such terms and conditions.|||Source. 1983, 431:6. 1987, 151:2, eff. July 10, 1987 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:58 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:58 - Registration Record and Certificate.

    261:58 Registration Record and Certificate. –||I. The department shall record, by photographic, electronic or other suitable means, the vehicle described in the application, giving to said vehicle a distinguishing number or other mark to be known as the registration number for said vehicle, and shall thereupon issue to the applicant a certificate of registration. The certificate shall be in such form and contain such information as the director shall determine.||II. [Repealed.]||III. (a) The department shall update its database regularly to include information regarding an individual who is:||(1) Currently on parole.||(2) Currently on probation.||(3) The subject of a restraining order.||(b) The administrative office of the courts shall, via computer interface, regularly update the database at the department of safety to include information regarding an individual who is released on bail.||(c) The department of safety and the administrative office of the courts shall make available the information required in subparagraphs (a) and (b) as soon as it becomes technologically feasible to do so.|||Source. 1905, 86:2. 1911, 133:2. 1917, 229:2. 1921, 119:2. PL 100:2. RL 116:2. 1953, 130:1. RSA 260:3. 1975, 497:3. 1981, 146:1. 1983, 449:25. 1992, 282:16. 1998, 351:1, eff. Aug. 25, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:59 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:59 - Possession of Certificate Required.

    261:59 Possession of Certificate Required. –||Every person driving a motor vehicle shall have the certificate of registration for said vehicle upon his person or in the vehicle in some easily accessible place and shall display the same on demand of and manually surrender the same into the hands of the demanding officer for the inspection thereof; provided, that the certificates of registration of dealers need not be so carried. No person charged with a violation of this section shall be convicted if, within a period of 48 hours, he produces in the office of the arresting officer evidence that he held a valid registration which was in effect at the time of his arrest.|||Source. 1905, 86:4. 1911, 133:10. 1921, 119:9. PL 101:16. RL 117:18. RSA 261:23, 23-a. 1971, 122:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:59-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:59-a - Proof of Valid Registration.

    261:59-a Proof of Valid Registration. –||No person shall be arrested for a violation of RSA 261:40, nor shall any person's vehicle be towed on account of being unregistered, solely because a computer check indicates that the registration has expired, if the driver presents to the officer a facially legitimate, current registration certificate and the number plates have current, serially numbered decals attached, the serial numbers of which match the numbers on the registration certificate. This section shall not apply in any case where the certificate or decals appear to be counterfeit or altered or the computer check indicates that the plates have been suspended or revoked.|||Source. 2006, 317:15, eff. Aug. 18, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:60 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:60 - Copies of Listings; Prima Facie Evidence.

    261:60 Copies of Listings;  Prima Facie Evidence. –||I. The department may prepare and furnish, without charge, copies or listings of certificates of registration and copies of other documents relating thereto, including compilations thereof, to law enforcement officers, and may sell such compilations to others at such reasonable price as the commissioner may from time to time establish.||II. In the prosecution of any offense under this title, or of any motor vehicle offense established by local ordinance, such a listing, made from the electronic records of the department, or a similar listing from a similar agency of another state, shall constitute prima facie evidence that a vehicle described in such listing, or bearing a number plate described in such listing, was registered to the person named in such listing on the date such listing was made.|||Source. 1911, 133:26. 1913, 81:6. 1915, 129:9. 1917, 229:7. 1921, 119:25. PL 102:9. RL 118:10. 1943, 94:1. 1953, 12:1. RSA 262:12. 1981, 146:1. 1993, 339:2, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:61 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:61 - Improper Use of Evidence of Registration or Title.

    261:61 Improper Use of Evidence of Registration or Title. –||I. No person shall lend to another any certificate of title, registration certificate, number plate, temporary permit or other permit issued to him if the person desiring to borrow the same would not be entitled to the use thereof, nor shall any person knowingly permit the use of any of the same by one not entitled thereto, nor shall any person display upon a vehicle any registration certificate, number plate, or permit assigned by the director or authority of any other jurisdiction not issued to such vehicle or otherwise lawfully used under this chapter, or knowingly obscure or permit to be obscured the figures or letters on any number plate attached to any motor vehicle.||II. The fine for a violation of this section shall be $150.|||Source. 1981, 146:1. 2005, 177:34, eff. July 1, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 261:63 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Section 261:63 - Emergency Extension of Registration.

    261:63 Emergency Extension of Registration. –||When an emergency is declared to exist by the governor, the director may extend said expiration date to cover the period of the emergency.|||Source. 1909, 154:1. 1911, 133:2. 1917, 229:2. 1921, 119:2. PL 100:4. 1937, 113:1. RL 116:8. 1953, 64:1. RSA 260:11. 1975, 497:4. 1977, 314:2. 1978, 38:6. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|