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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:76 - Organized Time Trials.

265:76 Organized Time Trials. –
Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 265:75 to the contrary, the selectmen of any town may, upon such conditions as they may specify, permit the holding of time trials of motor vehicles on class V and class VI highways and the director of parks and recreation, department of natural and cultural resources, may, upon such conditions as he may specify, permit the holding of time trials of motor vehicles on class III highways within the town, provided that such roads shall be closed to other vehicle traffic during the time of such trials, and provided further that the trials are sponsored and supervised by a duly organized corporation or association registered for the purpose with the secretary of state.
Source.
RSA 263:59-b. 1971, 237:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:77 - Repealed by 1981, 538:11, XVII, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m.

265:77 Repealed by 1981, 538:11, XVII, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:78 - Competitive Bicycle or Moped Races.

265:78 Competitive Bicycle or Moped Races. –
No person shall conduct or participate in any competitive bicycle or moped race on any class I, class III, or class III-a highway or on the state-maintained part of any class II highway, unless such race is sponsored by a recognized bicycle or moped organization and the sponsor of such race has obtained, prior to such race, the written approval of the commissioner and of the police department of each city, town or place in which such race is to be held. In the case of a competitive bicycle or moped race on a class III-a highway, the sponsor of the race shall also obtain the approval of the executive director of the fish and game department. The commissioner and the executive director of the fish and game department may require insurance, police coverage or other regulations to insure the safety and protection of the public, and the permit may exempt competitors from such requirements of this chapter relative to rules of the road as are not inconsistent with public safety.
Source.
RSA 250:17-b. 1975, 117:1. 1981, 146:1. 1982, 12:3. 1992, 265:19, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:79 - Reckless Driving; Minimum Penalty.

265:79 Reckless Driving;  Minimum Penalty. –
Whoever upon any way drives a vehicle recklessly, or causes a vehicle to be driven recklessly, as defined in RSA 626:2, II(c), or so that the lives or safety of the public shall be endangered, or upon a bet, wager, or race, or who drives a vehicle for the purpose of making a record, or who drives a vehicle at a speed of 100 miles per hour or greater, and thereby violates any of the provisions of this title or any rules adopted by the director, shall be, notwithstanding the provisions of title LXII, guilty of a violation and fined not less than $500 plus penalty assessment for the first offense and $750 plus penalty assessment for the second offense nor more than $1,000 plus penalty assessment and his or her license or operating privilege shall be revoked for a period of 60 days for the first offense and from 60 days to one year for the second offense.
Source.
1911, 133:19. 1919, 161:5. 1921, 119:18. 1923, 24:1. PL 102:11. 1931, 81:1. RL 118:12. 1951, 180:1. RSA 262:15. 1955, 109:1. 1963, 330:1. RSA 262-A:61. 1973, 129:1. 1981, 146:1. 1983, 373:9. 1985, 290:1. 1989, 410:5. 2000, 287:3. 2001, 254:1. 2005, 177:49, eff. July 1, 2005. 2014, 252:1, eff. Sept. 20, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:79-a - Vehicular Assault.

265:79-a Vehicular Assault. –
Any person who causes death or serious bodily injury as defined in RSA 625:11, VI to another while using a vessel or propelled vehicle as defined in RSA 637:9, III shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, where such person's negligent operation of the propelled vehicle or vessel causes or materially contributes to the collision.
Source.
2000, 319:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2001. 2015, 51:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:79-b - Negligent Driving.

265:79-b Negligent Driving. –
Whoever upon any way drives a vehicle negligently or causes a vehicle to be driven negligently, as defined in RSA 626:2, II(d), or in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger any person or property shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than $250 nor more than $500 for a first offense and not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for a second or subsequent offense.
Source.
2001, 254:2. 2005, 267:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. 2015, 52:1, eff. June 2, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:90 - Repealed by 2006, 260:37, XXVII, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.

265:90 Repealed by 2006, 260:37, XXVII, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:91-a - Repealed by 2006, 260:37, XXIX, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.

265:91-a Repealed by 2006, 260:37, XXIX, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:91-b - Administrative Review and Hearings.

265:91-b Administrative Review and Hearings. –
I. (a) Any person whose license is suspended or revoked under this subdivision or RSA 263:96 may request either an administrative review or a hearing. The request shall be in writing and shall state the grounds upon which the person seeks to have the order of suspension or revocation rescinded, which grounds shall be limited to those provided in paragraph II. The filing of the request shall not stay the suspension or revocation. A request for either administrative review or hearing received by the department after 30 days from the date the notice is issued shall be denied as untimely.
(b) If the request is for an administrative review, the request may be accompanied by any statement or other evidence which the person wants the department to consider. Upon receiving the request the department shall review the order, the evidence upon which it is based, including whether the person was driving or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle, and any other information brought to the attention of the department, and shall determine whether sufficient cause exists to sustain the order.
(c) If the request is for a hearing, the request shall also indicate whether or not the person desires to have the law enforcement officer present. The hearing shall be held within 20 days after the filing of the request unless the person requests a continuance. A request for a continuance by the person shall not stay the order of suspension or revocation. The hearing shall be recorded, and be conducted by the department's designated agent. The hearing may be conducted upon a review of the law enforcement officer's report if there is no request to have the officer present. If there is a request that the law enforcement officer be present at the hearing and the officer fails to appear without good cause shown, the case shall be dismissed and the order rescinded. If the person requesting the hearing fails to appear without good cause shown, the right to a hearing shall be waived and the order sustained.
II. The scope of the administrative review or hearing shall be limited to the issue of whether the person had been arrested.
III. In the case of either an administrative review or a hearing, the hearing examiner shall issue his or her recommendation on the order of suspension or revocation within 15 days of the request for administrative review or the hearing date. The recommendation shall be in writing and a copy shall be provided to the parties. The recommendation shall be final unless a review or appeal is filed under RSA 265:91-d or RSA 265:91-e.
Source.
1992, 258:7. 1993, 48:13. 1995, 64:6. 1999, 295:1. 2006, 260:25, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:91-c - Period of License Suspension.

265:91-c Period of License Suspension. –
Where a license or driving privilege has been suspended under RSA 265:91-a and the person is also convicted on criminal charges arising out of the same event both the suspension and the court ordered revocation shall be imposed but the total period of suspension and revocation shall not exceed the longer of the 2 periods; provided, however, that any suspension for refusing to submit to a test under the provisions of RSA 265:92 shall not run concurrently with any other penalty imposed under the provisions of this title.
Source.
1992, 258:7, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:91-d - Review.

265:91-d Review. –
Within 10 days following the examiner's ruling, a person whose license has been suspended or revoked, or the law enforcement officer, may petition the director for a review of the ruling. The filing of the petition shall not stay a suspension or revocation of the person's driver's license or privilege to drive if imposed, or the restoration of the person's driver's license or privilege to drive. The review shall determine whether the ruling is erroneous as a matter of law or cannot be sustained by the facts as presented at the hearing. After a review of the ruling, the director shall issue within 10 days a finding either affirming the ruling or granting a new hearing. Any grant of a new hearing shall be accompanied by a written explanation setting forth the specific error of law or the reason why the ruling cannot be sustained by the facts.
Source.
1992, 258:7. 1993, 190:13. 1999, 295:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:91-e - Appeal.

265:91-e Appeal. –
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the department under this section, after the administrative hearing or review, may appeal the decision as provided in RSA 263:75. The court shall have the full authority to determine whether any license suspension or revocation should be stayed during the pendency of the appeal.
Source.
1999, 295:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:92-a - Repealed by 2006, 260:37, XXXI, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.

265:92-a Repealed by 2006, 260:37, XXXI, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:93-a - to 265:93-c Repealed by 2006, 260:37, XXXIII, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.

265:93-a to 265:93-c Repealed by 2006, 260:37, XXXIII, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:94 - Limitations on Backing.

265:94 Limitations on Backing. –
I. The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic. The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same upon any shoulder or roadway of any controlled access way.
II. The fine for a violation of this section shall be $150.
Source.
RSA 262-A:74. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1. 2005, 177:32, eff. July 1, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:95 - Obstruction to Driver's View or Riding Mechanism.

265:95 Obstruction to Driver's View or Riding Mechanism. –
I. No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such a number of persons, exceeding 3, as to obstruct the view of the driver, to the front or side of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
II. No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with his control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(a) Except as permitted by subparagraph (b), no person shall drive upon any way any vehicle with any sign, poster, sticker, or other nontransparent material upon or adjacent to the front windshield, side wings, or side or rear windows of such vehicle which shall obstruct the driver's clear view of the way or any intersecting way, unless authorized by the director so to do. No person shall drive upon any way any vehicle with after market tinting on the windshield, as prohibited under RSA 266:58-a.
(b) Stickers or other nontransparent material shall be permitted on a rear window if the vehicle is equipped with exterior rearview mirrors on the right and left side of the vehicle that provide the driver with a clear and unobstructed view of the way to the rear of the vehicle and the stickers or other nontransparent material are attached along the perimeter of the rear window in such a manner that the inside rearview mirror provides a view of the way to the rear of the vehicle through the center portion of the rear window.
IV. Any person who violates the provisions of paragraph I, II, or III of this section shall be subject to a fine of $75.
Source.
1947, 181:1, par. 12-b. RSA 262-A:76; 263:24. 1959, 104:1. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1. 1989, 160:3. 2005, 177:38. 2010, 205:1, eff. June 22, 2010. 2021, 185:1, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:96 - Opening and Closing Vehicle Doors.

265:96 Opening and Closing Vehicle Doors. –
No person shall open the door of a vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
Source.
RSA 262-A:77. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:97 - Riding in Trailers.

265:97 Riding in Trailers. –
No person or persons shall occupy any type of house trailer or automobile utility trailer as defined by RSA 259:5, while it is being moved upon a way.
Source.
RSA 262-A:78. 1963, 330:1. 1973, 180:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:98 - Driving on Mountain Ways.

265:98 Driving on Mountain Ways. –
The driver of a vehicle traveling through defiles or canyons or on mountain ways shall hold such vehicle under control and as near the right-hand edge of the way as reasonably possible and, upon approaching any curve where the view is obstructed within a distance of 200 feet along the way, shall give audible warning with the horn of such vehicle.
Source.
RSA 262-A:79. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:99 - Coasting Prohibited.

265:99 Coasting Prohibited. –
I. The driver of any vehicle when traveling upon a downgrade, other than motorcycles or private passenger automobiles, as defined in RSA 259:80, I, traveling under 15 miles per hour, shall not coast with the gears of such vehicle in neutral.
II. The driver of a truck or bus when traveling upon a downgrade shall not coast with the clutch disengaged.
III. The fine for a violation of this section shall be $100.
Source.
RSA 262-A:80. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1. 2005, 177:25, eff. July 1, 2005. 2016, 235:1, eff. June 10, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:100 - Following Fire Apparatus Prohibited.

265:100 Following Fire Apparatus Prohibited. –
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than 500 feet or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
Source.
RSA 262-A:81. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:101 - Crossing Fire Hose.

265:101 Crossing Fire Hose. –
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, or private driveway, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command.
Source.
RSA 262-A:82. 1963, 330:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:102 - Littering; Penalty.

265:102 Littering;  Penalty. –
I. No person shall put or place, or cause to be put or placed, in or upon any way, right-of-way, street, square, lane, alley, public bathing place or the approaches thereto, or into or on the ice over any public water, streams or watercourse or the approaches thereto or land bordering the same or other public place in any city or town any bottles, glass, crockery, cans, scrap metal, junk, paper, garbage, old automobile or parts thereof, or refuse of any nature whatsoever or any noxious thing; provided that nothing herein shall be construed as affecting authorized collections of such articles as garbage or refuse.
I-a. No person shall deposit household garbage, leaves, clippings, prunings or gardening refuse in any highway or department of natural and cultural resources litter receptacle.
II. Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown upon any highway any destructive or injurious materials shall immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed.
III. Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from such vehicle.
IV. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.
Source.
1897, 61:1, 2. PL 92:16, 18. RL 108:16, 18. 1945, 188:1, part 19:22. 1953, 102:1. RSA 249:27. 1959, 50:1; 306:4. 1963, 330:1. RSA 262-A:83. 1971, 195:1. 1973, 90:2; 530:38. 1981, 146:1; 479:46. 1987, 344:5. 1990, 137:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:103 - Evidence of Littering.

265:103 Evidence of Littering. –
When any violation of RSA 265:102 has been observed by any person, and the matter disposed of has been ejected from a vehicle, such observation is prima facie evidence that the driver of such vehicle has committed the violation.
Source.
RSA 262-A:83-a. 1971, 195:2. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:104 - Approaching Horses.

265:104 Approaching Horses. –
Every person having control or charge of a vehicle shall, whenever upon any way and approaching any horse, drive, manage, and control such vehicle in such a manner as to exercise every reasonable precaution to prevent the frightening of such horse, and to insure the safety and protection of any person riding or driving the same.
Source.
1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:105 - Use of Amateur or Citizen Band Radio.

265:105 Use of Amateur or Citizen Band Radio. –
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be lawful for any person to use an amateur or citizen band radio, radio telephone, radio telegraph equipment or any other electronic receiving device while driving a vehicle upon a way.
Source.
RSA 262-A:85. 1977, 375:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:106 - Carrying Passengers in Trucks Prohibited.

265:106 Carrying Passengers in Trucks Prohibited. –
Any person who shall drive or permit, allow or cause to be driven, any vehicle designed or constructed by the manufacturer exclusively for the transportation of goods, materials, commodities, freight, or merchandise, for the purpose of carrying passengers for a consideration, express or implied, shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1941, 170:1. RL 119:49. RSA 263:79. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:107 - Rules for Carrying Passengers.

265:107 Rules for Carrying Passengers. –
Nothing in RSA 265:106 shall be construed to prevent the transportation under such rules as shall be adopted pursuant to RSA 260:5 by the director of those enrolled at summer camps or students, teachers, or employees of colleges and schools when it is for recreational or religious purposes; or prevent the transportation of employees of any town, city, county or the state, federal government, or any agency thereof, or of employees of the owner of such vehicle when in the course of going to or from their place of employment; or when transportation is in a vehicle approved by the director under RSA 266:7.
Source.
1941, 170:1. RL 119:50. RSA 263:80. 1957, 161:1. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:108 - Certain Towing Prohibited.

265:108 Certain Towing Prohibited. –
I. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no vehicle, truck-tractor, or tractor may tow on any way more than one vehicle, truck-tractor, trailer or semi-trailer, except one used exclusively for agricultural purposes. This provision shall not apply to:
(a) Towing by duly authorized wrecking vehicles.
(b) Transportation of new and used trucks in saddlemount combinations, provided no more than 3 saddlemounts may be used in any combination, and provided that all vehicles comply with the regulations of the federal Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety regarding driveaway-towaway operations as provided in title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 393.71.
(c) Commercial vehicle combinations consisting of a truck-tractor, semi-trailer and not more than one full trailer driven on:
(1) Any interstate and defense highway.
(2) On sections of the state turnpike system with 4 lanes under conditions and rules as adopted under RSA 541-A by the commissioner of transportation.
(3) On such access routes to terminals, facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest as the commissioner of the department of transportation shall designate by rules adopted under RSA 541-A.
II. Access routes for truck-tractor, semi-trailer or full trailer combinations to and from the interstate system and state turnpike system from and to terminal facility sites may be granted by permit upon application in writing to the commissioner of the department of transportation by the terminal facility operator or owner. Access to points of loading and unloading for household goods carriers may be granted on an individual basis by application to the department of transportation. Said approval, based on reasonably safe highways and driving conditions, may be granted for class I and class II highways, and, with concurrence of local officials, for class IV and class V highways.
Source.
RSA 263:7-b. 1977, 167:1. 1981, 146:1. 1983, 434:9. 1985, 213:21, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:108-a - Parade Vehicles.

265:108-a Parade Vehicles. –
I. No person may operate a vehicle in a parade unless the following safety precautions are taken:
(a) No person may use any type of vehicle with protruding or outrigger wheels in a parade unless the vehicle is suitably modified to protect both riders and pedestrians from the wheel assembly.
(b) At least one adult, other than the driver, shall supervise children riding on a vehicle in a parade and have a reasonable means of immediate communication with the driver. The number of adults supervising the children shall not be less than one adult per every 4 children and sufficient to ensure that each child is visible to a supervising adult.
(c) Children riding on a vehicle in a parade shall remain entirely within the perimeter of the vehicle and, if standing, shall be reasonably protected from probable injury if the vehicle suddenly starts or stops.
II. Any person operating a vehicle without following all of the safety precautions listed in paragraph I shall be guilty of a violation, and shall be subject to the following fines:
(a) $50 for a first offense.
(b) $100 for a second or subsequent offense.
Source.
2007, 378:1, eff. Sept. 16, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:109 - Period of Lighting.

265:109 Period of Lighting. –
Every vehicle or combination of vehicles, whether stationary or in motion, on any way or bridge, shall have attached to it a light or lights, which shall be so displayed as to be visible from the front and rear, during the period from
1/2 hour after sunset to
1/2 hour before sunrise.
Source.
1913, 105:1. 1919, 26:1. 1921, 126:1. 1925, 105:1. PL 90:5. RL 106:5. 1945, 188:1, part 20:5. RSA 250:5. 1965, 359:1. 1967, 31:2. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:110 - Party Responsible.

265:110 Party Responsible. –
The driver or custodian of a vehicle shall be deemed the responsible party, liable to such penalty under the provisions of RSA 262:41.
Source.
1913, 105:5. PL 90:10. RL 106:10. 1945, 188:1, part 20:10. RSA 250:10. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:111 - Enforcement.

265:111 Enforcement. –
The director, his agents and examiners, sheriffs and their deputies, peace officers, constables and selectmen shall have authority to enforce the provisions of this subdivision.
Source.
1913, 105:7. 1921, 126:2. 1925, 105:2. PL 90:11. RL 106:11. 1945, 188:1, part 20:11. RSA 250:11. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:112 - Parking Lights.

265:112 Parking Lights. –
Parking lights shall be displayed by all vehicles parked wholly or partially on a way, from
1/2 hour after sunset to
1/2 hour before sunrise, and at other times whenever rain, snow, or fog shall interfere with clear vision, unless said vehicles are plainly visible because of street or other lights.
Source.
1935, 116:2. RL 119:27. RSA 263:51. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:113 - Reflective Warning Devices.

265:113 Reflective Warning Devices. –
Every truck, bus, or truck-tractor, over 10,000 pounds manufactured gross vehicle weight, when driven outside of the lighted area of towns and cities shall be equipped with 3 bidirectional reflective warning devices approved by the director and in compliance with title 49 CFR part 393.95(F) of the motor carrier safety regulations. These warning devices shall be utilized as follows, except when stopping momentarily under conditions described in RSA 265:112:
I. On divided highways and one-way roads a warning device shall be placed within 10 feet of the rear of the vehicle, one warning device shall be placed 100 feet and one warning device 200 feet in the direction of on-coming traffic on the traffic side of vehicle.
II. On all other ways one warning device shall be placed 10 feet on the front or rear of the vehicle on the traffic side, one warning device shall be placed 100 feet to the rear and one warning device 100 feet to the front of the vehicle on the traffic side.
Source.
1935, 116:2. RL 119:28. 1947, 80:1. RSA 263:52. 1981, 146:1. 1985, 213:22. 1987, 404:9, eff. July 25, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:114 - Dimming Lights.

265:114 Dimming Lights. –
The driver of any vehicle upon approaching, overtaking or while following within a distance of approximately 150 feet of another vehicle on a way during the period from
1/2 hour after sunset to
1/2 hour before sunrise shall dim his headlights.
Source.
RSA 263:52-a. 1955, 295:2. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:116 - Exceptions.

265:116 Exceptions. –
Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as affecting the transportation of military or naval forces or their equipment by the federal or the state government. Fixed ammunition for small arms, firecrackers or matches shall not be held to be explosives when the individual units contain any of the articles mentioned above in such limited quantity or of such nature and in such packing that it is impossible to produce an explosion of such units to the injury of life, limb or property.
Source.
1941, 142:4. RL 119:48. RSA 263:77. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:117 - Transporting Hazardous Materials or Wastes.

265:117 Transporting Hazardous Materials or Wastes. –
Notwithstanding RSA 265:115 relative to the transportation of explosives, any person driving any vehicle transporting any hazardous materials or wastes upon a way shall at all times comply with rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 106-A:18.
Source.
RSA 263:77-b. 1979, 344:7. 1981, 146:1. 1983, 393:7, eff. Aug. 21, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:118 - Penalty.

265:118 Penalty. –
The driver, owner, and custodian of any vehicle which is driven in violation of the provisions of this subdivision or any rule adopted under this subdivision shall be guilty of a violation for a first offense and, notwithstanding the provisions of title LXII, shall be fined not more than $250 plus penalty assessment if a natural person or not more than $500 plus penalty assessment if any other person. Any person convicted of an offense under this subdivision who was convicted of an offense relating to the transportation of explosives or hazardous materials or wastes within the 5 years preceding the commission of the offense under this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of an offense under this subdivision who was convicted of 2 or more offenses relating to the transportation of explosives or hazardous materials or wastes within 5 years preceding the commission of the offense under this subdivision shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person or of a felony if any other person.
Source.
RSA 263:77-c. 1979, 344:7. 1981, 146:1. 1983, 393:8, eff. Aug. 21, 1983. 2015, 202:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:119 - Traffic Laws Apply to Persons Driving Motorcycles.

265:119 Traffic Laws Apply to Persons Driving Motorcycles. –
Every person driving a motorcycle shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under this title, except as to provisions of this title which indicate otherwise and except as to those provisions of the title which by their nature can have no application.
Source.
RSA 263:29-h. 1969, 82:1. 1981, 146:1; 479:47, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:120 - Riding Upon Motorcycles.

265:120 Riding Upon Motorcycles. –
I. A person driving a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto. Such driver shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which case a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designated for 2 persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the motorcycle at the rear or side of the driver, or in a sidecar firmly attached to the side of the motorcycle.
II. A person shall ride upon a motorcycle only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the motorcycle.
III. No person shall drive a motorcycle while carrying any package, bundle, or other article which prevents him from keeping both hands on the handlebars.
IV. No driver shall carry any person, nor shall any person ride in a position which will interfere with the driving or control of the motorcycle or with the view of the driver.
V. Any person who violates the provisions of paragraph I, II, or III of this section shall be subject to a fine of $75.
Source.
RSA 263:29-d. 1967, 443:1. 1981, 146:1; 479:48. 2005, 177:37, eff. July 1, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:121 - Driving Motorcycles on Roadways Laned for Traffic.

265:121 Driving Motorcycles on Roadways Laned for Traffic. –
I. All motorcycles are entitled to the full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane; provided, however, that 2 motorcycles may ride abreast in a single lane.
II. The driver of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.
III. No person shall drive a motorcycle on a roadway between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.
IV. Motorcycles shall not be driven more than 2 abreast in a single lane.
V. Paragraphs II and III shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties.
VI. No person riding upon a motorcycle shall attach himself or the motorcycle to any other vehicle, except a sidecar, on the roadway.
Source.
RSA 263:29-e. 1967, 443:1. 1981, 146:1; 479:49, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:122 - Protective Headgear.

265:122 Protective Headgear. –
I. No person less than 18 years of age may drive or ride upon a motorcycle or autocycle unless he or she wears protective headgear of a type approved by the director. Such headgear shall be equipped with either a neck or chin strap.
II. The director is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt rules pursuant to RSA 260:5 covering the types of protective headgear and the specifications therefor and to establish and maintain a list of approved headgear which meet established specifications.
III. If federal law is altered so that the mandatory wearing of protective headgear on motorcycles or autocycles by persons less than 18 years of age is not required as a condition to the receipt by the state of any federal funds, paragraphs I and II shall be void.
IV. Any motorcycle or autocycle operator who transports a person under the age of 18 years, when such person is in violation of paragraph I, shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
RSA 263:29-b. 1967, 443:1. 1977, 173:1. 1981, 146:1. 1990, 79:7, eff. June 9, 1990. 2015, 222:7, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:123 - Eye and Face Protection.

265:123 Eye and Face Protection. –
If a motorcycle is not equipped with a windshield or screen which protects the driver's eyes and face when the driver is sitting erect, the driver shall wear either eyeglasses, goggles or a protective face shield when driving the motorcycle while the motorcycle is in motion.
Source.
RSA 263:29-c. 1967, 443:1. 1981, 146:1. 1989, 208:1, eff. July 21, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:123-a - Operation Prohibited.

265:123-a Operation Prohibited. –
No person shall operate a pocket bike upon any way or allow a pocket bike owned by him or her to be operated upon any way. No pocket bike shall be issued a vehicle registration or certificate or title.
Source.
2005, 108:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:123-b - Disclosure to Purchaser.

265:123-b Disclosure to Purchaser. –
Every seller of pocket bikes shall provide a written disclosure to buyers at the time of purchase that advises buyers that their existing insurance policies may not provide coverage for these devices and that they should contact their insurance agent or company to determine if coverage is provided. Such disclosure shall also advise buyers that the devices are not legal for operation upon public ways.
Source.
2005, 108:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:124 - to 265:142 Repealed by 1981, 538:11, XVIII, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m.

265:124 to 265:142 Repealed by 1981, 538:11, XVIII, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:143 - Application of Motor Vehicle Laws to Bicycles.

265:143 Application of Motor Vehicle Laws to Bicycles. –
I. Every person propelling a vehicle by human power or riding a bicycle shall have all of the rights and be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under the rules of the road, except as provided in paragraph II and as to special regulations in this subdivision and except as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application.
II. (a) Any peace officer, wearing a distinctive uniform, operating a bicycle during the course of his or her duties is exempt from the provisions of this subdivision, except as those provisions relate to driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages or drugs, if the bicycle is being operated under any of the following circumstances:
(1) In response to an emergency call.
(2) While engaged in a rescue operation.
(3) In the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law.
(b) This paragraph shall not relieve a peace officer from the duty to operate a bicycle with due regard for the safety of all persons using the public way.
Source.
1939, 164:1. RL 106:17. 1945, 188:1, part 20:17. RSA 250:17. 1973, 440:1. 1981, 146:1; 422:9. 2000, 63:1, eff. June 16, 2000.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:143-a - Drivers to Exercise Due Care When Approaching Bicycle.

265:143-a Drivers to Exercise Due Care When Approaching Bicycle. –
Every driver of a vehicle, when approaching a bicyclist, shall insure the safety and protection of the bicyclist and shall exercise due care by leaving a reasonable and prudent distance between the vehicle and the bicycle. The distance shall be presumed to be reasonable and prudent if it is at least 3 feet when the vehicle is traveling at 30 miles per hour or less, with one additional foot of clearance required for every 10 miles per hour above 30 miles per hour.
Source.
2008, 209:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:144 - Riding on Bicycles.

265:144 Riding on Bicycles. –
I. A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached to the bicycle.
II. No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
III. No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, skateboard, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
IV. No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the driver from keeping at least one hand upon the handlebars.
V. Persons riding bicycles 2 or more abreast shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and, on a laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane.
VI. Bicyclists intending to turn right or left shall not be required to give a continuous hand or arm signal if the hand is needed in the control or operation of the bicycle.
VII. A person propelling a bicycle may pass a slower-moving vehicle in the same lane provided such movement can be made with reasonable safety. A person propelling a bicycle may pass a stationary or stopped motor vehicle on the right.
VIII. Any bicyclist shall stop upon demand of a peace officer and permit his bicycle to be inspected.
IX. No bicycle shall be operated unless the steering, brakes, tires and other required equipment are in safe condition.
X. No person less than 16 years of age may operate or ride upon a bicycle on a public way unless he or she wears protective headgear of a type approved by the commissioner of health and human services.
XI. A person propelling a bicycle upon a way at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at that time and place shall remain on the right portion of the way as far as practicable except when it is unsafe to do so or:
(a) When overtaking and passing another bicycle or any other vehicle proceeding in the same direction.
(b) When preparing for or making a left turn at an intersection or into a driveway.
(c) When proceeding straight in a place where right turns are permitted.
(d) When necessary to avoid hazardous conditions, including, but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, broken pavement, glass, sand, puddles, ice, or opening doors of parked vehicles.
XII. A bicyclist shall wear at least one item of reflective outerwear apparel, such as a reflective vest, jacket, or helmet strip, during the period from
1/2 hour after sunset to
1/2 hour before sunrise.
Source.
RSA 250:17-a. 1973, 440:2. 1981, 146:1; 422:10. 2005, 100:2. 2008, 209:3, 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:145 - Clinging to Vehicles Prohibited.

265:145 Clinging to Vehicles Prohibited. –
No person riding a motorcycle, bicycle, moped, coaster, sled, skateboard, or toy vehicle, or wearing roller skates, shall hold fast to, or hitch onto any streetcar, or any other vehicle moving upon a way.
Source.
1939, 164:1. RL 106:18. 1945, 188:1, part 20:18. RSA 250:18. 1981, 146:1. 1983, 431:12, eff. Aug. 23, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:146 - Permits.

265:146 Permits. –
The mayor of a city, or selectmen of a town, may, in their discretion, upon any special occasion, grant permits to any persons to ride bicycles or mopeds, at any rate of speed, for a time not exceeding one day upon specified portions of the public ways of such city or town, and may annex such other reasonable conditions to such permits as they may deem proper.
Source.
1897, 93:3. PL 90:16. RL 106:16. 1945, 188:1, part 20:16. RSA 250:16. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:147 - Repealed by 1981, 422:11, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.

265:147 Repealed by 1981, 422:11, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:148 - Sidewalks Outside Compact Area.

265:148 Sidewalks Outside Compact Area. –
Upon petition of 5 or more legal voters, the selectmen of a town or the mayor of a city, upon notice and hearing, shall have the power to include within the foregoing provisions, sidewalks outside the compact part of the town or city that are built or improved by said town or city or by the abutters; but in such case, notices to that effect shall be posted near said walks at least one week before they shall be so included.
Source.
1897, 93:2. PL 90:14. RL 106:14. 1945, 188:1, part 20:14. RSA 250:14. 1981, 146:1; 422:12, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:149 - Ordinances and Bylaws.

265:149 Ordinances and Bylaws. –
Any city or town shall have the power to make ordinances, bylaws or regulations respecting the use and equipment of bicycles, except mopeds as defined in RSA 259:57, on its ways, provided that any such ordinances, bylaws or regulations enacted with respect to such equipment shall be at least as stringent as the requirements of RSA 266:85-89. Any city or town may require that bicycles, except mopeds as defined in RSA 259:57, be licensed and may charge reasonable fees for such licensing.
Source.
1939, 164:2. RL 106:19. 1945, 188:1, part 20:19. 1953, 154:1. RSA 250:19. 1971, 319:2. 1976, 4:3. 1981, 146:1; 422:13, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:150 - Penalty.

265:150 Penalty. –
Any person violating the provisions of RSA 265:145 or any ordinance, bylaw, or rule made under the provisions of RSA 265:149, shall be deprived of his bicycle or moped by the law enforcement agents until such provisions and requirements have been complied with.
Source.
1939, 164:3. RL 106:20. 1945, 188:1, part 20:20. 1953, 154:2. RSA 250:20. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:151 - Limitation of Prosecution.

265:151 Limitation of Prosecution. –
Prosecutions under this subdivision shall be instituted within 60 days from the time the offense was committed.
Source.
1897, 93:4. PL 90:17. RL 106:21. 1945, 188:1, part 20:21. RSA 250:21. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:152 - Bicycle Parking.

265:152 Bicycle Parking. –
I. A person may park a bicycle on a sidewalk unless prohibited or restricted by an official traffic control device.
II. A bicycle parked on a sidewalk shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of pedestrian or other traffic.
III. A person shall not park a bicycle on a roadway in such a manner as to obstruct the movement of a legally parked motor vehicle.
IV. In all other respects, bicycles parked on a way shall conform with provisions of law regulating the parking of vehicles.
Source.
1981, 422:14, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:153 - Penalty.

265:153 Penalty. –
I. Any person violating the provisions of this subdivision or of any ordinance, bylaw or rule made under the provisions of this subdivision shall be guilty of a violation.
II. The maximum fine for a violation of RSA 265:144, X shall be $35 for each occurrence.
III. The fine for a violation of RSA 265:143-a shall be $100.
Source.
1981, 422:14. 2005, 100:3. 2008, 209:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 265 - Rules of the Road › Section 265:154 - Occupants in Towed Vehicle; Penalty.

265:154 Occupants in Towed Vehicle;  Penalty. –
At no time when a vehicle is in tow by a wrecker shall the towed vehicle be occupied by any person, unless directed by a police officer. Any person guilty of violating this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1986, 216:3, eff. Aug. 5, 1986.