CHAPTER 187
HB 1610-FN – FINAL VERSION
05/01/08 1488s
2008 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 1610-FN
AN ACT relative to motor carriers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ulery, Hills 27
This bill establishes roadside inspection procedures for motor carriers.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05/01/08 1488s
08-2438
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to motor carriers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
187:1 Motor Carriers; Equipment; Roadside Inspections. Amend the section heading of RSA 266:72-a to read as follows:
266:72-a Motor Carriers; Equipment; Roadside Inspections.
187:2 New Paragraph; Motor Carriers; Roadside Inspections. Amend RSA 266:72-a by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V.(a) A driver of a motor carrier shall stop the vehicle on the request of any enforcement officer of the department of safety or other law enforcement agent certified to conduct truck inspections or by command of roadside signs so that the officer may:
(1) Examine:
(A) Vehicle components.
(B) Driver’s physical condition.
(C) Cargo condition.
(D) Documents.
(2) Enter the cab or cargo area as necessary to determine that:
(A) The vehicle is in safe operating condition.
(B) The cargo is properly secured.
(b) Every owner/operator of a motor carrier, or his or her authorized agent, shall submit accounts, books, records, memoranda, correspondence, and other documents for inspection, upon demand by any enforcement officer of the department of safety or other law enforcement agent certified to conduct truck inspections who in the course of enforcing the motor carrier rules is acting within the scope of his or her duties and authority, at the motor carrier’s principal place of business during regular business hours.
(c) Any operator who fails to stop or allow inspection as described in subparagraph (a) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. A second violation of subparagraph (a) shall result in suspension of the person’s license or privilege to drive in New Hampshire and notification of such suspension to national motor vehicle license databases.
187:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2009.
Approved: June 11, 2008
Effective Date: January 1, 2009