Revision: March 16, 2012, midnight
HB 1635 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
15Mar2012… 0792h
2012 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 1635
AN ACT relative to motor vehicle inspections.
This bill clarifies the requirement that motor vehicles driven on a way have valid inspection stickers.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Mar2012… 0792h
12-2679
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to motor vehicle inspections.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Words and Phrases Defined; Inspect. Amend RSA 259 by inserting after section 44 the following new section:
259:44-a Inspect. “Inspect” in all its moods and tenses shall mean to successfully pass all the requirements of a motor vehicle safety inspection as contained in RSA 266, or as otherwise established by the director.
2 Penalty for Failing to Obey Inspection Requirements. Amend RSA 266:5 to read as follows:
266:5 Penalty for Failing to Obey Inspection Requirements. The driver on a way of a motor vehicle required to be inspected under RSA 266:1 that does not bear a valid inspection sticker and the driver or owner of any motor vehicle otherwise failing to comply with the requirements of the director relative to inspection shall be guilty of a violation, and the director may refuse to register, or may suspend or revoke the registration of, any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer which has not been inspected as required or which is unsafe or unfit to be driven; provided, however, no person shall be charged with a violation of this section until a period of 10 days has elapsed from the date the inspection was due. This section shall not apply to those vehicles required to be inspected under the provisions of RSA 266:1, IV. The fine for a violation of this section shall be $60.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.