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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:38 - Garage.

259:38 Garage. –
"Garage" shall mean every place where 5 or more motor vehicles are stored or housed at any one time, except such places in which motor vehicles are kept by the owners thereof without payment for storage.
Source.
1905, 86:1. 1911, 133:1. 1913, 81:1. 1915, 129:1. 1917, 229:1. 1919, 161:1. 1921, 119:1. 1923, 75:1. 1925, 25:1; 68:1. PL 99:1. 1927, 52:1. 1929, 43:1. 1935, 73:2, 3. 1939, 47:1; 130:1; 189:1, 2, 3, 5; 190:1. 1941, 98:1; 111:1; 142:2. RL 115:1. 1943, 189:1. 1947, 177:1. 1949, 189:1, 2; 197:1; 212:2; 233:1; 286:4. 1953, 252:3. RSA 259:1, XI. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:38-a - Gross Combination Weight Rating or GCWR.

259:38-a Gross Combination Weight Rating or GCWR. –
"Gross combination weight rating" or "GCWR" shall mean the value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a combination (articulated) vehicle. In the absence of a value specified by the manufacturer, GCWR shall be determined by adding the GVWR of the power unit and the total weight of the towed unit and any load thereon.
Source.
1989, 319:9. 2013, 180:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:38-b - Gross Vehicle Weight Rating or GVWR.

259:38-b Gross Vehicle Weight Rating or GVWR. –
"Gross vehicle weight rating" or "GVWR" shall, for the purposes of the commercial driver licensing statutes, mean the value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a single vehicle.
Source.
1989, 319:9. 2013, 180:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:40 - Hazardous Materials.

259:40 Hazardous Materials. –
"Hazardous materials" shall mean hazardous materials as defined in RSA 147-B:2, VIII.
Source.
RSA 263:77-a. 1979, 344:7. 1981, 146:1. 1989, 319:10, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:40-b - Heavy Duty Recovery Vehicle.

259:40-b Heavy Duty Recovery Vehicle. –
"Heavy duty recovery vehicle" shall mean a wrecker that:
I. Has been designed and manufactured for the specific purpose of recovering large vehicles that have a gross weight rating or actual gross weight in excess of 80,000 pounds;
II. Has either 4 or 5 axles;
III. Has a manufacturer's gross weight vehicle rating in excess of 70,000 pounds;
IV. Has a recovery boom with a rating of at least 70,000 pounds;
V. Has an air brake system with the capability to provide compressed air to the towed vehicle's braking and/or suspension system; and
VI. Has the capability to tow a combination vehicle with an actual gross weight of more than 99,000 pounds.
Source.
2018, 74:1, eff. July 24, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:41 - Heavy Truck.

259:41 Heavy Truck. –
"Heavy truck" shall mean any motor truck having more than 2 axles.
Source.
RSA 259:1, XVI-b. 1967, 341:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:42 - Construction Equipment.

259:42 Construction Equipment. –
"Construction equipment" shall mean all bulldozers, rollers, scrapers, graders, spreaders, pavers, bituminous mixers, retreading machines, compressors, power shovels, excavators, backhoes, wagons, concrete mixers, generators, message boards, wood chippers, bucket loaders, snow loaders, rooters, scarifiers and construction tractors, and such other items of equipment which in the opinion of the director should be classified as construction equipment. Construction equipment that must be transported or moved over the highways that is overwidth or overweight shall comply with special permits as required by RSA 228:21 and RSA 265:7. Road oilers, bituminous distributors and heavy duty platform trailers and semi-trailers are expressly excepted from this definition.
Source.
1905, 86:1. 1911, 133:1. 1913, 81:1. 1915, 129:1. 1917, 229:1. 1919, 161:1. 1921, 119:1. 1923, 75:1. 1925, 25:1; 68:1. PL 99:1. 1927, 52:1. 1929, 43:1. 1935, 73:2,3. 1939, 47:1; 130:1; 189:1, 2, 3, 5; 190:1. 1941, 98:1; 111:1; 142:2. RL 115:1. 1943, 189:1. 1947, 177:1. 1949, 189:1, 2; 197:1; 212:2; 233:1; 286:4. 1953, 252:3. RSA 259:1, XII. 1981, 146:1. 1999, 265:2, eff. Sept. 10, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:43 - Hydraulic Brake Fluid.

259:43 Hydraulic Brake Fluid. –
"Hydraulic brake fluid," as used in RSA 266:29, shall mean the liquid medium through which force is transmitted to the brakes in the hydraulic brake system of a vehicle.
Source.
RSA 263:6-a, I. 1961, 151:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:43-a - Ignition Interlock Device.

259:43-a Ignition Interlock Device. –
"Ignition interlock device" shall mean breath alcohol ignition interlock device or enhanced technology ignition interlock device, which is a system or device that connects a breath analyzer to a motor vehicle's ignition system. The analyzer measures the concentration of alcohol in the breath of any person who attempts to start the motor vehicle by using the ignition system. The device prevents the vehicle from starting unless the person provides a breath sample with a concentration of alcohol that is below a level of 0.020. The device contains a data-logger which retains records of failures to take or pass the test during the period between recalibrations.
Source.
2000, 287:1. 2013, 219:1, eff. July 11, 2013. 2023, 60:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2024.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:43-b - Interlock Service Provider.

259:43-b Interlock Service Provider. –
An approved interlock service provider means an entity that installs, services, calibrates, monitors, and provides reports as required by RSA 265-A:36, VI(c) who is approved by the commissioner of the department of safety to do so; no person shall provide any of the services of an approved interlock service provider without such prior approval.
Source.
2000, 287:1. 2006, 260:14, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:43-c - Imminent Hazard.

259:43-c Imminent Hazard. –
"Imminent hazard" shall mean the existence of a condition that presents a substantial likelihood that death, serious illness, severe personal injury, or a substantial endangerment to health, property, or the environment may occur before the reasonably foreseeable completion date of a formal proceeding begun to lessen the risk of that death, illness, injury, or endangerment.
Source.
2013, 180:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:44 - Implement of Husbandry.

259:44 Implement of Husbandry. –
"Implement of husbandry" shall mean equipment designed or adapted and used exclusively for agricultural, horticultural, forestry, or livestock operations, for which use on a public way is incidental to its intended function. "Implement of husbandry" shall include a self-propelled custom harvester, sprayer, soil amendment spreader, or forage mower.
Source.
RSA 269-A:1, IV. 1967, 357:1. 1981, 146:1. 1989, 305:1. 2005, 203:4. 2010, 251:2, eff. Sept. 4, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:45 - Intersecting Way.

259:45 Intersecting Way. –
"Intersecting way" shall mean any way which joins another at an angle, whether it crosses the other or not.
Source.
1905, 86:1. 1911, 133:1. 1913, 81:1. 1915, 129:1. 1917, 229:1. 1919, 161:1. 1921, 119:1. 1923, 75:1. 1925, 25:1; 68:1. PL 99:1. 1927, 52:1. 1929, 43:1. 1935, 73:2, 3. 1939, 47:1; 130:1; 189:1, 2, 3, 5; 190:1. 1941, 98:1; 111:1; 142:2. RL 115:1. 1943, 189:1. 1947, 177:1. 1949, 189:1, 2; 197:1; 212:2; 233:1; 286:4. 1953, 252:3. RSA 259:1, XIII. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:45-a - IRP.

259:45-a IRP. –
"IRP" shall mean the multi-jurisdictional commercial vehicle registration proration plan known as the international registration plan.
Source.
1985, 146:1, eff. July 19, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:46 - Judgment.

259:46 Judgment. –
"Judgment" shall mean any judgment which shall have become final, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state, or of the United States.
Source.
1927, 54:1. 1937, 161:1. 1941, 198:4. RL 122:1. 1949, 188:1. RSA 268:1, V. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:47 - Junk Motor Vehicle Dealer.

259:47 Junk Motor Vehicle Dealer. –
"Junk motor vehicle dealer" shall mean any person or firm who has an established place of business at which he is engaged in the business of buying secondhand motor vehicles for the purpose of taking the same apart, or buying and selling parts of secondhand motor vehicles, or tires, for the assembling of secondhand motor vehicle parts.
Source.
RSA 267-A:2, IV(c). 1965, 372:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:48 - License.

259:48 License. –
"License" shall mean any driver's license or any other license or permit to drive a vehicle issued under the laws of this state or a reciprocating state including:
I. Any temporary or learner's permit;
II. The privilege of an unlicensed person to learn to drive a motor vehicle as provided in RSA 263:25;
III. The right of a nonresident to drive a vehicle in this state while holding a valid driver's license or permit issued by another state, territory or country whose drivers' licenses are recognized by this state; and
IV. Any other privilege which any person, either resident or nonresident, may have to drive a vehicle in this state.
Source.
RSA 264-A:1, III. 1971, 349:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:49 - Lienholder.

259:49 Lienholder. –
"Lienholder" shall mean a person holding a security interest in a vehicle.
Source.
RSA 269-A:1, V. 1967, 357:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:49-a - Light Industrial Use.

259:49-a Light Industrial Use. –
"Light industrial use" shall mean manufacturing and distribution of products for wholesale or retail use where the operation includes the need for access to contiguous or nearby warehouses, showrooms, construction sites, or manufacturing facilities including crossing a way or portion of a way or driving on a way where the route or crossing is approved by the government authority controlling the way.
Source.
2014, 282:2, eff. July 28, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:50 - Light Truck.

259:50 Light Truck. –
"Light truck" shall mean any motor truck having no more than 2 axles.
Source.
RSA 259:1, XVI-a. 1967, 341:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:51 - Maker's List Price.

259:51 Maker's List Price. –
"Maker's list price," as used in RSA 261:153 and 261:154, in the case of motor vehicles of foreign manufacture, shall mean the advertised port of entry retail list price, less the manufacturer's motor vehicle excise tax imposed by the United States if said motor vehicle excise tax is included in the advertised port of entry retail list price, at New York, New York, regardless of the actual port through which said motor vehicle entered the United States.
Source.
RSA 260:27-a. 1959, 307:1. 1969, 484:2. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:52 - Manufacturer.

259:52 Manufacturer. –
"Manufacturer," as used in the provisions of RSA 261 relative to registration, shall mean every person engaged in the business of constructing or assembling vehicles of a type required to be registered hereunder at an established place of business in this state.
Source.
1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:53 - Manufacturer's or Importer's Certificate of Origin.

259:53 Manufacturer's or Importer's Certificate of Origin. –
"Manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin" shall mean the original written instrument or document required to be executed and delivered by the manufacturer to his agent or dealer, or a person purchasing direct from the manufacturer, certifying the origin of the vehicle.
Source.
RSA 269-A:1, XII. 1967, 357:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:54 - Metal Tire.

259:54 Metal Tire. –
"Metal tire" shall mean every tire the surface of which in contact with the highway is wholly or partly of metal or other hard, nonresilient material.
Source.
1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:55 - Repealed by 1981, 538:11, II, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m.

259:55 Repealed by 1981, 538:11, II, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:56-a - Mobile Carrier.

259:56-a Mobile Carrier. –
"Mobile carrier" means an electrically powered device that:
I. Is operated on sidewalks and crosswalks and is intended primarily for transporting property.
II. Weighs less than 80 pounds, excluding cargo.
III. Has a maximum speed of 12.5 miles per hour.
IV. Is equipped with a technology to transport personal property with the active monitoring of a property owner and primarily designed to remain within 25 feet of the property owner.
Source.
2022, 13:1, eff. June 10, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:56-b - Mobile Service Garage.

259:56-b Mobile Service Garage. –
"Mobile service garage" shall mean a vehicle, whether motorized or non-motorized, designed specifically for the purpose of servicing motor vehicles and that:
I. Contains an automotive lift, rated for at least 9,000 pounds, as an integral part of the vehicle.
II. Meets all applicable hazardous waste permitting requirements of the New Hampshire department of environmental services and the New Hampshire department of transportation.
III. Is equipped with a functioning GPS tracking device.
IV. When in operation, has Internet connectivity.
V. When in operation, has a minimal overall width of 12 feet and a minimal overall length of 25 feet.
VI. When in operation, has an enclosed, unobstructed work area at least 15 feet wide and at least 20 feet long.
VII. Is covered by an active commercial automotive insurance policy with a liability limit of at least $1,000,000.
VIII. Is operated by a business that:
(a) Is registered and in good standing with the New Hampshire secretary of state.
(b) Has an active general liability insurance policy with limits of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and at least $2,000,000 general aggregate.
(c) Has an office, staffed at regular, posted hours that provides access to state inspection records and that maintains a schedule for the following 7 calendar days of times and locations for each mobile service garage under its operation that performs state inspections.
Source.
2022, 228:1, eff. Mar. 14, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:57 - Moped.

259:57 Moped. –
"Moped" shall mean a motor-driven cycle whose speed attainable in one mile is 30 miles per hour or less; if an internal combustion engine is used, the piston displacement shall not exceed 50 cubic centimeters and the power-drive system shall not require the operator to shift gears. "Moped" shall not include an electric bicycle.
Source.
RSA 259:1, XIII-a. 1976, 4:4. 1977, 272:1. 1981, 146:1. 1983, 147:1. 2011, 25:1, eff. April 28, 2011. 2019, 93:4, eff. Aug. 18, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:58 - Motor Fuel.

259:58 Motor Fuel. –
"Motor fuel" shall mean all products used in an internal combustion engine for the generation of power to propel motor vehicles or mechanical contrivances on or over the ways of this state.
Source.
1943, 65:1. RSA 265:2, II. 1981, 146:1. 1996, 292:7, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:58-a - Motor Home.

259:58-a Motor Home. –
"Motor home" shall mean a self-propelled, completely self-contained vehicle that includes the conveniences of a home, including cooking, sleeping, and permanent sanitary facilities, and a driver's seat that is accessible in a walking position from the living quarters.
Source.
2006, 317:11, eff. Aug. 18, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:58-b - Motor Fuel Equivalent Gallon.

259:58-b Motor Fuel Equivalent Gallon. –
"Motor fuel equivalent gallon" means the volume of alternative fuel it takes to equal the energy content of one gallon of gasoline or special fuel. The commissioner of safety shall adopt in rules under RSA 260:57 the applicable conversion rates for motor fuel equivalent gallons for compressed natural gas, liquid natural gas, and propane based on nationally recognized standards for weights and measures.
Source.
2014, 268:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:59 - Motor Truck.

259:59 Motor Truck. –
"Motor truck" shall mean any truck of greater than 26,000 pounds manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating, or any motor vehicle equipped with other than pneumatic tires. The commissioner of safety may adopt rules under RSA 541-A to alter this weight limit to conform with federal statutes or regulations, provided that the limit does not exceed 26,000 pounds.
Source.
1905, 86:1. 1911, 133:1. 1913, 81:1. 1915, 129:1. 1917, 229:1. 1919, 161:1. 1921, 119:1. 1923, 75:1. 1925, 25:1; 68:1. PL 99:1. 1927, 52:1. 1929, 43:1. 1935, 73:2, 3. 1939, 47:1; 130:1; 189:1, 2, 3, 5; 190:1. 1941, 98:1; 111:1; 142:2. RL 115:1. 1943, 189:1. 1947, 177:1. 1949, 189:1, 2; 197:1; 212:2; 233:1; 286:4. 1953, 252:3. RSA 259:1, XVI. 1967, 341:2. 1981, 146:1. 1985, 213:1. 1987, 404:16, eff. July 25, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:60 - Motor Vehicle.

259:60 Motor Vehicle. –
"Motor vehicle" shall mean:
I. Except where otherwise specified in this title, any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively on stationary tracks, including ski area vehicles;
II. As used in RSA 261:148 relative to municipal permits for registration, includes all trailers and semi-trailers as defined herein and travel trailers as determined by the commissioner of revenue administration; however, snowmobiles as defined herein, mobile homes, house trailers, electric bicycles, and mopeds shall not be so included;
III. For purposes of the financial responsibility statutes, any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively upon stationary tracks, except farm tractors, crawler-type tractors, electric bicycles, and mopeds;
IV. For purposes of the road toll statutes, all vehicles, engines, machines, or mechanical contrivances, except electric bicycles and electric personal assistive mobility devices as defined in RSA 269:1, which are propelled on the public highways by internal combustion engines, electric motors, steam engines, or other alternate sources of energy except human or animal power.
V. As used in RSA 260:14, relative to motor vehicle records, vehicles described in paragraph I and vessel as defined by RSA 270-E:2, XII.
Source.
1905, 86:1. 1911, 133:1. 1913, 81:1. 1915, 129:1. 1917, 229:1. 1919, 161:1. 1921, 119:1. 1923, 75:1. 1925, 25:1; 68:1. PL 99:1. 1927, 52:1; 54:1. 1929, 43:1. 1935, 73:2, 3. 1937, 161:1. 1939, 47:1; 130:1; 189:1, 2, 3, 5; 190:1. 1941, 98:1; 111:1; 142:2; 198:4. RL 115:1; 122:1. 1943, 65:1; 189:1. 1947, 147:1; 177:1. 1949, 188:1; 189:1, 2; 197:1; 212:2; 233:1; 286:4. 1953, 252:3. RSA 259:1, XVII; 260:1-a; 260:23; 265:2, I; 267-A:2, III; 268:1, IX. 1961, 41:2. 1963, 62:1. 1965, 372:1. 1969, 488:4. 1973, 544:8. 1974, 45:1. 1976, 4:7, 8, 11. 1979, 389:1. 1981, 538:9; 146:1; 321:17. 2002, 4:2. 2006, 90:11, eff. July 1, 2006 at 12:01 a.m. 2015, 242:7, eff. Sept. 11, 2015. 2019, 93:5, eff. Aug. 18, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:60-a - Motor Vehicle Business.

259:60-a Motor Vehicle Business. –
"Motor vehicle business" shall mean a business which is principally engaged in one or more of the following activities: buying, selling, or exchanging motor vehicles requiring registration for use upon a way, motor vehicle mechanical service, motor vehicle collision repair service, the reconditioning and restoration of motor vehicles, and the sale of motor vehicle parts. For the purposes of this definition, "principally engaged" means that the business derives at least 51 percent of its annual gross income from the motor vehicle business or, if there was no income in the prior year, 51 percent of the assets of the business are directly related to the motor vehicle business.
Source.
1997, 179:3, eff. June 17, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:62 - Motor Vehicle Master Key.

259:62 Motor Vehicle Master Key. –
"Motor vehicle master key" shall mean:
I. A key which may or may not be one of a set of similar keys, each key being made to operate a series or group of locks of the total lock series or group, the key or keys being constructed to take advantage of unplanned construction similarities in the series or group operated thereby (tryout key); or
II. A device other than the planned key or keys, which may be manipulated in a lock's keyway until such action develops a condition within the lock which enables the lock to be operated (manipulation key); but excludes keys supplied with the vehicle by the manufacturer or dealer or the exact duplicate of such keys; and excludes keys supplied with replacement locks or the exact duplicate of such keys.
Source.
RSA 263:82-a. 1967, 222:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:63 - Motorcycle.

259:63 Motorcycle. –
"Motorcycle" shall mean every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than 3 wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding electric bicycles, tractors, and mopeds. The term shall also include 3-wheel scooters with enclosed cabs.
Source.
1905, 86:1. 1911, 133:1. 1913, 81:1. 1915, 129:1. 1917, 229:1. 1919, 161:1. 1921, 119:1. 1923, 75:1. 1925, 25:1; 68:1. PL 99:1. 1927, 52:1. 1929, 43:1. 1935, 73:2, 3. 1939, 47:1; 130:1; 189:1, 2, 3, 5; 190:1. 1941, 98:1; 111:1; 142:2. RL 115:1. 1943, 189:1. 1947, 177:1. 1949, 189:1, 2; 197:1; 212:2; 233:1; 286:4. 1953, 252:3. RSA 259:1, XIV. 1976, 4:5. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. 2019, 93:6, eff. Aug. 18, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:64 - Motorcycle Driver.

259:64 Motorcycle Driver. –
"Motorcycle driver" shall mean any person who drives a motorcycle.
Source.
1905, 86:1. 1911, 133:1. 1913, 81:1. 1915, 129:1. 1917, 229:1. 1919, 161:1. 1921, 119:1. 1923, 75:1. 1925, 25:1; 68:1. PL 99:1. 1927, 52:1. 1929, 43:1. 1935, 73:2, 3. 1939, 47:1; 130:1; 189:1, 2, 3, 5; 190:1. 1941, 98:1; 111:1; 142:2. RL 115:1. 1943, 189:1. 1947, 177:1. 1949, 189:1, 2; 197:1; 212:2; 233:1; 286:4. 1953, 252:3. RSA 259:1, XV. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:65 - Motor-Driven Cycle.

259:65 Motor-Driven Cycle. –
"Motor-driven cycle" shall mean any motorcycle or motor scooter with a motor which produces not to exceed 5 horse-power, and any bicycle with motor attached except any electric bicycle.
Source.
RSA 259:1, XIV-a. 1967, 415:3. 1976, 4:6. 1981, 146:1. 2010, 163:1, eff. June 17, 2010. 2019, 93:7, eff. Aug. 18, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:66 - Muffler.

259:66 Muffler. –
"Muffler" shall mean a device consisting of a series of chambers or baffleplates or other mechanical design for the purpose of receiving exhaust gases and effectively reducing noise.
Source.
1913, 81:5. 1921, 119:11. PL 103:14. RL 119:23. RSA 263:46, IV. 1961, 205:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:66-a - Next of Kin.

259:66-a Next of Kin. –
"Next of kin" shall mean the spouse, child, parent, stepparent, sibling, or legal guardian of the individual in question.
Source.
1986, 193:1, eff. Aug. 2, 1986.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:66-b - Neighborhood Electric Vehicle.

259:66-b Neighborhood Electric Vehicle. –
"Neighborhood electric vehicle" shall mean any 4-wheeled electric vehicle that has a maximum speed which is greater than 20 miles per hour but not greater than 25 miles per hour, and which complies with the federal safety standards established in 49 CFR section 571.500.
Source.
2003, 5:1, eff. June 21, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:67 - Nonresident.

259:67 Nonresident. –
"Nonresident" shall mean:
I. Except as provided in paragraph II, any person whose legal residence is in some state, district or country other than New Hampshire, but a nonresident, having a regular abode or place of business within the state for more than 6 months in any year, shall be deemed a resident as to all vehicles principally used in connection with such abode or place of business and the director for the purposes of registration shall determine what vehicles are so used;
II. For the purposes of the reciprocal provisions as to arrest of nonresidents, RSA 262:27 and 28, a person who is a resident of or holds a driving license issued by a reciprocating state.
Source.
1905, 86:1. 1911, 133:1. 1913, 81:1. 1915, 129:1. 1917, 229:1. 1919, 161:1. 1921, 119:1. 1923, 75:1. 1925, 25:1; 68:1. PL 99:1. 1927, 52:1. 1929, 43:1. 1935, 73:2, 3. 1939, 47:1; 130:1; 189:1, 2, 3, 5; 190:1. 1941, 98:1; 111:1; 142:2. RL 115:1. 1943, 189:1. 1947, 177:1. 1949, 189:1, 2; 197:1; 212:2; 233:1; 286:4. 1953, 252:3. RSA 259:1, XVIII; 264-A:1, VI. 1971, 349:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:67-a - Nonresident CDL.

259:67-a Nonresident CDL. –
"Nonresident CDL" shall mean a document issued by the department which authorizes a driver to drive a class of motor vehicle. The certificate shall be issued in accordance with the standards contained in 49 CFR 383.
Source.
1989, 319:11, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:68 - Number Plate.

259:68 Number Plate. –
"Number plate" shall mean the sign or marker furnished by the director, on which is displayed the registration number or mark of a vehicle assigned thereto by the director, which shall bear on the face thereof a permanent or changeable designation of the effective period.
Source.
1905, 86:1. 1911, 133:1. 1913, 81:1. 1915, 129:1. 1917, 229:1. 1919, 161:1. 1921, 119:1. 1923, 75:1. 1925, 25:1; 68:1. PL 99:1. 1927, 52:1. 1929, 43:1. 1935, 73:2, 3. 1939, 47:1; 130:1; 189:1, 2, 3, 5; 190:1. 1941, 98:1; 111:1; 142:2. RL 115:1. 1943, 189:1. 1947, 177:1. 1949, 189:1, 2; 197:1; 212:2; 233:1; 286:4. 1953, 252:3. RSA 259:1, XIX. 1974, 45:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:68-a - Number Plate Scanning Device.

[RSA 259:68-a repealed by 2016, 78:3, I, effective January 1, 2027.]
259:68-a Number Plate Scanning Device. –
"Number plate scanning device" or "LPR" means a license plate reading device that is mounted to a vehicle, that is attended to and operated by a law enforcement officer, and that uses automated high speed camera and optical character recognition technology to passively read, instantaneously identify against a list or lists, check, send an audible or visual alarm to the operator, and store for a prescribed period of time, a record of each number plate read.
Source.
2016, 78:1, eff. July 18, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:69 - Off Highway Recreational Vehicle.

259:69 Off Highway Recreational Vehicle. –
"Off highway recreational vehicle" shall mean any mechanically propelled vehicle used for pleasure or recreational purposes running on rubber tires, tracks, or cushion of air and dependent on the ground or surface for travel, or other unimproved terrain whether covered by ice or snow or not, where the driver sits in or on the vehicle. All legally registered vehicles when used for off highway recreational purposes shall fall within the meaning of this definition; provided that when said vehicle is being used for transportation purposes only, it shall be deemed that said vehicle is not being used for recreational purposes. Off highway recreational vehicle shall include any pedaled vehicle equipped with a motor that is not included in the definition of electric bicycle, but shall not include snowmobiles as defined in RSA 215-C:1 or electric bicycles as defined in RSA 259:27-a.
Source.
RSA 269-C:1, VI. 1973, 560:1. 1974, 12:1. 1981, 146:1. 2005, 210:39, eff. July 1, 2006. 2019, 93:8, eff. Aug. 18, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:69-a - Open Road Tolling Lane.

259:69-a Open Road Tolling Lane. –
"Open road tolling lane" shall mean any lane on a toll road so designated by a traffic control device or lane control system at which certain vehicles equipped with transponder devices for the payment of tolls are permitted to travel at highway speeds without reducing speed or stopping to pay a toll.
Source.
2010, 51:1, eff. May 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:70 - OHRV.

259:70 OHRV. –
"OHRV" shall mean an off highway recreational vehicle.
Source.
RSA 269-C:1, V. 1973, 560:1. 1974, 12:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:71 - Repealed by 1981, 538:11, III, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m.

259:71 Repealed by 1981, 538:11, III, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:71-a - Out-of-Service Order.

259:71-a Out-of-Service Order. –
"Out-of-service order" shall mean a declaration by the Federal Highway Administration or an authorized local, state or federal enforcement officer, or an enforcement officer from the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Canada, or Mexico, that a driver, or a commercial motor vehicle, or a motor carrier operation, is out of service.
Source.
1989, 319:12. 1996, 255:1, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:72 - Owner.

259:72 Owner. –
"Owner" shall mean:
I. For purposes of the provisions of this title relative to registration, any person holding title to a vehicle, or having exclusive right to the use thereof for a period of greater than 30 days;
II. [Repealed.]
III. For purposes of the provisions of this title relative to certificate of title, any person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a vehicle, including a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle subject to a security interest in another person, not including a lessee under a lease not intended as security. Any person except a licensed dealer who purchases a vehicle for another shall not be considered an owner.
IV. For purposes of the provisions of this title relative to financial responsibility, a person who holds the legal title to a vehicle, except a moped, a person entitled to possession of such a vehicle under a conditional sale or lease by terms of which title vests in him on performance of stated conditions, or a mortgagor entitled to possession.
V. For the purposes of the provisions of this title relative to electronic toll collection, any person holding title to a vehicle, or having the exclusive right to the use thereof pursuant to a court order following a final hearing on the merits or under a written rental or lease agreement, for any period of time.
Source.
1905, 86:1. 1911, 133:1. 1913, 81:1. 1915, 129:1. 1917, 229:1. 1919, 161:1. 1921, 119:1. 1923, 75:1. 1925, 25:1; 68:1. PL 99:1. 1927, 52:1; 54:1. 1929, 43:1. 1935, 73:2, 3. 1937, 161:1. 1939, 47:1; 130:1; 189:1, 2, 3, 5; 190:1. 1941, 98:1; 111:1; 142:2; 198:4. RL 115:1; 122:1. 1943, 189:1. 1947, 177:1. 1949, 188:1; 189:1, 2; 197:1; 212:2; 233:1; 286:4. 1953, 252:3. RSA 259:1, XXI; 268:1, III; 269-A:1, VI; 269-C:1, IX. 1967, 357:1. 1973, 560:1. RSA 259:72. 1981, 146:1; 538:11, IV. 2004, 241:2, eff. June 15, 2004. 2014, 278:1, eff. Sept. 26, 2014. 2015, 231:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:73 - Perfected.

259:73 Perfected. –
"Perfected," when used in reference to a security interest, shall mean that it is valid against third parties generally, subject only to specific statutory exceptions.
Source.
RSA 269-A:1, VIII. 1967, 357:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:74 - Person.

259:74 Person. –
"Person" shall mean the same as provided in RSA 21:9.
Source.
1905, 86:1. 1911, 133:1. 1913, 81:1. 1915, 129:1. 1917, 229:1. 1919, 161:1. 1921, 119:1. 1923, 75:1. 1925, 25:1; 68:1. PL 99:1. 1927, 52:1; 54:1. 1929, 43:1. 1935, 73:2, 3. 1937, 161:1. 1939, 47:1; 130:1; 189:1, 2, 3, 5; 190:1. 1941, 98:1; 111:1; 142:2; 198:4. RL 115:1; 122:1. 1943, 65:1; 189:1. 1947, 177:1. 1949, 188:1; 189:1, 2; 197:1; 212:2; 233:1; 286:4. 1953, 252:3. RSA 259:1, XXII; 263-A:1, II; 265:2, IV; 268:1, II. 1955, 208:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:75 - Personal Recognizance.

259:75 Personal Recognizance. –
"Personal recognizance" shall mean a signed agreement by an arrested motorist that he will comply with the terms of the citation served upon him at the time of arrest.
Source.
RSA 264-A:1, V. 1971, 349:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:75-a - Personal Delivery Device.

259:75-a Personal Delivery Device. –
"Personal delivery device" means an electrically powered device that:
I. Is operated on sidewalks, crosswalks, and roadways and is intended primarily for transporting goods and cargo.
II. Is equipped with technology to allow for operation of the device with or without the active control or monitoring of a natural person.
III. When operated in compliance with this section, is not a vehicle.
Source.
2022, 13:2, eff. June 10, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:75-b - Roadway.

259:75-b Roadway. –
For purposes of RSA 259:75-b and RSA 265:163, "roadway" means that portion of a way improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, including the berm or shoulder where such berm or shoulder is used by persons riding bicycles or other human powered vehicles.
Source.
2022, 13:2, eff. June 10, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:76 - Place of Business.

259:76 Place of Business. –
"Place of business" shall mean the site, location or building within this state at which a person conducts the business in which he is engaged.
Source.
RSA 263-A:1, III; 268-A:2, II. 1955, 208:1. 1973, 324:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:77 - Pneumatic Tires.

259:77 Pneumatic Tires. –
"Pneumatic tires" shall mean tires in which compressed air is designed to support the load.
Source.
1905, 86:1. 1911, 133:1. 1913, 81:1. 1915, 129:1. 1917, 229:1. 1919, 161:1. 1921, 119:1. 1923, 75:1. 1925, 25:1; 68:1. PL 99:1. 1927, 52:1. 1929, 43:1. 1935, 73:2, 3. 1939, 47:1; 130:1; 189:1, 2, 3, 5; 190:1. 1941, 98:1; 111:1; 142:2. RL 115:1. 1943, 189:1. 1947, 177:1. 1949, 189:1, 2; 197:1; 212:2; 233:1; 286:4. 1953, 252:3. RSA 259:1, XXIII. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:77-a - Pocket Bike.

259:77-a Pocket Bike. –
"Pocket bike" shall mean any 2- or 3-wheeled motorized device that has handlebars, is designed to be sat upon by the operator, is smaller in size than a conventional moped, motorcycle, or motor-driven cycle, and is powered by a gasoline or alcohol fueled motor with a piston displacement of less than 100 cubic centimeters. "Pocket bike" includes, but is not limited to, motorized devices commonly known as "mini-cycles," "mini-choppers," and "pocket rockets," but does not include a moped as defined in RSA 259:57, a motorcycle as defined in RSA 259:63, a motor-driven cycle as defined in RSA 259:65, a neighborhood electric vehicle as defined in RSA 259:66-b, an electric bicycle, or an electric personal assistive mobility device as defined in RSA 269:1.
Source.
2005, 108:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. 2019, 93:9, eff. Aug. 18, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:78 - Police Officer.

259:78 Police Officer. –
"Police officer" shall mean any constable, peace officer, or other officer authorized to make arrests or serve process.
Source.
1905, 86:1. 1911, 133:1. 1913, 81:1. 1915, 129:1. 1917, 229:1. 1919, 161:1. 1921, 119:1. 1923, 75:1. 1925, 25:1; 68:1. PL 99:1. 1927, 52:1. 1929, 43:1. 1935, 73:2, 3. 1939, 47:1; 130:1; 189:1, 2, 3, 5; 190:1. 1941, 98:1; 111:1; 142:2. RL 115:1. 1943, 189:1. 1947, 177:1. 1949, 189:1, 2; 197:1; 212:2; 233:1; 286:4. 1953, 252:3. RSA 259:1, XXIV. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:79 - Previously Registered Vehicle.

259:79 Previously Registered Vehicle. –
"Previously registered vehicle" shall mean:
I. For purposes of the provisions of this title relative to registration, a vehicle which has been registered to the same person or persons during the immediately preceding registration period;
II. For purposes of the provisions of this title relative to certificate of title, a vehicle registered in this state on September 1, 1968, or a vehicle whose last registration before September 1, 1968, was in this state.
Source.
RSA 269-A:36. 1967, 357:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:80 - Private Passenger Automobile.

259:80 Private Passenger Automobile. –
"Private passenger automobile," as used in RSA 264:16, shall mean:
I. A motor vehicle of the private passenger, station wagon, or motorcycle type that is not used as a public or livery conveyance for passengers and is not rented to others; or
II. Any other 4-wheel motor vehicle with a gross weight not exceeding 9,000 pounds which is not principally used in the occupation, profession or business of the insured other than farming.
Source.
RSA 268:15-b, I. 1971, 553:2; 577:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. 2016, 112:2, eff. July 19, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:81 - Private Passenger Vehicle.

259:81 Private Passenger Vehicle. –
"Private passenger vehicle" shall mean a motor vehicle, except motorcycles, tractors, snowmobiles, OHRV's and mopeds, which is designed and used for the purpose of transporting 10 persons or less and used for the transportation of human beings with their necessary personal belongings, and not exceeding 8,000 pounds in gross vehicle weight.
Source.
RSA 259:1, XXIV-a. 1975, 497:1. 1981, 146:1. 1985, 213:2. 2005, 210:40, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:82 - Repealed by 1981, 538:11, V, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m.

259:82 Repealed by 1981, 538:11, V, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:83 - Public Way.

259:83 Public Way. –
"Public way" shall mean:
I. [Repealed.]
II. As used elsewhere in this title, the same as "way".
Source.
RSA 269-C:1, X. 1973, 560:1. 1977, 572:1. 1981, 146:1; 538:11, VI, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:84 - Reciprocating State.

259:84 Reciprocating State. –
"Reciprocating state" shall mean a state having provisions of law to the same effect as the provisions of this title relative to reciprocal provisions as to arrest of nonresidents.
Source.
RSA 264-A:1, I. 1971, 349:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:84-a - Recreation Vehicle.

259:84-a Recreation Vehicle. –
"Recreation vehicle" shall mean a self-propelled or towed vehicle that is equipped to serve as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel purposes and is used solely as a family or personal conveyance.
Source.
1989, 319:13, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:85 - Registration Number.

259:85 Registration Number. –
"Registration number" shall mean the number or mark assigned by the director to a vehicle.
Source.
1905, 86:1. 1911, 133:1. 1913, 81:1. 1915, 129:1. 1917, 229:1. 1919, 161:1. 1921, 119:1. 1923, 75:1. 1925, 25:1; 68:1. PL 99:1. 1927, 52:1. 1929, 43:1. 1935, 73:2, 3. 1939, 47:1; 130:1; 189:1, 2, 3, 5; 190:1. 1941, 98:1; 111:1; 142:2. RL 115:1. 1943, 189:1. 1947, 177:1. 1949, 189:1, 2; 197:1; 212:2; 233:1; 286:4. 1953, 252:3. RSA 259:1, XXV. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:86 - Repealed by 1981, 538:11, VII, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m.

259:86 Repealed by 1981, 538:11, VII, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:87 - Repairer.

259:87 Repairer. –
"Repairer" shall mean any person who is principally engaged in the motor vehicle business, but who is not a dealer and who has an established place of business.
Source.
1905, 86:1. 1911, 133:1. 1913, 81:1. 1915, 129:1. 1917, 229:1. 1919, 161:1. 1921, 119:1. 1923, 75:1. 1925, 25:1; 68:1. PL 99:1. 1927, 52:1. 1929, 43:1. 1935, 73:2, 3. 1939, 47:1; 130:1; 189:1, 2, 3, 5; 190:1. 1941, 98:1; 111:1; 142:2. RL 115:1. 1943, 189:1. 1947, 177:1. 1949, 189:1, 2; 197:1; 212:2; 233:1; 286:4. 1953, 252:3. RSA 259:1, XXVI. 1981, 146:1. 1998, 227:1, eff. Aug. 23, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:87-a - Repossess.

259:87-a Repossess. –
"Repossess" shall mean the act of obtaining physical possession of a motor vehicle by a lienholder or any person acting on his behalf for any actual or claimed breach of any condition contained in a security agreement.
Source.
1993, 58:1, eff. June 15, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:88 - Resident.

259:88 Resident. –
"Resident" shall mean a resident of the state as defined in RSA 21:6, except that no person shall be deemed to be a resident who claims residence in any other state for any purpose.
Source.
1921, 120:6. PL 100:20. RL 116:26. RSA 260:35. 1977, 572:2. 1978, 40:17. 1979, 135:3. 1981, 146:1. 1985, 213:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:89 - Retail Dealer.

259:89 Retail Dealer. –
"Retail dealer" for purposes of the provisions of this title relative to road tolls, shall mean any person or persons other than a licensed distributor who engages in the business of selling or distributing motor fuel within this state at the retail level; provided further that retail dealer shall not include any person or persons who receive motor fuel upon which the road toll has been paid by a licensed distributor for storage or subsequent distribution at the wholesale level or solely for storage and consumption by such person or persons.
Source.
RSA 265:2, VIII. 1957, 117:1. 1963, 300:1. 1981, 146:1. 2004, 194:1, eff. July 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 259 - Words and Phrases Defined › Section 259:89-a - Retail Vehicle Dealer.

259:89-a Retail Vehicle Dealer. –
"Retail vehicle dealer" shall mean a person engaged in the motor vehicle business who sells motor vehicles to the general public, or demonstrates for sale vehicles on consignment to the general public. Any person who sells or who acts as an agent of a seller for 5 or more vehicles at retail to the general public in a consecutive 12-month period is a retail vehicle dealer.
Source.
1997, 179:4. 2010, 290:2, eff. Sept. 11, 2010.