HB 1482 – AS INTRODUCED
2006 SESSION
03/04
HOUSE BILL 1482
AN ACT relative to false information provided in connection with registering a motor vehicle belonging to a foreign national.
SPONSORS: Rep. Renzullo, Hills 27; Rep. Buhlman, Hills 27; Rep. Ulery, Hills 27; Rep. Villeneuve, Hills 18
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill clarifies the penalties applicable to providing false information in connection with registering a motor vehicle belonging to a foreign national.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06-2359
03/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to false information provided in connection with registering a motor vehicle belonging to a foreign national.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Registration of Foreign Nationals; Penalties. Amend RSA 261:46-a to read as follows:
261:46-a Registration of Foreign Nationals. The director may design and issue a temporary vehicle registration which shall expire no later than 6 months from the date of issue, for the purpose of registering a vehicle belonging to a foreign national who enters this state and intends to utilize this state as his or her residence on a temporary basis. The director shall in all cases require proof satisfactory to [him] the director of residence in a foreign country, legal entry into this country, and ownership of the vehicle, and shall collect the same fee as a resident would pay for a full 12 month registration, plus a sum equal to the municipal permit fee, for the use of the state. Any person making a materially false statement or using fraudulent documents while registering or attempting to register a vehicle under this section shall be subject to the penalties established in RSA 260:10 and shall be guilty of unsworn falsification under RSA 641:3.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.