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NH Rev Stat § 266:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:4 - Repair of Defective Equipment.

    266:4 Repair of Defective Equipment. –||If a so-called defective equipment tag is issued for a vehicle under the authority of RSA 266:1, such tag shall provide a minimum period of 72 hours in which the owner of such vehicle is required to repair the defect specified in said tag.|||Source. RSA 260:14-b. 1975, 167:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:5 - Penalty for Failing to Obey Inspection Requirements.

    266:5 Penalty for Failing to Obey Inspection Requirements. –||The driver or owner of any motor vehicle failing to comply with the requirements of the director relative to inspection shall be guilty of a violation, and the director may refuse to register, or may suspend or revoke the registration of, any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer which has not been inspected as required or which is unsafe or unfit to be driven; provided, however, no person shall be charged with a violation of this section until a period of 10 days has elapsed from the date the inspection was due. It shall be a rebuttable presumption that a vehicle that is required to be inspected is in violation of this section if the vehicle fails to display a valid inspection sticker. This section shall not apply to those vehicles required to be inspected under the provisions of RSA 266:1, IV. The fine for a violation of this section shall be $60.|||Source. 1931, 80:1. 1939, 78:1. RL 116:12. 1951, 20:3. RSA 260:16. 1981, 146:1; 295:1, 2. 2005, 177:44. 2012, 128:1, eff. Aug. 4, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:6 - Driving of Uninspected Vehicles.

    266:6 Driving of Uninspected Vehicles. –||I. The director is hereby authorized to design and issue, under such rules and procedures as he or she shall deem appropriate, a permit to allow the driving of an uninspected vehicle from its location to an inspection station where for good cause shown the person requesting such permit has been unable to comply with the director's rules relating to inspection.||II. The director may provide a telephonic or electronic process whereby a transporter may be issued a special permit to allow the movement of an unladen and uninspected semi-trailer to a disposal facility, a salvage inspection station, or another temporary or permanent location during daylight hours only. The permittee shall certify that the vehicle is of sufficient structural soundness to support the move, and the braking ability of the combination conforms with the provisions of RSA 266:28. The combination shall be equipped with working directional signals, stop lamps, and tail lamps visible from the rear through the use of a light bar or other means.||III. A licensed New Hampshire dealer who purchases an uninspected used vehicle may operate such vehicle from its location at the time of the sale to the dealer's place of business within 24 hours of the date of purchase of such vehicle as shown on the bill of sale, provided that the vehicle is safe for road use.||IV. A licensed New Hampshire repairer may operate a currently registered, uninspected vehicle from a customer's location to the repairer's place of business within 24 hours of obtaining a repair order for the vehicle signed by the registered owner, provided that the vehicle is safe for road use.|||Source. RSA 260:16-a. 1967, 435:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. 2014, 307:1, eff. Sept. 30, 2014. 2018, 194:1, eff. Aug. 7, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:7 - Inspection of School Buses.

    266:7 Inspection of School Buses. –||The director shall have authority, through his duly authorized agents, to inspect any motor vehicle used for the purpose of transporting school children to any school to determine its fitness for such purpose, and if he finds that such vehicle is unfit, he may refuse to permit it to be designated as a school bus. Said inspection shall be made before any motor vehicle transporting school children to any school is used for said transportation. The director shall cause to be issued some identification if such vehicle is approved as a school bus.|||Source. 1939, 69:1. RL 119:14. 1945, 49:1. RSA 263:27. 1961, 251:4. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:8 - Sales of Unsafe Vehicles.

    266:8 Sales of Unsafe Vehicles. –||A dealer selling a vehicle at retail which, in his judgment, is unsafe for driving upon the ways of this state shall destroy any inspection sticker applied to the windshield thereof and shall within 5 days after said sale file with the department notice of said sale on a form provided by the director and signed by both the purchaser and dealer. A copy of said notice shall be retained by the dealer and a copy shall be delivered to the purchaser.|||Source. RSA 260:52-a. 1963, 273:3. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:8-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:8-a - Specially Assembled Motor Vehicles.

    266:8-a Specially Assembled Motor Vehicles. –||The director may establish equipment standards by rules adopted pursuant to RSA 260:5, for the manufacture of special motor vehicles, or for the assembly and construction of vehicles from new or used parts or kits, or for the alteration or reconstruction of a motor vehicle which places it in the category of a special motor vehicle. Such standards shall be established for the purpose of reducing the danger of death and injury to the drivers and passengers of such vehicles and to other users of the public highways. The director may establish minimum construction and performance requirements that are technically feasible and based on sound engineering to achieve operational safety and to furnish a guide for registration eligibility and in-use conformity for vehicles in this category.|||Source. 1981, 479:50, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:9 - Height of Motor Vehicle Body and Chassis.

    266:9 Height of Motor Vehicle Body and Chassis. –||No person shall change the height of, or alter a bumper of, a private passenger vehicle so that the height of any horizontal bumper falls below the minimum distance of 16 inches or above the maximum distance of 20 inches. No person shall change the height of, or alter a bumper of, any vehicle other than a private passenger vehicle so that the height of any horizontal bumper falls below the minimum distance of 16 inches or above the maximum distance of 30 inches. Measurement shall be made from the level ground to the bottom of the bumper with tires inflated to manufacturer's maximum air pressure. If a vehicle is not commonly manufactured with a rear bumper, measurement shall be made to the bottom edge of the chassis frame siderails. No motor vehicle that has been changed or altered so as to exceed the limitations of this section shall be driven on any way without the prior approval of the director. For the purpose of this section, in addition to the definition contained in RSA 259:81, the term "private passenger vehicle" shall mean a vehicle that has no provision for carrying a load other than a conventional trunk or the cargo area of a station wagon or similar type of vehicle.|||Source. RSA 263:6-b. 1975, 176:1. 1979, 358:5, II. 1981, 146:1. 1985, 213:23. 1987, 404:14. 1994, 384:1, eff. June 9, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:10 - Height.

    266:10 Height. –||I. No vehicle, except a vehicle transporting manufactured housing or modular buildings, whose total height including load is greater than 13 feet, 6 inches, shall be driven on the ways of this state.||II. No manufactured housing or modular building whose total height is greater than 14 feet, 6 inches, shall be transported on the ways of this state. Transport of a manufactured housing unit or modular building that exceeds a total height of 13 feet, 6 inches shall require a non-police escort, equipped in accordance with any rules established by the department of transportation under RSA 21-L:12-a.|||Source. 1949, 85:1. RSA 263:66. 1981, 146:1. 2004, 182:1, eff. July 31, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:11 - Length.

    266:11 Length. –||The driving on ways of this state of any vehicle or combination of vehicles whose length including load exceeds the limitations of this section is hereby prohibited:||I. For a single unit vehicle or a bus, 45 feet including front and rear bumpers.||II. For a semi-trailer in a truck-tractor, semi-trailer combination, 53 feet, except that any semi-trailer in excess of 48 feet shall not be operated if:||(a) The distance between the kingpin and the centerline of the rear axle or the midpoint of a tandem axle of the semi-trailer exceeds 41 feet;||(b) The semi-trailer is not equipped with a rear end protection device of substantial construction consisting of a continuous lateral beam extending to within 4 inches of the lateral extremities of the semi-trailer and located not more than 22 inches from the surface as measured with the semi-trailer empty and on a level surface; and||(c) Operated on highways other than any interstate or defense highway, unless such highway is designated by the commissioner. This shall not preclude movements on highways other than interstate, defense and designated highways for a distance of one mile to terminals, points of pickup and delivery, fuel, repairs, food or rest using the most direct, practical route except if the commissioner precludes such travel for specific safety reasons on individual routes. The commissioner may designate other roads or highways in the state where semi-trailers 53 feet in length or less may be operated. The commissioner may adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A to impose further requirements or limitations on semi-trailers of this length.||III. For a semi-trailer or full trailer being driven as part of a combination vehicle with 2 trailing units, 28 feet.||IV. For manufactured housing or modular building transport, 110 feet including the transport vehicle.|||Source. 1921, 119:25. PL 103:26. 1933, 157:2. 1937, 74:1. RL 119:38. 1943, 108:1. 1945, 61:1. 1951, 89:1. RSA 263:65. 1957, 191:1. 1959, 92:1; 262:1. 1963, 189:2. 1965, 5:1. 1977, 153:1. 1979, 15:1. 1981, 146:1; 479:51. 1982, 41:18. 1983, 434:10. 1988, 66:1. 1991, 45:1. 2000, 31:1. 2004, 182:2, eff. July 31, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:11-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:11-a - Length Exceptions.

    266:11-a Length Exceptions. –||I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 266:11, it shall be lawful to drive on the ways of this state:||(a) A vehicle or a combination of vehicles that exceeds the length limits in RSA 266:11 if such vehicle or combination is transporting poles, logs, timbers, or metal in a case in which the load is not readily divisible and such overhang does not interfere with steering the vehicle.||(b) A conventional automobile transporter combination not in excess of 65 feet exclusive of a 3-foot front overhang and a 4-foot rear overhang.||(c) Saddlemount plus fullmount combinations not in excess of 65 feet.||(d) A stinger-steered automobile transporter combination not in excess of 75 feet exclusive of a 3-foot front and 4-foot rear overhang.||(e) An emergency fire fighting vehicle.||II. (a) The following shall be excluded from the measured length of commercial motor vehicles, as applicable:||(1) All non-property-carrying devices, or components thereof:||(A) At the front of a semi-trailer or trailer; or||(B) That do not extend more than 3 inches beyond the rear of the vehicle; or||(C) That do not extend more than 24 inches beyond the rear of the vehicle and are needed for loading or unloading.||(2) Resilient bumpers that do not extend more than 6 inches beyond the front or rear of the vehicle.||(3) Aerodynamic devices that extend a maximum of 5 feet beyond the rear of the vehicle, provided such devices have neither the strength, rigidity, nor mass to damage a vehicle, or injure a passenger in a vehicle, that strikes a trailer so equipped from the rear, and provided also that they do not obscure tail lamps, turn signals, marker lamps, identification lamps, or other required safety devices, such as hazardous materials placards or conspicuity markings.||(b) Measurements shall be made from a point on one end of a commercial motor vehicle to the same point on the opposite end of the vehicle. Non-property-carrying devices or aerodynamic devices shall not be mounted or configured in a manner that obscures the registration plate or other evidence of applicable certifications or permits required by law or regulation.|||Source. 1983, 434:11. 1985, 81:1. 1989, 115:2, eff. July 7, 1989. 2016, 223:1, eff. Aug. 8, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:11-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:11-b - Triple Trailer Trucks Prohibited.

    266:11-b Triple Trailer Trucks Prohibited. –||The driving of triple trailer trucks on the ways of this state is prohibited. For the purposes of this section, "triple trailer" trucks shall mean the combination of a truck-tractor, as defined in RSA 259:116, which is used to draw 3 trailers as the term "trailer" is defined in RSA 259:113, where the resulting vehicle fails to conform to the provisions of RSA 266:11.|||Source. 1998, 18:1, eff. June 14, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:12 - Width.

    266:12 Width. –||The driving on ways of this state of any vehicle whose width including load exceeds the limitations of this section is hereby prohibited:||I. A vehicle in excess of 102 inches in width.||II. A passenger type vehicle that is carrying a load which extends over the sides of the vehicle beyond the line of the fenders on the left side or extends more than 6 inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side of the vehicle.|||Source. 1921, 119:25. PL 103:26. 1933, 157:2. 1937, 74:1. RL 119:38. 1943, 108:1. 1945, 61:1. 1951, 89:1. RSA 263:65. 1957, 191:1. 1959, 92:1; 262:1. 1963, 189:2. 1965, 5:1. 1977, 153:1. 1979, 15:1. 1981, 146:1. 1983, 434:12. 1989, 48:1, eff. June 18, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:13 - Width Exceptions.

    266:13 Width Exceptions. –||A vehicle transporting loose hay or fodder may be driven on the ways of this state when the overall width including load is greater than 102 inches, provided the excess over 102 inches is solely due to the loose hay or fodder.|||Source. RSA 263:65-c. 1965, 161:1. 1981, 146:1. 1983, 434:13, eff. June 24, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:13-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:13-a - Snowplows; Exception.

    266:13-a Snowplows;  Exception. –||A truck used for snow plowing may be driven on the ways of this state with a plow not exceeding 108 inches in width.|||Source. 2006, 317:10, eff. Aug. 18, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:13-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:13-b - Appurtenances on Motor Homes, Trailer Coaches, and Recreation Vehicles.

    266:13-b Appurtenances on Motor Homes, Trailer Coaches, and Recreation Vehicles. –||A motor home, trailer coach, or recreation vehicle may be driven on the ways of this state when the overall width is greater than 102 inches, provided the excess over 102 inches is solely due to a non-load-carrying appurtenance that extends no more than 6 inches beyond the body of the vehicle. The term "appurtenance" does not include any item that is temporarily affixed to the exterior of the vehicle by the vehicle's owner for the purpose of transporting the item from one location to another, but does include an awning and its support hardware and other items that are intended to be an integral part of the vehicle and were installed by the motor vehicle manufacturer or dealer.|||Source. 2006, 317:10, eff. Aug. 18, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:13-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:13-c - Exception for Vehicles Being Towed.

    266:13-c Exception for Vehicles Being Towed. –||I. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to damaged, disabled, or abandoned vehicles or combinations of vehicles being towed by a tow truck for a reasonable distance to the nearest safe haven off the highway. These provisions may be further waived for towing longer distances on a case-by-case basis by special permit.||II. For towing beyond the nearest practicable safe haven as provided in paragraph I, a special overwidth permit shall not be required if the unit, including load, complies with the following conditions:||(a) The unit shall not exceed 13 feet 6 inches in height and 102 inches in width except that where an accident or collision has caused a disfigurement of the disabled unit the width may not exceed 120 inches. Rear view mirrors may extend to a point not in excess of that which affords the driver of the tow truck a view to the rear along both sides of the vehicle.||(b) During daylight hours the disabled unit shall carry warning flags indicating its maximum width. During the hours of darkness the maximum width shall be indicated by lighted clearance lamps.||(c) The combined overall length of the tow truck and disabled, damaged, or abandoned vehicles in tow shall not exceed 150 feet. No single unit tow truck shall exceed 45 feet in overall length. No disabled unit shall exceed the maximum legal or permitted length for each such unit under this subdivision.|||Source. 2010, 211:1, eff. Aug. 27, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:14 - Overall Width Defined.

    266:14 Overall Width Defined. –||Overall width shall be exclusive of rubrails, so-called, as currently used in the transportation of raw forest products, safety and energy conservation devices such as rear view mirrors, turn signal lamps, marker lamps, steps and handholds for entry and egress, flexible fender extensions, approved mud flaps, spray and splash suppressant devices, and non-property-carrying devices or components thereof that do not extend more than 3 inches beyond each side of the vehicle, and other devices as defined by the director, and load-induced tire bulge. In determining width, there shall be excluded 6 inches of any increase in width due to changing to low pressure tire equipment from other tire equipment. Measurements of a commercial motor vehicle shall be made from a point on one side of the vehicle to the same point on the opposite side of the vehicle.|||Source. RSA 263:65-d. 1973, 468:1. 1981, 146:1. 1983, 434:14, eff. June 24, 1983. 2016, 223:2, eff. Aug. 8, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:15 - Modification of Width Limits.

    266:15 Modification of Width Limits. –||The commissioner of transportation is hereby empowered to modify the vehicle width limits hereinbefore provided insofar as may be necessary to insure that the state shall receive maximum highway aid.|||Source. RSA 263:65-b. 1957, 38:2. 1973, 468:3. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:16 - Penalty for Exceeding Permitted Size.

    266:16 Penalty for Exceeding Permitted Size. –||Any person who shall drive or cause to be driven on the ways of this state a vehicle whose height, length or width is in excess of that herein prescribed shall be guilty of a violation and notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 625:9, V, shall be fined not more than $100 for a first offense nor more than $250 for a subsequent offense within a calendar year.|||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, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:17 - Weighing of Vehicles.

    266:17 Weighing of Vehicles. –||The driver of every motor vehicle shall, upon request of any law enforcement officer, stop and submit to a weighing of said motor vehicle by means of either portable or stationary scales. If such scales are not available at the place where the stopping occurs, upon request of a law enforcement officer, the driver shall drive said motor vehicle to the nearest public scales provided the distance to the public scales does not exceed 10 miles.|||Source. RSA 263:69-a. 1971, 126:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:18-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:18-e - Enforcement Expenditures.

    266:18-e Enforcement Expenditures. –||Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in case the expenditure of additional funds over budget estimates is necessary to implement and enforce this chapter, the governor and council, with the prior approval of the fiscal committee of the general court, upon request from the commissioner, may authorize the transfer of funds from the highway surplus account to the department of safety for such purpose.|||Source. 1986, 121:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:18-f (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:18-f - Assembly or Disassembly of Double Trailers.

    266:18-f Assembly or Disassembly of Double Trailers. –||The commissioner of transportation, by rule adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, shall have the authority to prohibit and to approve suitable locations for the assembly and disassembly of truck-tractor, semi-trailer, or full trailer combinations, and these rules shall have the force of law. No truck-tractor, semi-trailer, or full trailer combination shall be assembled or disassembled on the roadway or shoulder of any way, nor within a state or municipally owned right of way, nor at state operated rest areas, weigh stations or car pool parking lots, nor at any other location prohibited by the commissioner of transportation. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1986, 121:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 266:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:19 - Repealed by 1983, 434:17, eff. June 24, 1983.

    266:19 Repealed by 1983, 434:17, eff. June 24, 1983. –|
NH Rev Stat § 266:19-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXI - Motor Vehicles|Title 266 - Equipment of Vehicles|Section 266:19-a - Weight Exception.

    266:19-a Weight Exception. –||Any type of emergency fire fighting vehicle shall be exempted from the weight limitations imposed under RSA 266:18.|||Source. 1985, 81:2, eff. July 9, 1985.|