Bill Text - HB1517 (2018)

Relative to vehicle inspection failures for rust.


Revision: May 25, 2018, 11:26 a.m.

CHAPTER 43

HB 1517 - FINAL VERSION

 

 

2018 SESSION

18-2253

03/06

 

HOUSE BILL 1517

 

AN ACT relative to vehicle inspection failures for rust.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11; Rep. V. Sullivan, Hills. 16; Rep. Horn, Merr. 2; Rep. J. Edwards, Rock. 4; Rep. Morrison, Rock. 9; Rep. Torosian, Rock. 14; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock. 5; Rep. D. Thomas, Rock. 5; Sen. Ward, Dist 8

 

COMMITTEE: Transportation

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill requires procedures for rust examination during vehicle inspections and establishes standards for inspection failure due to rust.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

18-2253

03/06

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

 

AN ACT relative to vehicle inspection failures for rust.

 

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

 

43:1  New Section; Inspection of Vehicles; Rust.  Amend RSA 266 by inserting after section 3 the following new section:

266:3-a  Rust.  The director shall establish a procedure for the external visual examination for rust of private passenger vehicles and light trucks during the inspection required by RSA 266:1.  The procedure shall include requirements for further examination if substantial rust is observed.  No private passenger vehicle or light truck shall pass the inspection requirements of RSA 266:1 if the procedure reveals any of the following:

I.  Rust that permits exhaust gases to enter the passenger or cargo compartment.

II.  Any metal or any loose or dislocated parts protuding from the surface of the vehicle so as to create a hazard.

III.  A bumper that is rusted so that it is not firmly attached or that has broken or torn portions protruding from the surface so as to create a hazard.

IV.  A frame that is not in solid condition.

43:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.

 

Approved: May 15, 2018

Effective Date: January 01, 2019