Title XXI, Motor Vehicles

I. The department shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title, upon notice and reasonable opportunity to be heard in accordance with RSA 260:6, if it finds that: (a) The certificate of title was fraudulently procured or erroneously issued, or (b) The vehicle has been scrapped,…

The director shall: I. Prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; II. Make necessary investigations to procure information requir…

A vehicle title and registration recovery fee charged to customers by a company engaged in the rental of motor vehicles shall be fully disclosed to the customer by being separately stated and identified on the rental agreement.

RSA 261:1 to 31 inclusive do not apply to a previously registered vehicle until: I. There is a change of registration by reason of a sale for consideration; or II. The department issues a certificate of title for the vehicle.

If the director is not satisfied that there are no undisclosed security interests, created before September 1, 1968, in a previously registered vehicle, he may, in addition to his options under RSA 261:10, issue a distinctive certificate of title of the vehicle containing the leg…

A security interest in a previously registered vehicle for which no certificate of title or application for a certificate is required is perfected by the delivery to the department of a notice of security interest in the form the director prescribes and the required fee. It is pe…

If a security interest in a previously registered vehicle is perfected under any other applicable law of this state on September 1, 1968, the security interest continues perfected until its perfection lapses under the law under which it was perfected.

I. The department shall file each notice of security interest received by it with the required fee and maintain a record of all notices of security interests filed by it: (a) Alphabetically, under the name of the owner; (b) Under the vehicle identification number; and (c) In the …

I. A lienholder may assign, absolutely or otherwise, his security interest in the vehicle to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity of the security interest, but any person without notice of the assignment is protected in dealing…

I. If the security interest of a lienholder named in a notice of security interest filed by the department is satisfied, the lienholder shall, within 10 days after demand execute a release of the security interest in the form the director prescribes and mail or deliver the releas…

A lienholder named in a notice of security interest filed by the department shall, upon written request of the owner or of another lienholder, disclose any pertinent information as to his security agreement and the indebtedness secured by it.

I. The application for the first certificate of title of a vehicle in this state shall be made by the owner to the department on the form the director prescribes and shall contain: (a) The name, residence and mailing address of the owner; (b) A description of the vehicle includin…

Nothing in RSA 261:3 or RSA 261:4 shall prohibit the department from issuing a certificate of title for an antique motor vehicle upon the request of the vehicle owner. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to the issuance of a certificate of title for an a…

Except as otherwise provided, it is a violation for any person to drive or any owner or custodian to knowingly permit or cause to be driven on the ways of this state any vehicle which is not specifically exempt by statute or rule from the requirement of registration, unless the s…

It is a violation for any person to drive or for the owner or lessee to cause to be driven on the ways of this state a motor vehicle subject to registration under the provisions of the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005, 49 U.S.C. section 14504a, as amended, unless the moto…

I. The division of motor vehicles shall establish a rental fleet registration program, whereby a qualified registrant, according to paragraph II, may register 50 or more in-service rental passenger vehicles as a fleet, elect a common annual expiration date for all vehicles in the…

The provisions of this chapter relative to the registration of vehicles and the display of number plates shall not apply to vehicles having registration and displaying plates issued by the armed forces of the United States for vehicles owned by military personnel, but such exempt…

I. An agricultural/industrial utility vehicle, as defined in RSA 259:2-a, if operated upon a way shall be registered as provided in RSA 261:141, III(dd). To be eligible for the issuance of an agricultural/industrial utility vehicle registration to be operated on a way, the applic…

I. Any compact utility tractor, as defined in RSA 259:13-a, shall be exempt from any inspection requirements. II. When operated on a way for purposes other than crossing the way for trail access, any compact utility tractor, as defined in RSA 259:13-a, shall be equipped with at l…

I. Upon receipt of an application for registration of a roadable aircraft and payment of applicable state and municipal registration permit fees, the department shall issue a certificate of registration to the owner of such aircraft, provided that the application is accompanied b…

No vehicle owned by a nonresident and used for commercial or business purposes shall be registered under the provisions of this chapter until the owner thereof has obtained a permit from the department and has paid the required fee, provided, however, that no permit shall be requ…

When any other state by its laws imposes any taxes, fines, penalties, licenses, fees, deposits or other obligations or prohibitions, additional to any New Hampshire imposes, upon any vehicles registered in New Hampshire or upon the owners or drivers of such vehicles traveling on …

A vehicle, other than an OHRV or snowmobile, owned by a nonresident and duly registered for the current year in the state, district or country of which the owner is a resident may be driven upon the ways of this state without registration under this chapter to the extent, as to p…

I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 261:44, when a nonresident has established a bona fide residency in this state, said resident shall have a maximum of 60 days from the date of his or her residency in which to register his or her vehicle or vehicles in New Hampshire. II. W…

I. Any resident of this state who is on active duty to the armed forces of the United States, or who is employed by the State Department or other agency of the United States government shall not be considered as having lost residence when the sole reason for the person's absence …

Notwithstanding RSA 261:45, the department shall register motor vehicles owned by individuals who are not residents of New Hampshire upon presentation of an affidavit by the applicant, on a form developed by the department, swearing that the vehicle is principally garaged or is r…

The director may design and issue a temporary vehicle registration which shall expire no later than 6 months from the date of issue, for the purpose of registering a vehicle belonging to a foreign national who enters this state and intends to utilize this state as his residence o…

A nonresident owner of a vehicle, of which the gross weight of load and vehicle does not exceed the limit imposed by the laws of this state, who has complied with the laws of his state relating to registration and licensing, and who has a bona fide actual residence in a state gra…

The bus taxation proration agreement is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdictions legally joining therein the form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I. PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES (a) Purposes of Agreement. It is the purpose of this agreement to set up a system …

The owner of an implement of husbandry or special mobile equipment may apply for and obtain a certificate of title on it. All of the provisions of this subdivision are applicable to a certificate of title so issued, except that a person who receives a transfer of an interest in t…

The director of the division of motor vehicles, as administrator of the agreement for the state of New Hampshire, shall have the power to make such exemptions from the coverage of the agreement as may be appropriate and to make such changes in methods for the reporting of any inf…

The governor is hereby authorized to determine that the state of New Hampshire should withdraw, at any time, from the agreement provided for herein and he shall give notice as provided in Article VI of the agreement of such withdrawal or revocation.

Application for the registration of vehicles may be made by the owner thereof by mail or otherwise to the department, upon blanks prepared by the director. In addition to such other particulars as the director may require, the application shall contain the applicant's birth date,…

Residents who are without a permanent street address at the time of re-registration because they are traveling outside of the state in recreational vehicles for a period of up to 2 years may renew a vehicle registration by completing a written attestation of residency and providi…

I. A resident who is homeless without a permanent street address at the time of registration or re-registration may register a vehicle by certifying to the department in writing that he or she is currently resident in the town or city and by providing a letter signed by an author…

A re-registration application completed under RSA 261:52-b or RSA 261:52-c shall contain an indication that the address provided is not the physical residence of the registrant but a mailing address for purposes of contact.

I. The application of any person under the age of 18 years to register a vehicle shall be signed by the father, mother or guardian, or in the event there is no parent or guardian, then by another responsible adult. This paragraph shall not apply to a person under the age of 18 ye…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no certificate of registration shall be issued to any natural person under 16 years of age.

I. Whenever any person after making application for or obtaining the registration of a vehicle shall move from the address or change the postal address named in the application or shown on a registration certificate or certificate of title, such person shall within 30 days therea…

I. In compliance with the rules of the department, a dealer may issue temporary plates furnished by the department for use of any vehicle, including mopeds, sold by it. Any such vehicle may be driven displaying temporary plates until the customary registration certificate and pla…

I. Any resident of this state who intends to purchase a vehicle in another state or from another person or who is unable to register a vehicle because of limited hours of operation of the town clerk in the town where the person resides may apply to the division or its substation …

I. The director may issue a registration certificate and number plates to a new resident who is required to obtain a certificate of title in accordance with RSA 261 upon payment of the appropriate registration and title fees as provided by RSA 261:141 and RSA 261:20 when the vehi…

The owner of any vehicle intended to be driven upon the ways of this state only for the purpose of transporting the vehicle to another jurisdiction where it is to be registered may apply to the division for issuance of an in-transit registration for such vehicle. Application shal…

I. The department shall record, by photographic, electronic or other suitable means, the vehicle described in the application, giving to said vehicle a distinguishing number or other mark to be known as the registration number for said vehicle, and shall thereupon issue to the ap…

Every person driving a motor vehicle shall have the certificate of registration for said vehicle upon his person or in the vehicle in some easily accessible place and shall display the same on demand of and manually surrender the same into the hands of the demanding officer for t…

No person shall be arrested for a violation of RSA 261:40, nor shall any person's vehicle be towed on account of being unregistered, solely because a computer check indicates that the registration has expired, if the driver presents to the officer a facially legitimate, current r…