Title XXI, Motor Vehicles

Any person who repossesses a motor vehicle, as defined in RSA 259:87-a, shall notify, within 2 hours after the repossession, a police officer of the town or city where the act of repossession occurred of the fact of the repossession and the name, address and telephone number of t…

I. Entry into the compact shall be made by a resolution of ratification executed by the director and submitted to the chairman of the board of compact administrators. II. The effective date of entry shall be specified by the director, but it shall not be less than 60 days after n…

An authorized official may take a vehicle into his or her custody and may cause the same to be taken away and stored at some suitable place only as provided in this subdivision.

In the event the state police in the interest of public safety and pursuant to applicable statutes and rules, including but not limited to clearing roads and entrances of disabled or abandoned vehicles, seeks to tow any vehicle, the tow company responsible for removal and storage…

An authorized official may cause the removal and storage of a vehicle if he has reasonable grounds to believe that: I. A vehicle has been left unattended on the paved portion of a toll road, turnpike, or interstate and defense highway for a period of greater than 4 hours; II. A v…

I. Upon satisfying the requirements of RSA 262:32, such vehicle may be removed and stored in a suitable place, and all reasonable charges incurred as a result of such removal and storage shall be a lien against the vehicle which shall be paid by the owner, custodian, or person cl…

Whenever an authorized official or the owner or person in lawful possession of private property directs the removal and storage of a vehicle as permitted in this subdivision, he or she shall, if he or she knows or is able to ascertain from the registration records of the division…

No custodian shall be liable for damages to such vehicle while it is in his or her custody, providing due care is exercised to prevent negligent acts.

I. All fees charged for the removal and storage of any vehicle caused to be removed by an authorized official pursuant to RSA 262:32 or RSA 262:40-a shall be reasonable, and may reflect market variables, including, but not limited to, distance traveled to and from the storage fac…

I. This section shall apply to any tow of a motor vehicle performed at the direction of a law enforcement officer within the state. This section shall not apply to any tow conducted pursuant to a private property agreement, municipal contract, or municipal ordinance. II. An invoi…

I. If the owner of a motor vehicle removed or stored pursuant to RSA 262:33 or RSA 262:40-a does not claim the vehicle within 20 days, and the vehicle is more than 5 model years old at the time of removal, the storage company may dispose of such vehicle after giving notice pursua…

If the vehicle shall have been stored pursuant to this subdivision and all the requirements of RSA 262:36-a have been met, the custodian of the vehicle may sell the same, at the custodian's place of business at public auction, for cash.

The custodian of the vehicle may obtain the name and last known mailing address of the last registered owner of a vehicle stored pursuant to this subdivision, and a law enforcement officer with jurisdiction, upon request of the operator of a tow truck, shall give to the tow truck…

Notice of sale shall be given by posting notices thereof in 2 or more public places in the town or city where the property is stored, at least 14 days before the sale and, if the current retail value of the vehicle exceeds $1,000, as determined in good faith and by a credible met…

The balance of the proceeds of sale, if any, after payment of the amount of the liens and the reasonable expenses incident to the sale, shall be paid to the owner of such vehicle or his legal representative if claimed at any time within one year from the date of sale. If such bal…

In a prosecution for a crime specified in this subdivision, a certified copy of a conviction under RSA 262:1, I is admissible to impeach the credibility of the defendant.

Whenever a vehicle is reasonably believed to have been used in connection with a criminal offense, and a peace officer has ordered the removal and impoundment of such vehicle, the custodian of said vehicle shall release it upon authorization of the removing agency or a court of c…

I. The owner or person in lawful possession of any private property or the manager of a state-owned park and ride facility on which a vehicle is parked without permission or is apparently abandoned may: (a) Cause the removal of the vehicle in a reasonable manner provided he or sh…

I. No person shall abandon a motor vehicle, registered or unregistered, on any way or on any property other than his or her own without the permission of the owner or lessee of said property or, in the case of public property, of the police department having jurisdiction over the…

Unless otherwise provided in statute, any person convicted of a violation of any provision of this title, or of any rule made under authority thereof, shall be fined $50 plus penalty assessment for a first offense. For any subsequent offense committed during any calendar year suc…

Except as herein otherwise provided, a complaint against a person for the violation of any provision of this title may be placed on file at the discretion of the court, if the violation appears to have been unintentional, or if no person or property could have been endangered the…

The court shall not place on file, mask, defer imposition of judgment, or allow an individual to enter into a diversion program that would prevent the conviction of a holder of a commercial driver license, or a person required to hold a commercial driver license, in any type of m…

Any person charged with violation of the provisions of any law relative to the use and driving of vehicles, except where the penalty involves imprisonment, may, without personal appearance, appear by counsel or by any citizen of good character in answer to said charge.

Any person charged with a violation of the provisions of title XXI on vehicles, excluding a violation of RSA 263:1-a, RSA 265:79, RSA 265-A:2, RSA 265-A:3, RSA 265:115, RSA 265:117, a speeding offense under RSA 265:60 for which the defendant must appear in court, and any offense …

The penal provisions of this chapter in no way repeal or modify any existing provision of criminal law but are additional and supplementary thereto.

No motor vehicle shall be registered unless it shall have permanently cut, impressed, or embossed on some portion thereof a factory, serial, or vehicle identification number or mark. Any person who shall knowingly have in his possession any motor vehicle from which such number or…

Any person who buys, receives, possesses, sells or disposes of a motor vehicle or an engine for a motor vehicle, knowing that a vehicle identification number of said motor vehicle or engine has been removed, defaced, obliterated, or changed shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; provi…

Any person who buys, receives, possesses, sells or disposes of a motor vehicle or an engine for a motor vehicle, with knowledge that a vehicle identification number of the motor vehicle or engine has been removed, defaced, obliterated, or changed and with intent to conceal or mis…

No person shall willfully remove, deface, obliterate, change, or cause to be removed, obliterated, defaced, or changed any factory, serial, or other vehicle identification number or mark on or from any motor vehicle. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be guilty …

As used in this chapter: I. "Credential" means a driver's license or non-driver identification card. II. "Credential holder" means the individual that has been issued a physical or electronic credential. III. "Data element" means a distinct component of a customer's information t…

I. No person, except those expressly exempted under RSA 263:25 or other provisions of this title, shall drive any motor vehicle upon any way in this state unless such person has a valid driver's license, as required under the provisions of this chapter, for the class or type of v…

No person shall knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned or controlled by him to be driven by a person who is not properly licensed or otherwise entitled to drive. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation, and if the license or driving privilege of the pe…

A person who is convicted of violating RSA 263:1 and is also convicted of a motor vehicle violation, exclusive of a violation of RSA 261:40, RSA 261:59, or RSA 266:5, shall not be entitled to be issued a driver's license sooner than 12 months from the date of the conviction or, i…

A driver's license issued by the state of New Hampshire is a written declaration to the holder of permission to operate a motor vehicle.

I. The department may enter into a memorandum of understanding with any federal agency for the purpose of obtaining approval of an enhanced driver's license or enhanced nondriver's picture identification card as proof of identity and citizenship for persons entering the United St…

I. Except as provided in RSA 263:5-f, I, RSA 263:14, and RSA 263:39-a, III, all licenses shall expire on the fifth anniversary of the license holder's date of birth following the date of issuance. The department shall notify each holder of a license by mail addressed to the holde…

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person may drive a commercial motor vehicle: if the person has a commercial driver license issued by any state or province or territory of Canada, in accordance with the minimum federal standards for the issuance of commercial motor vehi…

I. Any person who is a member of the armed forces of the United States and who, at the time of induction, call to active duty, or enlistment in the armed forces for 2 or more years, was a resident of this state and was a holder of a valid New Hampshire license to drive motor vehi…

It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to: I. Display or cause or permit to be displayed any fictitious, or fraudulently altered driver's license or permit. I-a. Display or cause or permit to be displayed any revoked or suspended driver's license or permit while operating a mot…

I. The department, upon issuing a driver's license, may for good cause impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's driving ability with respect to special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle which the licensee may drive or such other restrictions applicable …

I. The director, upon receiving proper application for an original driver's license, may in the director's discretion issue a license designated as an original, with such designation to be effective until the fifth anniversary of the license holder's date of birth following the d…

The department of safety may issue, upon request, drivers' licenses which meet the standards of the Real ID Act of 2005, Public Law 109-13, and its implementing regulations, including but not limited to 6 C.F.R. part 37. The department shall upon application issue a driver's lice…

The department of safety may issue, upon request, enhanced drivers' licenses as proof of identity and citizenship for persons entering the United States at land and sea ports which meet the standards of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative developed by the United States Depar…

No official or other person shall issue a license to drive a motor vehicle, without first requiring the applicant to make an affidavit under the penalties of perjury that all resident taxes for which he is liable for the preceding year have been paid.

No driver's license shall be issued to any person under 18 years of age and it shall be unlawful for any person under 18 years of age to drive a motor vehicle on the ways of this state, except as provided in RSA 263:19, 20, 21, 23 and 25.

No person under the age of 18 years shall be issued a driver's license unless the person's father, mother, or guardian, or, in the event there is no parent or guardian, another responsible adult, gives written permission for the issuance of such license, insurance coverage is pre…