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2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XXI - Motor Vehicles
Title 261 - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles
- Section 261:1 - When Certificate Required.
- Section 261:2 - Final Date.
- Section 261:2-a - Registration of Certain Title Exempted Vehicles.
- Section 261:3 - Exempted Vehicles.
- Section 261:4 - Application for Certificate.
- Section 261:4-a - Antique Motor Vehicle; Certificate of Title.
- Section 261:5 - Implement of Husbandry or Special Mobile Equipment.
- Section 261:6 - Department to Check Vehicle Identification Number.
- Section 261:7 - Issuance of Certificate; Records.
- Section 261:8 - Information in Certificate.
- Section 261:9 - Mailing of Certificate.
- Section 261:10 - Withholding of Certificate; Bond Requirement.
- Section 261:11 - Refusal of Certificate.
- Section 261:12 - Duplicate Certificate.
- Section 261:13 - Certificate of Origin.
- Section 261:14 - Transfer of Interest in Vehicle.
- Section 261:15 - Resale by a Dealer.
- Section 261:16 - Involuntary Transfers.
- Section 261:17 - Joint Tenancy With Rights of Survivorship.
- Section 261:18 - Liens; Fee.
- Section 261:19 - Fee to Accompany Applications.
- Section 261:20 - Fees.
- Section 261:21 - Issuance of New Certificate.
- Section 261:22 - Destruction of Vehicles; Total Loss, Salvage, and Rebuilt Vehicles.
- Section 261:23 - Certain Liens and Security Interests Not Affected.
- Section 261:23-a - Terminal Rental Adjustment Clause; Vehicle Leases That are Not Sales or Security Interests.
- Section 261:24 - Perfecting of Security Interest.
- Section 261:25 - Duties on Creation of Security Interest.
- Section 261:26 - Assignment of Security Interest.
- Section 261:27 - Release of Security Interest.
- Section 261:28 - Lienholder to Furnish Information Concerning the Security Agreement.
- Section 261:29 - Method of Perfecting Interest Exclusive.
- Section 261:30 - Suspension or Revocation of Certificate.
- Section 261:31 - Powers and Duties of Director.
- Section 261:31-a - Rental Vehicle Title and Registration Recovery Fee.
- Section 261:32 - Exemption of Previously Registered Vehicle.
- Section 261:33 - Issuance of Distinctive Certificate.
- Section 261:34 - Perfection of Security Interest.
- Section 261:35 - Perfection Under Other Statute.
- Section 261:36 - Filing of Notices of Security Interest.
- Section 261:37 - Assignment of Security Interest.
- Section 261:38 - Release of Interest.
- Section 261:39 - Lienholder to Furnish Information Concerning Security Agreement.
- Section 261:40 - Registration Required.
- Section 261:40-a - Unified Carrier Registration Required.
- Section 261:41 - Exemption of Vehicles Owned by Military Personnel.
- Section 261:41-a - Registration, Equipment, and Inspection of Vehicles; Exemption for Utility Vehicles.
- Section 261:41-b - Equipment and Inspection of Vehicles; Exemption for Compact Utility Tractor.
- Section 261:41-c - Roadable Aircraft; Registration.
- Section 261:42 - Permits Required.
- Section 261:43 - Reciprocal Fines and Penalties.
- Section 261:44 - Operation Without Registration; Reciprocity.
- Section 261:45 - Obligation to Register Vehicle.
- Section 261:45-a - Members of Armed Services; Government Employees Deployed Abroad; Registration; Residency.
- Section 261:46 - Nonresident Registration.
- Section 261:46-a - Registration of Foreign Nationals.
- Section 261:47 - Neutral Zone Privilege.
- Section 261:48 - Repealed by 1987, 151:10, I, eff. July 1, 1987 at 12:01 a.m.
- Section 261:49 - Agreement.
- Section 261:50 - Powers of Administrator.
- Section 261:51 - Withdrawal.
- Section 261:52 - Application for Registration.
- Section 261:52-a - Notice That Interest and Dividends Tax May be Due.
- Section 261:52-b - Re-Registration by Residents Temporarily Traveling Out of the State.
- Section 261:52-c - Registration or Re-Registration by Residents Without a Permanent Street Address.
- Section 261:52-d - Indication of Contact Address.
- Section 261:53 - Application of Minors.
- Section 261:54 - Age Limit for Registrants.
- Section 261:55 - Change of Address or Name.
- Section 261:56 - Temporary Permit and Plates Pending Registration.
- Section 261:56-a - Vehicle Sold to a Massachusetts Resident.
- Section 261:57 - Twenty-Day Registration.
- Section 261:57-a - Temporary Registrations and Number Plates.
- Section 261:57-b - In-Transit Registration.
- Section 261:58 - Registration Record and Certificate.
- Section 261:59 - Possession of Certificate Required.
- Section 261:59-a - Proof of Valid Registration.
- Section 261:60 - Copies of Listings; Prima Facie Evidence.
- Section 261:61 - Improper Use of Evidence of Registration or Title.
- Section 261:62 - Expiration of Registration.
- Section 261:63 - Emergency Extension of Registration.
- Section 261:64 - Construction Equipment and Implements of Husbandry.
- Section 261:65 - Repealed by 2016, 145:2, II, eff. July 26, 2016.
- Section 261:66 - Transfer of Ownership.
- Section 261:67 - New Certificate.
- Section 261:68 - Members of Armed Forces; Refunds.
- Section 261:69 - Repealed by 1983, 230:19, III, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
- Section 261:70 - Repealed by 1983, 230:19, IV, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
- Section 261:71 - Payment of Resident Tax Required.
- Section 261:71-a - Payment of Federal Heavy Truck Use Tax Required.
- Section 261:72 - Affidavit Required.
- Section 261:72-a - Repealed by 1998, 207:9, I, eff. June 18, 1998.
- Section 261:72-b - Repealed by 1998, 207:9, II, eff. June 18, 1998.
- Section 261:73 - Penalty for False Statements.
- Section 261:74 - Registration of Vehicles Without Safety Glass Prohibited.
- Section 261:74-a - Agents Appointed.
- Section 261:74-b - Qualifications and Training of Agents.
- Section 261:74-c - Duties of Agents.
- Section 261:74-d - Additional Fees Charged by Agents.
- Section 261:74-e - Examination of Records.
- Section 261:74-f - Revocation of Agency Status.
- Section 261:74-g - Rulemaking.
- Section 261:74-h - Appointment of Dealer Agents.
- Section 261:74-i - Duration of Appointment.
- Section 261:74-j - Qualifications and Training of Dealer Agents.
- Section 261:74-k - Duties of Dealer Agents.
- Section 261:74-l - Security and Record-Keeping Requirements.
- Section 261:74-m - Examination of Dealer Agent Records.
- Section 261:74-n - Collection of Fees.
- Section 261:74-o - Optional Electronic Vehicle Registration Charge.
- Section 261:74-p - Proof of Residency.
- Section 261:74-q - Revocation or Suspension of Agency Status.
- Section 261:74-r - Rulemaking.
- Section 261:74-s - Agreements With Electronic Vehicle Registration Integrators.
- Section 261:75 - Number Plates.
- Section 261:75-a - Number Plate Checks by Law Enforcement.
- Section 261:75-b - Use of Number Plate Scanning Devices Regulated.
- Section 261:75-c - Special Registration Plate Symbol.
- Section 261:76 - Number of Plates.
- Section 261:77 - Use of Plates.
- Section 261:78 - Repealed by 1987, 151:10, II, eff. July 1, 1987 at 12:01 a.m.
- Section 261:79 - Repealed by 1997, 252:5, III, eff. Aug. 18, 1997.
- Section 261:80 - Number Plates for Mopeds.
- Section 261:81 - Repealed by 2017, 24:1, I, eff. April 25, 2017.
- Section 261:81-a - Registration of Other Motorized Devices.
- Section 261:82 - Agricultural Plates.
- Section 261:83 - Farm Tractor Plates.
- Section 261:84 - Farm Plates.
- Section 261:85 - Repealed by 2017, 24:1, II, eff. April 25, 2017.
- Section 261:86 - Special Number Plates for Certain Veterans.
- Section 261:87 - Repealed by 1999, 291:2, I, eff. Sept. 14, 1999.
- Section 261:87-a - Repealed by 1999, 291:2, II, eff. Sept. 14, 1999.
- Section 261:87-b - Special Number Plates for Veterans.
- Section 261:87-c - Gold Star Number Plates.
- Section 261:88 - Walking Disability Plates and Placards.
- Section 261:89 - Vanity Number Plates.
- Section 261:89-a - Antique Motor Vehicle, Motorcycle, or Trailer Plates.
- Section 261:89-b - Number Plates for Vehicles Registered as Street Rods.
- Section 261:89-c - Vehicle Identification Number for Street Rods and Custom Vehicles.
- Section 261:89-d - Identifying Decals for Vehicles Registered as Custom Vehicles.
- Section 261:89-e - Identification of Roadable Aircraft.
- Section 261:90 - Official Cover Plates.
- Section 261:90-a - Repealed by 2010, 368:1(48), eff. Dec. 31, 2010.
- Section 261:91 - Special Number Plates.
- Section 261:91-a - Commemorative License Plates.
- Section 261:92 - Publicly Owned Vehicles; Nonprofit Corporations.
- Section 261:93 - Civil Air Patrol Vehicles.
- Section 261:94 - Expiration of Official Cover Plates and Special Number Plates.
- Section 261:95 - Refund for Unused Vehicle Plates.
- Section 261:96 - Lost or Mutilated Plates.
- Section 261:97 - Rulemaking Authority on Dealer Number Plates.
- Section 261:97-a - Conservation Number Plates.
- Section 261:97-b - Conservation Number Plate Fund.
- Section 261:97-c - Use of Funds.
- Section 261:97-d - New Hampshire Conservation Number Plate Advisory Committee; Duties; Meetings.
- Section 261:97-e - Plate Use.
- Section 261:97-f - Report.
- Section 261:98 - Bond Required.
- Section 261:99 - Filing of Bond.
- Section 261:100 - Amount of Bond Required.
- Section 261:101 - Dealers Association Bond.
- Section 261:102 - Penalty.
- Section 261:103 - Repealed by 2010, 290:6, eff. Sept. 11, 2010.
- Section 261:103-a - Dealer License Required.
- Section 261:103-b - Unlicensed Sales Prohibited.
- Section 261:104 - Registration.
- Section 261:105 - Repealed by 1997, 179:21, I, eff. June 17, 1997.
- Section 261:106 - Additional Business Locations.
- Section 261:107 - Repealed by 1997, 179:21, II, eff. June 17, 1997.
- Section 261:108 - Loaning Plates Prohibited.
- Section 261:109 - Temporary Plates; Courtesy Delivery.
- Section 261:110 - Notice of Sale.
- Section 261:111 - Retail Vehicle Dealer's Use of Dealer Registration.
- Section 261:111-a - Manufacturer Registrations.
- Section 261:112 - Application for Motorcycle and Moped Registration; Validity of Motorcycle Registration.
- Section 261:113 - Registration for Motorcycle and Moped Dealers.
- Section 261:114 - Application for Transporter Registration.
- Section 261:115 - Transporter Plates.
- Section 261:116 - Use of Transporter Registration.
- Section 261:117 - Loaning of Plates Prohibited.
- Section 261:118 - Additional Business Locations.
- Section 261:119 - Application for Utility Dealer Registration.
- Section 261:120 - Utility Dealer Registration.
- Section 261:121 - Use of Utility Plates.
- Section 261:122 - Limitation on Use of Utility Plates.
- Section 261:123 - Registration and Plates.
- Section 261:124 - Application.
- Section 261:125 - Certificate of Registration.
- Section 261:126 - Additional Business Locations.
- Section 261:127 - Number of Plates.
- Section 261:128 - Use of Junk Plates.
- Section 261:129 - Use of Motor Vehicles.
- Section 261:130 - Retention of Vehicles or Parts.
- Section 261:131 - Automotive Recycling Dealer to Keep a Record Book.
- Section 261:132 - Premises May be Entered.
- Section 261:133 - Revocation of Automotive Recycling Dealer.
- Section 261:134 - Automotive Recycling Dealer Rules.
- Section 261:135 - Penalty.
- Section 261:136 - Application for Repairer Registration.
- Section 261:136-a - Use of Repairer Registration.
- Section 261:137 - Number of Plates.
- Section 261:138 - Use of Repair Plates.
- Section 261:139 - Use of Cars.
- Section 261:140 - Repealed by 1981, 538:11, XIII, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m.
- Section 261:140-a - Auto Wholesale Dealer Registration and Plates.
- Section 261:140-b - Use of Auto Wholesale Dealer Registration.
- Section 261:140-c - Repealed by 1997, 179:21, III, eff. June 17, 1997.
- Section 261:140-d - Additional Business Locations.
- Section 261:141 - Fees to be Collected.
- Section 261:141-a - Repealed by 1985, 261:12, II, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.
- Section 261:141-b - Processing Fee to be Collected.
- Section 261:142 - Weight in Computation of Fees.
- Section 261:143 - Classification Determined by Director.
- Section 261:144 - Fees for Carrying Added Load.
- Section 261:145 - Exemption for Publicly Owned Vehicles.
- Section 261:146 - Exemption for Emergency Vehicles.
- Section 261:147 - Manufacturing Fee, Number Plates.
- Section 261:148 - Permit Required.
- Section 261:149 - Repealed by 1985, 93:1, eff. May 10, 1985.
- Section 261:150 - Transfer Credits.
- Section 261:151 - Refunds.
- Section 261:152 - Preparation of Documents.
- Section 261:153 - Fees for Registration Permits.
- Section 261:154 - Additional Fees for Registration Permits.
- Section 261:155 - Optional Referendum, Two-Thirds Vote of Governing Body, on Permit Fees.
- Section 261:156 - Collection of Insufficient Fund Checks.
- Section 261:157 - Exemption of Amputee and Other Disabled Veterans.
- Section 261:157-a - Local Option; Exemption for Certain Other Veterans.
- Section 261:158 - Exemption for Publicly Owned and Emergency Vehicles.
- Section 261:159 - Exemption for Blind Veterans.
- Section 261:160 - Collection of Permit Fees in Unorganized Places.
- Section 261:161 - Expiration of Permits.
- Section 261:162 - Taxation of Motor Vehicles Prohibited.
- Section 261:163 - Nonresident Commercial Permit Fees.
- Section 261:164 - Disposition of Nonresident Commercial Permit Fees.
- Section 261:165 - Accounting for Receipts of Permit Fees.
- Section 261:166 - to 261:175 Repealed by 1981, 538:11, XIV, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m.
- Section 261:176 - Misuse or Failure to Display Plates.
- Section 261:176-a - Counterfeiting or Duplication of Number Plates.
- Section 261:177 - Penalties; Dealers, Utility Dealers, Auto Recycling Dealers, Transporters, and Repairers.
- Section 261:178 - Suspension of Registration of Vehicle.
- Section 261:179 - Suspension or Denial of Registration for Abandoning Vehicle.
- Section 261:180 - Mandatory Suspension or Revocation of Registration.
- Section 261:181 - Refusal or Revocation of Registration Based on Federal Prohibition From Operating in Interstate Commerce.
- Section 261:182 - Grounds for Refusal of Motor Carrier Registration Based on Fraud or Ineligibility.
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