Title XXI, Motor Vehicles

I. The department shall upon application issue a nondriver's picture identification card that complies with Public Law 109-13 to any resident who: (a) Meets the requirements of RSA 260:21, I and II. (b) Does not hold any other driver's license or nondriver's picture identificatio…

I. The department shall upon application issue an enhanced nondriver's picture identification card that complies with the standards of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative regarding proof of identity and citizenship for persons entering the United States at land and sea ports…

The necessary expenses incurred under RSA 260:21 shall be a charge against the operating budget of the department of safety, division of motor vehicles, motor vehicle and driver safety, driver licensing. Pursuant to RSA 260:21, 50 percent of all fees collected shall be credited t…

All fees, fines and forfeitures received by any person under the provisions of any laws of the state relative to the use and driving of vehicles shall be paid to the department within 14 days after the receipt thereof; and all moneys received by the department shall be paid month…

There is hereby established in the division a bureau of certificate of title which under the direction of the director shall carry out the work and purposes of the certificate of title and anti-theft provisions of this title.

The director may employ such assistants as are necessary to carry out the functions of the bureau of certificate of title.

This subdivision shall be known and may be cited as the "Motor Vehicle Road Toll Law."

The purpose of this subdivision is to secure the motor fuel road toll or any other special charges with respect to the sale or consumption of motor fuels, as specified in Part II, Article 6-a of the constitution of New Hampshire.

There is hereby imposed a road toll of $.18 per gallon upon the sale of each gallon of motor fuel sold by distributors thereof, as adjusted according to RSA 260:32-a. The road toll shall be collected by the distributor from the purchaser and remitted to the state in the manner he…

The rate for the levy of the road toll under RSA 260:32 shall be adjusted as follows: I. The rate for the levy of the road toll under RSA 260:30 shall be adjusted, effective July 1, 2014, by multiplying the effective rate during the prior 12-month period by a fraction, the numera…

I. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, expenditure of revenues collected from adjustments under RSA 260:32-a for rates that exceed $.18 per gallon, less required "Apportionment A" distributions under RSA 235:23, I on said revenues, shall be made for the following purposes i…

There is hereby imposed a road toll on alternative fuels, as defined in RSA 259:3-d and sold by licensed alternative fuel dealers, on the motor fuel equivalent gallon, as defined in RSA 259:58-b, for such alternative fuel at the rate per gallon established in RSA 260:32. The alte…

The road tolls shall be used initially to pay the interest and principal due on any bonds and notes issued pertaining to highway purposes, and the remainder shall be paid into the highway fund.

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or use motor fuel upon which the road toll imposed and collected under this subdivision has not been paid, unless the person is the holder of a valid license to engage in business as a distributor of motor fuels. To procure a motor fuel…

If an application is filed by any person whose license was previously revoked or suspended for cause or, in the opinion of the department, the application was not filed in good faith, the commissioner shall grant the applicant a hearing, after which the commissioner may issue or …

I. Any person who refines, distills, prepares, blends, manufactures, or purchases biodiesel on which the road toll has not been paid and who is not a licensed and bonded distributor in accordance with RSA 260:36, shall become licensed with the department. II. Any licensee that re…

I. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or use alternative fuel upon which the road toll imposed and collected under this subdivision has not been paid, unless the person is the holder of a valid license to engage in business as a dealer of alternative fuels. To procure an…

I. (a) Every distributor shall file with the department a bond: (1) In an amount equal to approximately 2 times the monthly road toll liability of the distributor, but not less than $10,000, on a form to be approved by the commissioner; (2) With a surety company authorized to eng…

I. A distributor may request a release or reduction of the bond required pursuant to RSA 260:37 if the distributor has complied with all licensing, reporting, and payment requirements of this chapter for the immediately preceding 3 consecutive years, provided that such distributo…

I. For the purpose of determining the amount of road toll imposed and to be collected under this subdivision, the sole proprietor, president, managing partner, chief executive officer, or equivalent thereof, of each distributor shall on or before the twentieth day of each calenda…

I. (a) If a distributor fails to maintain an active bond, as required by RSA 260:37, or at any time files a false monthly report, or willfully fails, neglects, or refuses to file the monthly report, or to pay the full amount of the road toll as required by this subdivision, the c…

I. If a distributor that has been granted a released or reduced bond pursuant to RSA 260:37-a files a false monthly report or willfully fails, neglects, or refuses to file a monthly report or pay the full amount of the road toll as required by this subdivision, the commissioner o…

Those powers, duties, functions and personnel, relating to the registration of boats and motors, motor carriers of property and motor carriers of passengers, shall be within the division as provided in RSA 106-A:12.

I. When any distributor shall fail to file a monthly report with the department at the time fixed in this subdivision, refuse to submit the data required by RSA 260:38, or fail to pay the amount of road tolls due when they shall be payable, a penalty of 10 percent shall be added …

For the purpose of this subdivision, interest shall be the rate established by the commissioner.

I. Whenever a distributor shall neglect or refuse to file any report as required or shall file an incorrect or fraudulent report, the commissioner shall determine after an investigation the number of gallons of motor fuel for which the distributor has incurred liability and deter…

I. Every person not registered as a distributor who transports motor fuel or products subject to the fees stipulated in RSA 146-A, to a point or points outside the state from a point or points within the state, to a point or points within the state from a point or points outside …

I. Every retail dealer shall be subject to reasonable inspections during the regular business hours of the retail dealer. Inspections may consist of the review of records of motor fuel and petroleum products, including: (a) Purchases of product; (b) Opening and closing inventory …

Each distributor, special fuel user, and transporter shall maintain and keep for a period of 4 years such records of motor fuel and petroleum products sold and distributed or otherwise disposed of within this state, together with invoices, bills of lading, and other pertinent rec…

I. Each retail dealer shall maintain and keep for a period of 3 years records of motor fuel and petroleum products, including purchases of product, opening and closing inventory readings, and pump meter readings. II. Any retail dealer who fails to provide or maintain, or who deni…

In addition to the retention of records pursuant to RSA 260:43, biodiesel distributors shall maintain and keep for a period of 4 years records sufficient to demonstrate that all biodiesel sold within the state meets the applicable ASTM fuel quality standard for biodiesel, D6751. …

I. The department, or any deputy, employee or agent authorized by it, is hereby given the authority to examine, during the usual business hours of the day, the records required to be preserved under this subdivision; provided, however, that no distributor, user or transporter sha…

I. Whenever a distributor ceases to engage in business as a distributor within the state by reason of the discontinuance, sale, or transfer of the business, it shall be the duty of the distributor to notify the commissioner in writing at least 10 days prior to the time the discon…

If any distributor shall be in default for more than 10 days in the payment of any road tolls, interest or penalties, the department may proceed to collect the same by civil suit.

I. Any person who shall use any motor fuel, upon which the road toll has been paid to the state of New Hampshire, shall be entitled to a refund to the extent of the amount paid, under the following conditions: (a) The fuel was used in any other way than generating power in an int…

In addition to the provisions of RSA 260:47 any retail dealer shall be entitled to a refund for tolls paid on account of shrinkage or loss by evaporation of motor fuel. The procedure for such refund shall be as follows: I. The amount of refund shall be computed at the rate of 3/4…

In addition to the provisions of RSA 260:47 and 260:48 any carrier, excepting privately owned school buses, granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity or public interest permit by the commissioner authorizing regularly scheduled transportation service, at least 90 …

All rulemaking authority expressly granted under the provisions of this title to the department or any of its administrators, officials, divisions or bureaus, or to any agency as defined in RSA 541-A:1, II, shall be subject to the provisions of RSA 541-A. The director shall accep…

I. If the commissioner decides that any road tolls or interest or penalties have been erroneously or illegally collected from any distributor, the distributor shall be entitled to a refund thereof, or the amount may be deducted from any subsequent return. II. No refunds or deduct…

The commissioner shall have the authority to abate, in whole or in part, any road tolls, penalties, or interest assessed under this subdivision which, in his or her judgment, are uncollectible or for which the administrative and collection costs involved would not warrant collect…

Any person may appeal the decision of the commissioner relative to the imposition of road tolls, interest, and penalties to the superior court within 30 days from the date the decision is rendered. The superior court's review shall be limited to determination whether the evidence…

I. All users of special fuel who travel exclusively (intrastate) on the ways of the state of New Hampshire shall use only special fuel on which the supplier has prepaid the New Hampshire road toll fees. Vehicles powered by special fuels having a gross registered weight in excess …

I. Private school bus owners or school bus lines shall be entitled to a refund of any tolls paid by them when their vehicles are being used exclusively to transport pupils to and from public schools or public school activities by virtue of a contract with a municipality, municipa…

I. A notice stating "dyed special fuel, nontaxable use only, penalty for taxable use" shall be: (a) Provided by the distributor to any person who receives dyed special fuel at a terminal rack of the distributor. (b) Provided by the seller of dyed special fuel to the buyer, if the…

I. A person shall not operate a motor vehicle on the ways of this state if the fuel supply tanks of the vehicle contain dyed special fuel. II. A person shall not sell or deliver any dyed special fuel knowing or having reason to know that the fuel will be consumed in a highway use…

I. Eligible nonprofit corporations whose vehicles are registered in accordance with RSA 261:92 shall be entitled to a refund of any tolls paid by them to the extent that their vehicles are being used exclusively for the transportation of elderly or disabled persons by virtue of a…