HB547 (2007) Detail

Relative to the inspection of trucks.


CHAPTER 91

HB 547-FN – FINAL VERSION

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2007 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 547-FN

AN ACT relative to the inspection of trucks.

SPONSORS: Rep. Bergeron, Hills 27

COMMITTEE: Transportation

ANALYSIS

This bill increases the maximum weight of a truck requiring a bi-annual inspection.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven

AN ACT relative to the inspection of trucks.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

91:1 Vehicle Inspections; Maximum Weight. Amend RSA 266:1, IX to read as follows:

IX. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section to the contrary, all trucks exceeding [10,000] 18,000 pounds gross vehicle weight and all school buses exceeding 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, including buses owned or used by a religious organization or a nonprofit organization used exclusively as buses for the transportation of its members in connection with functions of the organization, shall be inspected semi-annually. The month for the first inspection shall be the month in which the birth date of the owner is observed, if the owner is a natural person; if the owner is other than a natural person, the first inspection shall be conducted during the month designated by the director as the registration month for such legal entity. In either case, the second inspection shall be 6 months later.

91:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2008.

Approved: June 11, 2007

Effective: January 1, 2008