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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:45 - Obligation to Register Vehicle.

261:45 Obligation to Register Vehicle. –
I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 261:44, when a nonresident has established a bona fide residency in this state, said resident shall have a maximum of 60 days from the date of his or her residency in which to register his or her vehicle or vehicles in New Hampshire.
II. When a nonresident business entity has established a place of business in this state and principally garages or regularly keeps overnight in this state a vehicle or vehicles owned by or leased to the business entity for conducting intrastate commerce in New Hampshire, the business entity shall be considered domiciled in New Hampshire and shall have a maximum of 60 days from the date of establishing such domicile in which to register the vehicle or vehicles with division or with an apportioned registration through the international registration plan. The director may adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to procedures for such registration.
Source.
RSA 260:39-a. 1979, 135:1. 1981, 146:1; 479:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. 2015, 111:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:45-a - Members of Armed Services; Government Employees Deployed Abroad; Registration; Residency.

261:45-a Members of Armed Services;  Government Employees Deployed Abroad;  Registration;  Residency. –
I. Any resident of this state who is on active duty to the armed forces of the United States, or who is employed by the State Department or other agency of the United States government shall not be considered as having lost residence when the sole reason for the person's absence is compliance with military or naval orders or federal agency orders that require deployment outside of the United States.
II. For the purposes of this chapter, the spouse or domestic partner of any resident of this state on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or the spouse or domestic partner of any employee of the State Department or other agency of the United States government, accompanying their spouse or domestic partner on an assignment abroad, may elect to register as a New Hampshire resident if the spouse or domestic partner has previously established residency in New Hampshire.
Source.
1996, 128:1. 2008, 282:2, eff. Aug. 26, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:46 - Nonresident Registration.

261:46 Nonresident Registration. –
Notwithstanding RSA 261:45, the department shall register motor vehicles owned by individuals who are not residents of New Hampshire upon presentation of an affidavit by the applicant, on a form developed by the department, swearing that the vehicle is principally garaged or is regularly kept overnight in New Hampshire and that the applicant is the owner of at least one other vehicle which is registered and insured in the state of the applicant's residence.
Source.
1921, 120:6. PL 100:20. RL 116:26. RSA 260:35. 1978, 40:17. 1979, 135:3. 1981, 146:1; 479:19. 2007, 53:1. 2011, 16:1, eff. June 24, 2011. 2019, 223:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:46-a - Registration of Foreign Nationals.

261:46-a Registration of Foreign Nationals. –
The director may design and issue a temporary vehicle registration which shall expire no later than 6 months from the date of issue, for the purpose of registering a vehicle belonging to a foreign national who enters this state and intends to utilize this state as his residence on a temporary basis. The director shall in all cases require proof satisfactory to him of residence in a foreign country, legal entry into this country, and ownership of the vehicle, and shall collect the same fee as a resident would pay for a full 12 month registration, plus a sum equal to the municipal permit fee, for the use of the state.
Source.
1981, 479:20, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:47 - Neutral Zone Privilege.

261:47 Neutral Zone Privilege. –
A nonresident owner of a vehicle, of which the gross weight of load and vehicle does not exceed the limit imposed by the laws of this state, who has complied with the laws of his state relating to registration and licensing, and who has a bona fide actual residence in a state granting like privileges to residents of this state, which residence is located within 15 miles by highway of the border line of this state, may drive such vehicle upon any ways of this state distant not more than 15 miles from the border line of his state if application for the registration thereof is made in accordance with the provisions of RSA 261:52 and the proper fee is paid and the vehicle is registered by the department.
Source.
1913, 81:2. 1917, 229:3. 1921, 119:3. PL 100:28. 1933, 122:2. 1935, 109:1. 1939, 190:5. RL 116:36. RSA 260:41. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:48 - Repealed by 1987, 151:10, I, eff. July 1, 1987 at 12:01 a.m.

261:48 Repealed by 1987, 151:10, I, eff. July 1, 1987 at 12:01 a.m. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:50 - Powers of Administrator.

261:50 Powers of Administrator. –
The director of the division of motor vehicles, as administrator of the agreement for the state of New Hampshire, shall have the power to make such exemptions from the coverage of the agreement as may be appropriate and to make such changes in methods for the reporting of any information required to be furnished to this state pursuant to the agreement as, in his judgment, shall be suitable; provided that any such exemptions or changes shall not be contrary to the purposes set forth in Article I of the agreement and shall be made in order to permit the continuance of uniformity of practice among the contracting states with respect to buses. Any such exemption or change shall be made by rule and shall not be effective unless made by the same procedure required for other rules of his division. All such rules shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the state and in such other circulars as the director may in his discretion deem desirable to fairly apprise the public of the same.
Source.
RSA 260-A:3. 1963, 246:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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, 2025.]
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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:64 - Construction Equipment and Implements of Husbandry.

261:64 Construction Equipment and Implements of Husbandry. –
I. A resident owner of construction equipment, or a nonresident owner of such equipment who has a bona fide actual residence in a state granting like privileges to residents of this state shall not be required to register such equipment in this state if used at worksites and trailered from location to location or to cross highways to access contiguous property. To register construction equipment, as defined under RSA 259:42, the fee shall be $25 except for the following rubber-tired equipment; excavators, front end loaders, backhoes, graders, or construction equipment towed on a permanent trailer, such as a generator, which shall be assessed based on weight utilizing the following scale: for equipment that weighs up to 7,500 lbs., the fee shall be $25; for equipment from 7,501 lbs. to 15,000 lbs., the fee shall be $50; for equipment from 15,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs., the fee shall be $100; for equipment from 50,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs., the fee shall be $200; and for all equipment over 80,000 lbs., the fee shall be $300.
II. Owners of implements of husbandry shall not be required to register such implements in this state.
III. Implements of husbandry shall not be operated on toll roads or on the interstate and defense highway system. When implements of husbandry not meeting the definition of a tractor in RSA 259:108 are moved over any other way, the power unit shall display in a conspicuous location an identifying decal or plate issued by the division. The identifying decal or plate issued by the division is not a registration and shall not require the municipal permit for registration described in RSA 261:148. The fee for each identifying decal or plate shall be $15 for an implement weighing no more than 15,000 pounds and $25 for an implement weighing 15,001 pounds or more. The identifying decal or plate shall not require annual renewal but shall expire upon a change of ownership of the implement. The director may adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A specifying the location for display of the identifying decal or plate, specifying such limitations as the director deems necessary for the safety of other highway users by restricting speeds of operation and operation after daylight hours, and specifying safety, conspicuity, and lighting equipment requirements.
Source.
1939, 189:6. RL 116:10. RSA 260:13. 1981, 146:1. 1989, 305:5. 1999, 265:3. 2010, 251:4, eff. Sept. 4, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:66 - Transfer of Ownership.

261:66 Transfer of Ownership. –
I. Upon the transfer of ownership of any vehicle, its registration shall expire. The person in whose name such vehicle is registered shall retain the expired certificate of registration in order to obtain transfer credit, if applicable. The decease of the owner shall not terminate such registration unless there is an actual transfer of ownership.
II. A person who so transfers or loses a registered vehicle, upon filing a new application, may have registered in his name a like vehicle for the remainder of the registration period. If the registration fee of said vehicle is the same or less than that of the one first registered by him, he shall pay no additional fee, but if the fee is greater, he shall pay the difference.
III. If the owner of any vehicle desires to transfer a vehicle registration from one vehicle to another without transferring the ownership of the original vehicle, this may be accomplished by filing a new application with the department stating that the transfer does not involve a change of ownership of the original vehicle; provided, however, if the registration fee is the same or less than that of the first vehicle registered by him, he shall pay no additional fee, but if the fee is greater he shall pay the difference, and further provided, that once the original registration has been transferred to another vehicle, it shall not be again transferred back to the original vehicle. The original vehicle shall require a new registration.
IV. Any person who owns a vehicle shall be entitled to transfer the vehicle registration on that vehicle to a leased vehicle and any person who leases a vehicle shall be entitled to transfer the vehicle registration on that vehicle to an owned or leased vehicle and shall be given the same credit for this transfer as for any transfer of ownership provided under paragraphs I-III of this section. The registration shall be processed to expire according to the formula set forth in RSA 261:62. In the case of a lease transfer, the primary lessee shall be the first person named on the registration and his or her date of birth shall determine the expiration date of the registration. Any person who obtains a vehicle transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to the vehicle transfer fee.
Source.
1905, 86:2. 1911, 133:2. 1917, 229:2. 1921, 119:2. PL 100:7, 8. 1939, 132:2, 3. RL 116:13, 14. RSA 260:19, 20. 1975, 497:5. 1981, 146:1. 1986, 161:1. 1992, 25:1. 2003, 48:1, eff. July 8, 2003. 2019, 190:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:67 - New Certificate.

261:67 New Certificate. –
The department, at its discretion, may assign to the vehicle of any person who surrenders his registration certificate, as herein provided, and who desires to register a like vehicle, the registration number in the surrendered certificate, or the number given in the statement as herein provided for in the case of loss.
Source.
1911, 133:2. 1917, 229:2. 1921, 119:2. PL 100:9. 1939, 132:4. RL 116:15. RSA 260:21. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:68 - Members of Armed Forces; Refunds.

261:68 Members of Armed Forces;  Refunds. –
I. Any person who is ordered into or enlists in the military or naval service of the United States in connection with the strengthening of the national defense in any war emergency may make application to the department stating the fact of such service and requesting suspension of registration of any vehicle owned by him during such service. Upon receipt of such application, the department is hereby authorized to suspend registration of such vehicle for such time and to reimburse said person for a portion of the registration fees paid by him for the current year on a pro rata basis according to the number of months said vehicle is unused. Any refunds made under the provisions hereof shall be a charge upon the funds of the division. Upon the termination of such service, upon application, the department shall re-register said vehicle for the then current year upon payment of a like pro rata fee.
II. The foregoing provision shall apply to those members of the armed forces inducted or called on active duty during a period of armed hostilities as declared by the Congress and President of the United States.
Source.
1951, 97:1. 1953, 203:2. RSA 262:2, 3. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:69 - Repealed by 1983, 230:19, III, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.

261:69 Repealed by 1983, 230:19, III, eff. Aug. 17, 1983. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:70 - Repealed by 1983, 230:19, IV, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.

261:70 Repealed by 1983, 230:19, IV, eff. Aug. 17, 1983. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:71 - Payment of Resident Tax Required.

261:71 Payment of Resident Tax Required. –
No person shall obtain a permit to register a vehicle, a registration for a vehicle, or a license to drive a vehicle, without first showing or causing to be shown to the issuing person a tax collector's receipt for the payment of any resident taxes for which he is liable for the preceding or current year or without first executing an affidavit under the penalties of perjury, that he has paid all resident taxes for the preceding or current year for which he is liable or been lawfully relieved from such payment by reason of exemption or abatement; provided, however, that a permit or registration or license, as the case may be, may be issued if the selectmen or assessors shall certify that in their opinion the applicant should be granted such permit, registration or license even though such taxes have not been paid.
Source.
1933, 132:1, 3. 1939, 120:1-3. RL 116:3. 1947, 105:1. 1949, 150:1. 1953, 173:1. RSA 260:4. 1955, 39:1. 1957, 13:1. 1973, 486:8. 1976, 3:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:71-a - Payment of Federal Heavy Truck Use Tax Required.

261:71-a Payment of Federal Heavy Truck Use Tax Required. –
The commissioner is authorized to adopt rules under RSA 541-A, requiring proof of filing or proof of payment of the federal heavy truck use tax before issuing a permit to register a commercial vehicle as federal law or rules may require as a condition to the receipt of any federal funds.
Source.
1983, 434:7. 1985, 213:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:72 - Affidavit Required.

261:72 Affidavit Required. –
No official or other person shall issue a permit to register a vehicle, or registration for a vehicle, or a license to drive a vehicle, without first requiring the applicant or his agent to show a tax collector's receipt for the payment of any resident taxes for which the applicant is liable for the preceding or current year unless said official or person has in his possession records indicating such taxes have been paid, or without first requiring the applicant to make an affidavit under the penalties of perjury that all resident taxes for which he is liable for the preceding or current year have been paid.
Source.
1953, 173:2. RSA 260:5. 1955, 39:2; 50:17; 125:1. 1957, 13:2. 1973, 531:86. 1976, 3:2. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:72-a - Repealed by 1998, 207:9, I, eff. June 18, 1998.

261:72-a Repealed by 1998, 207:9, I, eff. June 18, 1998. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:72-b - Repealed by 1998, 207:9, II, eff. June 18, 1998.

261:72-b Repealed by 1998, 207:9, II, eff. June 18, 1998. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:73 - Penalty for False Statements.

261:73 Penalty for False Statements. –
Whoever makes a false statement relative to the payment of a resident tax as herein provided shall be guilty of a violation and his registration may be suspended for a period not exceeding 3 months. Whoever wilfully makes any other false statement for the purpose of procuring a registration or permit shall be guilty of a violation. All fines collected for violation of the provisions relating to false statements concerning the payment of resident taxes shall be for the use of the towns in which the arrests are made.
Source.
1917, 229:2. 1921, 119:2; 120:6. PL 100:6, 21. 1933, 132:4. 1939, 120:4, 5. RL 116:4. RSA 260:6. 1973, 531:87. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:74 - Registration of Vehicles Without Safety Glass Prohibited.

261:74 Registration of Vehicles Without Safety Glass Prohibited. –
The director shall approve and maintain a list of the approved types of glass, conforming to recognized specifications, tests, and requirements for safety glass, as defined herein, and the department shall not register any vehicle subject to the provisions of RSA 266:58, unless it be equipped with such glass.
Source.
1935, 72:1. RL 119:43. RSA 263:72. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:74-a - Agents Appointed.

261:74-a Agents Appointed. –
With the approval of the governing body of a city or town and subject to the direction and approval of the commissioner, the director may appoint municipal officials as agents to issue, renew or transfer motor vehicle registrations. The director shall determine the optimum number of registration agents that the division can reasonably accommodate. The appointment of any municipal official as a registration agent for the purposes of this subdivision shall continue while the agent holds his office or employment with the municipality, except as provided in RSA 261:74-b and 261:74-f.
Source.
1981, 439:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:74-b - Qualifications and Training of Agents.

261:74-b Qualifications and Training of Agents. –
No municipal official shall be appointed as an agent unless he and his staff meet the qualifications and successfully complete the training program established under RSA 261:74-g. No agent shall continue to be authorized to perform the duties required under this subdivision unless he and his staff continue to meet the qualification and training requirements.
Source.
1981, 439:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:74-c - Duties of Agents.

261:74-c Duties of Agents. –
Each registration agent and his staff shall perform all of the duties necessary to issue, renew or transfer motor vehicle registrations, unless the director determines otherwise.
Source.
1981, 439:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:74-d - Additional Fees Charged by Agents.

261:74-d Additional Fees Charged by Agents. –
Each registration agent may charge an applicant not more than $3, $.50 of which is to recover local production and administrative costs, that shall be in addition to the fees otherwise required to issue, renew, or transfer a motor vehicle registration. The remaining $2.50 of this fee shall be retained either by the municipality if the registration agent receiving the fee is on salary to the municipality, or by the agent if the agent is not on salary to the municipality but is paid on a fee basis.
Source.
1981, 439:4. 1987, 404:26. 2008, 366:1, eff. Sept. 9, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:74-e - Examination of Records.

261:74-e Examination of Records. –
Any registration agent appointed pursuant to this subdivision shall be deemed to have given his consent for authorized agents of the department and any auditor employed by the legislative budget assistant to examine, during usual business hours, the records required to be preserved under this chapter; provided that no registration agent shall be subjected to unnecessary examinations or investigations.
Source.
1981, 439:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:74-f - Revocation of Agency Status.

261:74-f Revocation of Agency Status. –
I. If the governing body of a city or town requests that the appointment of the municipal official as registration agent be revoked, it shall notify the director, who shall revoke the municipal official's appointment as a registration agent.
II. If the director determines that a registration agent has not continued to fulfill the requirements of RSA 261:74-b or has violated any of the rules adopted pursuant to RSA 261:74-g, he shall commence the procedure established in paragraph III.
III. Any registration agent whose appointment is sought to be revoked shall be afforded the opportunity of a hearing before the director or his designee prior to such revocation. Following the hearing, the director may revoke the appointment as a registration agent upon satisfactory evidence that the rules adopted pursuant to RSA 261:74-g have been violated and that the revocation is in the best interest of the state.
IV. Upon the revocation of such agency, the person shall surrender to the department or its authorized agent all materials issued by the state under the provisions of this subdivision and all records pertaining to all matters authorized by this subdivision.
V. Whenever an authorized auditor of the department, with the approval of the commissioner, determines that the public interest requires immediate action, the director may issue a temporary order suspending the authority of a registration agent to issue, renew or transfer registrations, pending a hearing.
Source.
1981, 439:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:74-g - Rulemaking.

261:74-g Rulemaking. –
The director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to:
I. Minimum standards for the qualification of registration agents and their staff;
II. Training requirements and programs for registration agents and their staffs;
III. The collection, deposit and remittance of state funds pursuant to this subdivision;
IV. The completion of required reports and records and their submission to the department;
V. Minimum standards of accuracy, legibility and timeliness of submission for documents and reports;
VI. The bonding of registration agents and their staffs to indemnify the state in case of loss;
VII. The efficient and economical administration of this subdivision.
Source.
1981, 439:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles › Section 261:74-h - Appointment of Dealer Agents.

261:74-h Appointment of Dealer Agents. –
Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 261:148, subject to the direction and approval of the commissioner, the director may appoint retail vehicle dealers meeting the requirements of RSA 261:103-a as agents to process electronically though EVR integrators motor vehicle registrations, permits for registration, or registration transfers and title applications in conjunction with the sale of a new or used vehicle by said dealer. The director shall consult with the New Hampshire City and Town Clerks' Association and the New Hampshire Automobile Dealers Association prior to approving the appointment of any dealer agent. Any permits issued by a dealer agent shall indicate that it was processed by a dealer agent. No dealer shall be permitted to act as a dealer agent unless the department of safety has implemented an agreement with an EVR integrator.
Source.
2011, 198:5, eff. June 15, 2011.