Section 259:12-e Commercial Motor Vehicle. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. ""Commercial motor vehicle'' shall mean a motor vehicle or a combination of motor vehicles, used in commerce, designed or used to transport passengers or property if:
      (a) The vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds;
      (b) The vehicle is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; or
      (c) The vehicle is of any size and is used in the transportation of materials found to be hazardous for the purposes of 49 CFR part 172, subpart F.
   II. The term commercial motor vehicle shall not include:
      (a) Emergency vehicles assigned or registered to a fire department or fire service organization when driven by fire service personnel in pursuit of fire service purposes.
      (b) Recreational vehicles.
      (c) Military vehicles when driven by non-civilian military personnel in pursuit of military purposes.
      (d) Vehicles used exclusively for agriculture and farming.

Source. 1989, 319:3, eff. July 1, 1989. 2008, 282:1, eff. Aug. 26, 2008.