New Hampshire Revised Statutes
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Chapter 261: Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles

Table of Contents:

Section 261-1 When Certificate Required [state page]
Section 261:2 Final Date [state page]
Section 261:2-a Registration of Certain Title Exempted Vehicles [state page]
Section 261:3 Exempted Vehicles [state page]
Section 261:4 Application for Certificate
[state page]
Section 261:4-a Antique Motor Vehicle; Certificate of Title [state page]
Section 261:5 Implement of Husbandry or Special Mobile Equipment [state page]
Section 261:6 Department to Check Vehicle Identification Number [state page]
Section 261:7 Issuance of Certificate; Records [state page]
Section 261:8 Information in Certificate [state page]
Section 261:9 Mailing of Certificate [state page]
Section 261-10 Withholding of Certificate; Bond Requirement [state page]
Section 261-11 Refusal of Certificate [state page]
Section 261:12 Duplicate Certificate [state page]
Section 261:13 Certificate of Origin [state page]
Section 261:14 Transfer of Interest in Vehicle [state page]
Section 261:15 Resale by a Dealer [state page]
Section 261:16 Involuntary Transfers [state page]
Section 261:17 Joint Tenancy With Rights of Survivorship [state page]
Section 261:18 Liens; Fee [state page]
Section 261:19 Fee to Accompany Applications [state page]
Section 261:20 Fees [state page]
Section 261:21 Issuance of New Certificate [state page]
Section 261:22 Dismantling or Destruction of Vehicle [state page]
Section 261:23 Certain Liens and Security Interests Not Affected [state page]
Section 261:23-a Terminal Rental Adjustment Clause; Vehicle Leases that are not Sales or Security Interests [state page]
Section 261:24 Perfecting of Security Interest [state page]
Section 261:25 Duties on Creation of Security Interest [state page]
Section 261:26 Assignment of Security Interest [state page]
Section 261:27 Release of Security Interest [state page]
Section 261:28 Lienholder to Furnish Information Concerning the Security Agreement [state page]
Section 261:29 Method of Perfecting Interest Exclusive [state page]
Section 261:30 Suspension or Revocation of Certificate [state page]
Section 261:31 Powers and Duties of Director [state page]
Section 261:32 Exemption of Previously Registered Vehicle [state page]
Section 261:33 Issuance of Distinctive Certificate [state page]
Section 261:34 Perfection of Security Interest [state page]
Section 261:35 Perfection Under Other Statute [state page]
Section 261:36 Filing of Notices of Security Interest [state page]
Section 261:37 Assignment of Security Interest [state page]
Section 261:38 Release of Interest [state page]
Section 261:39 Lienholder to Furnish Information Concerning Security Agreement [state page]
Section 261:40 Registration Required [state page]
Section 261:41 Exemption of Vehicles Owned by Military Personnel [state page]
Section 261:42 Permits Required [state page]
Section 261:43 Reciprocal Fines and Penalties [state page]
Section 261:44 Operation Without Registration; Reciprocity [state page]
Section 261:45 Resident of State [state page]
Section 261:45-a Members of Armed Services; Registration; Residency [state page]
Section 261:46 Nonresident Registration [state page]
Section 261:46-a Registration of Foreign Nationals [state page]
Section 261:47 Neutral Zone Privilege [state page]
Section 261:48 Tags [state page]
Section 261:49 Agreement [state page]
Section 261:50 Powers of Administrator [state page]
Section 261:51 Withdrawal [state page]
Section 261:52 Application for Registration [state page]
Section 261:52-a Notice That Interest and Dividends Tax May Be Due [state page]
Section 261:53 Application of Minors [state page]
Section 261:54 Age Limit for Registrants [state page]
Section 261:55 Change of Address or Name [state page]
Section 261:56 Temporary Permit and Plates Pending Registration [state page]
Section 261:57 Twenty-Day Registration [state page]
Section 261:57-a Temporary Registrations and Number Plates [state page]
Section 261:57-b In-Transit Registration [state page]
Section 261:58 Registration Record and Certificate [state page]
Section 261:59 Possession of Certificate Required [state page]
Section 261:60 Copies of Listings; Prima Facie Evidence [state page]
Section 261:61 Improper Use of Evidence of Registration or Title [state page]
Section 261:62 Expiration of Registration [state page]
Section 261:63 Emergency Extension of Registration [state page]
Section 261:64 Construction Equipment and Implements of Husbandry [state page]
Section 261:65 Diplomats and Officials [state page]
Section 261:66 Transfer of Ownership [state page]
Section 261:67 New Certificate [state page]
Section 261:68 Members of Armed Forces; Refunds [state page]
Section 261:69 Mobile Homes; Payment of Taxes Required [state page]
Section 261:70 Removal of House Trailers [state page]
Section 261:71 Payment of Resident Tax Required [state page]
Section 261:71-a Payment of Federal Heavy Truck Use Tax Required [state page]
Section 261:72 Affidavit Required [state page]
Section 261:72-a Emissions Certificate Required [state page]
Section 261:72-b Ten-Day Emissions Registration [state page]
Section 261:73 Penalty for False Statements [state page]
Section 261:74 Registration of Vehicles Without Safety Glass Prohibited [state page]
Section 261:74-a Agents Appointed [state page]
Section 261:74-b Qualifications and Training of Agents [state page]
Section 261:74-c Duties of Agents [state page]
Section 261:74-d Additional Fees Charged by Agents [state page]
Section 261:74-e Examination of Records [state page]
Section 261:74-f Revocation of Agency Status [state page]
Section 261:74-g Rulemaking [state page]
Section 261:75 Number Plates [state page]
Section 261:76 Number of Plates [state page]
Section 261:77 Use of Plates [state page]
Section 261:78 Additional Plates [state page]
Section 261:79 Number Plates for Citizens' Band Operators [state page]
Section 261:80 Number Plates for Mopeds [state page]
Section 261:81 Motorized Locomotives [state page]
Section 261:82 Agricultural Plates [state page]
Section 261:83 Farm Tractor Plates [state page]
Section 261:84 Farm Plates [state page]
Section 261:85 Ski Area Plates [state page]
Section 261:86 Special Number Plates for Certain Veterans [state page]
Section 261:87 Special Number Plates for Vehicles of Blind Veterans [state page]
Section 261:87-a Plates for Former Prisoners of War [state page]
Section 261:87-b Special Number Plates for Veterans [state page]
Section 261:88 Walking Disability Plates and Placards [state page]
Section 261:89 Vanity Number Plates [state page]
Section 261:89-a Antique Motor Vehicle, Motorcycle, or Trailer Plates [state page]
Section 261:89-b Number Plates for Vehicles Registered as Street Rods [state page]
Section 261:89-c Vehicle Identification Number for Street Rods [state page]
Section 261:90 State Seal on Number Plates [state page]
Section 261:91 Special Number Plates [state page]
Section 261:92 Publicly Owned Vehicles; Nonprofit Corporations [state page]
Section 261:93 Civil Air Patrol Vehicles [state page]
Section 261:94 Expiration of Legislative Number Plates [state page]
Section 261:95 Refund for Unused Vehicle Plates [state page]
Section 261:96 Lost or Mutilated Plates [state page]
Section 261:97 Rulemaking Authority on Dealer Number Plates [state page]
Section 261:97-a Conservation Number Plates [state page]
Section 261:97-b Conservation Number Plate Trust Fund [state page]
Section 261:97-c Use of Funds [state page]
Section 261:97-d New Hampshire Conservation Number Plate Advisory Committee; Duties; Meetings [state page]
Section 261:97-e Plate Use [state page]
Section 261:97-f Report [state page]
Section 261:98 Bond Required [state page]
Section 261:99 Filing of Bond [state page]
Section 261-100 Amount of Bond Required [state page]
Section 261-101 Dealers Association Bond [state page]
Section 261-102 Penalty [state page]
Section 261-103 Application for Retail Vehicle Dealer Registration [state page]
Section 261-103-a Vehicle Dealer License Required [state page]
Section 261-104 Registration [state page]
Section 261-105 Minimum Area Waiver Authorized [state page]
Section 261-106 Additional Business Locations [state page]
Section 261-107 Number of Plates [state page]
Section 261-108 Loaning Plates Prohibited [state page]
Section 261-109 Temporary Plates; Courtesy Delivery [state page]
Section 261:110 Notice of Sale [state page]
Section 261:111 Retail Vehicle Dealer's Use of Dealer Registration [state page]
Section 261:112 Application for Motorcycle and Moped Registration; Validity of Motorcycle Registration [state page]
Section 261:113 Registration for Motorcycle and Moped Dealers [state page]
Section 261:114 Application for Transporter Registration [state page]
Section 261:115 Transporter Plates [state page]
Section 261:116 Use of Transporter Registration [state page]
Section 261:117 Loaning of Plates Prohibited [state page]
Section 261:118 Additional Business Locations [state page]
Section 261:119 Application for Utility Dealer Registration [state page]
Section 261:120 Utility Dealer Registration [state page]
Section 261:121 Use of Utility Plates [state page]
Section 261:122 Limitation on Use of Utility Plates [state page]
Section 261:123 Registration and Plates [state page]
Section 261:124 Application [state page]
Section 261:125 Certificate of Registration [state page]
Section 261:126 Additional Business Locations [state page]
Section 261:127 Number of Plates [state page]
Section 261:128 Use of Junk Plates [state page]
Section 261:129 Use of Motor Vehicles [state page]
Section 261:130 Retention of Vehicles or Parts [state page]
Section 261:131 Automotive Recycling Dealer to Keep a Record Book [state page]
Section 261:132 Premises may be Entered [state page]
Section 261:133 Revocation of Automotive Recycling Dealer [state page]
Section 261:134 Automotive Recycling Dealer Rules [state page]
Section 261:135 Penalty [state page]
Section 261:136 Application for Repairer Registration [state page]
Section 261:136-a Use of Repairer Registration [state page]
Section 261:137 Number of Plates [state page]
Section 261:138 Use of Repair Plates [state page]
Section 261:139 Use of Cars [state page]
Section 261:140 Dealers and OHRV Rentals [state page]
Section 261:140-a Auto Wholesale Dealer Registration and Plates [state page]
Section 261:140-b Use of Auto Wholesale Dealer Registration [state page]
Section 261:140-c Prohibition on Use of Plates [state page]
Section 261:140-d Additional Business Locations [state page]
Section 261:141 Fees to be Collected [state page]
Section 261:141-a Distribution of Fees Collected For Off Highway Use [state page]
Section 261:142 Weight in Computation of Fees [state page]
Section 261:143 Classification Determined by Director [state page]
Section 261:144 Fees for Carrying Added Load [state page]
Section 261:145 Exemption for Publicly Owned Vehicles [state page]
Section 261:146 Exemption for Emergency Vehicles [state page]
Section 261:147 Manufacturing Fee, Number Plates [state page]
Section 261:148 Permit Required [state page]
Section 261:149 Exception [state page]
Section 261:150 Transfer Credits [state page]
Section 261:151 Refunds [state page]
Section 261:152 Preparation of Documents [state page]
Section 261:153 Fees for Registration Permits [state page]
Section 261:154 Additional Fees for Registration Permits [state page]
Section 261:155 Optional Referendum, Two-Thirds Vote of Governing Body, on Permit Fees [state page]
Section 261:156 Collection of Insufficient Fund Checks [state page]
Section 261:157 Exemption of Amputee and Other Disabled Veterans [state page]
Section 261:157-a Exemption for Prisoners of Wars [state page]
Section 261:158 Exemption for Publicly Owned and Emergency Vehicles [state page]
Section 261:159 Exemption for Blind Veterans [state page]
Section 261:160 Collection of Permit Fees in Unorganized Places [state page]
Section 261:161 Expiration of Permits [state page]
Section 261:162 Taxation of Motor Vehicles Prohibited [state page]
Section 261:163 Nonresident Commercial Permit Fees [state page]
Section 261:164 Disposition of Nonresident Commercial Permit Fees [state page]
Section 261:165 Accounting for Receipts of Permit Fees [state page]
Section 261:166-175 [state page]
Section 261:176 Misuse or Failure to Display Plates [state page]
Section 261:177 Penalties; Dealers, Utility Dealers, Auto Recycling Dealers, Transporters and Repairers [state page]
Section 261:178 Suspension of Registration of Vehicle [state page]
Section 261:179 Suspension or Denial of Registration for Abandoning Vehicle [state page]
Section 261:180 Mandatory Suspension or Revocation of Registration [state page]

261:89 Vanity Number Plates.
The director is hereby authorized to design and to issue, under such rules as he shall deem appropriate, vanity number plates to be used on motor vehicles in lieu of other number plates. Such number plates shall be of such design and shall bear such letters or letters and numbers as the director shall prescribe, but there shall be no duplication of identification. Such number plates or a changeable designation of the effective period thereof, as the director shall determine, shall be issued only upon application therefor and upon payment of a special fee of $25, said special fee to be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee and any other number plate manufacturing fee otherwise required by law for the particular vehicle. All special fees collected under this section shall be paid to the state treasurer and distributed as provided by RSA 263:52.

Source. RSA 260:10-a. 1957, 8:1. 1970, 38:6. 1974, 45:2. 1981, 146:1. 1982, 42:154. 1983, 469:104, eff. July 1, 1983.