STATE STATUTES & CODES

NEW HAMPSHIRE STATUTES AND CODES

CHAPTER 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 261:41 Exemption of Vehicles Owned by Military Personnel.
• Section 261:42 Permits Required.
• Section 261:43 Reciprocal Fines and Penalties.
• Section 261:44 Operation Without Registration; Reciprocity.
• Section 261:45 Resident of State.
• 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 Tags.
• 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 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 Diplomats and Officials.
• Section 261:66 Transfer of Ownership.
• Section 261:67 New Certificate.
• Section 261:68 Members of Armed Forces; Refunds.
• Section 261:69 Mobile Homes; Payment of Taxes Required.
• Section 261:70 Removal of House Trailers.
• 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 Emissions Certificate Required.
• Section 261:72-b Ten-Day Emissions Registration.
• 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 261:75 Number Plates.
• Section 261:75-a Number Plate Checks by Law Enforcement.
• Section 261:75-b Use of Automated Number Plate Scanning Devices Prohibited.
• Section 261:76 Number of Plates.
• Section 261:77 Use of Plates.
• Section 261:78 Additional Plates.
• Section 261:79 Number Plates for Citizens' Band Operators.
• Section 261:80 Number Plates for Mopeds.
• Section 261:81 Motorized Locomotives.
• 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 Ski Area Plates.
• Section 261:86 Special Number Plates for Certain Veterans.
• Section 261:87 Special Number Plates for Vehicles of Blind Veterans.
• Section 261:87-a Plates for Former Prisoners of War.
• 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.
• Section 261:90 Official Cover Plates.
• Section 261:90-a Official Cover Plate Advisory Committee.
• 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 Trust 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 Application for Retail Vehicle Dealer Registration.
• Section 261:103-a Vehicle Dealer License Required.
• Section 261:104 Registration.
• Section 261:105 Minimum Area Waiver Authorized.
• Section 261:106 Additional Business Locations.
• Section 261:107 Number of Plates.
• 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 Dealers and OHRV Rentals.
• Section 261:140-a Auto Wholesale Dealer Registration and Plates.
• Section 261:140-b Use of Auto Wholesale Dealer Registration.
• Section 261:140-c Prohibition on Use of Plates.
• Section 261:140-d Additional Business Locations.
• Section 261:141 Fees to be Collected.
• Section 261:141-a Distribution of Fees Collected for off Highway use.
• 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 Exception.
• 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 Exemption for Prisoners of Wars.
• 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 261:166-175 Repealed.
• 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.

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