CHAPTER 108
HB 286 – FINAL VERSION
05/19/05 1398s
2005 SESSION
03/04
HOUSE BILL 286
AN ACT prohibiting the operation of pocket bikes upon ways.
This bill prohibits the operation of pocket bikes upon ways.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05/19/05 1398s
05-0313
03/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT prohibiting the operation of pocket bikes upon ways.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
108:1 New Section; Motor Vehicles; Words and Phrases Defined; Pocket Bike. Amend RSA 259 by inserting after section 77 the following new section:
259:77-a Pocket Bike. “Pocket bike” shall mean any 2- or 3-wheeled motorized device that has handlebars, is designed to be sat upon by the operator, is smaller in size than a conventional moped, motorcycle, or motor-driven cycle, and is powered by a gasoline or alcohol fueled motor with a piston displacement of less than 100 cubic centimeters. “Pocket bike” includes, but is not limited to, motorized devices commonly known as “mini-cycles,” “mini-choppers,” and “pocket rockets,” but does not include a moped as defined in RSA 259:57, a motorcycle as defined in RSA 259:63, a motor-driven cycle as defined in RSA 259:65, a neighborhood electric vehicle as defined in RSA 259:66-b, or an electric personal assistive mobility device as defined in RSA 269:1.
108:2 New Section; Number Plates; Registration of Other Motorized Devices. Amend RSA 261 by inserting after section 81 the following new section:
261:81-a Registration of Other Motorized Devices. If other than a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped, any person seeking to register a motorized 2- or 3-wheeled vehicle or device shall provide proof of manufacture to meet United States Department of Transportation motor vehicle safety standards to the satisfaction of the director.
108:3 New Subdivision; Rules of the Road; Pocket Bike. Amend RSA 265 by inserting after section 123 the following new subdivision:
Rules of the Road; Pocket Bike
265:123-a Operation Prohibited. No person shall operate a pocket bike upon any way or allow a pocket bike owned by him or her to be operated upon any way. No pocket bike shall be issued a vehicle registration or certificate or title.
265:123-b Disclosure to Purchaser. Every seller of pocket bikes shall provide a written disclosure to buyers at the time of purchase that advises buyers that their existing insurance policies may not provide coverage for these devices and that they should contact their insurance agent or company to determine if coverage is provided. Such disclosure shall also advise buyers that the devices are not legal for operation upon public ways.
108:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2006.
(Approved: June 15, 2005)
(Effective Date: January 1, 2006)