Revision: Jan. 30, 2017, 8:03 a.m.
HB 388-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0685
03/01
HOUSE BILL 388-FN
AN ACT relative to special number plates for veterans and armed forces members.
SPONSORS: Rep. Keane, Hills. 31
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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This bill clarifies the availability of special number plates for veterans and armed forces members.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0685
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to special number plates for veterans and armed forces members.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Special Number Plates for Veterans. Amend RSA 261:87-b, I to read as follows:
I. The director is hereby authorized to issue special number plates to be used on [motor] vehicles owned by veterans of the United States armed services, in lieu of other number plates. The design of these special plates shall be determined by the commissioner, and shall be distinct from the design or designs of those plates issued under RSA 261:86. Such plates shall be issued only to veterans as defined in RSA 21:50, I(a) upon application, proof of veteran status in a form authorized by RSA 21:50, I(b), and payment of the regular motor vehicle registration fee and the $4 per plate fees under RSA 261:75. The director shall also issue such plates to any person providing proof of honorable discharge from the armed services of any nation allied with the United States during World War II and proof of such person's service during World War II. Renewals of such special number plates shall be charged the fee assessed for standard motor vehicles as prescribed under RSA 261:141. The plates furnished pursuant to this section are nontransferable and shall expire upon the death of the veteran, except that the surviving spouse may use the plates for one year after the death of the veteran and shall be eligible to replace the plates during that year at no charge under RSA 261:75. Persons eligible for special number plates under this section may obtain such plates for any motor vehicle, trailer, or other vehicle registered under this chapter and owned by the person.
2 Special Number Plates. Amend RSA 261:91 to read as follows:
261:91 Special Number Plates. Upon payment of the motor vehicle registration fee, if any, the director shall issue and shall designate a special plate, to be affixed to the vehicle of the county sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, members or retired members of the national guard of any state, active duty members of the armed forces, justices of the supreme and superior courts, and vehicles of state police and motor vehicle divisions and municipal police departments. The special plates shall have the state motto, "Live Free or Die,'' written on them and shall be issued with no number plate fee being charged to the state other than for those plates furnished to the state police and motor vehicle divisions. Special number plates issued to members or retired members of the national guard of any state, active duty members of the armed forces, and justices of the supreme and superior courts may be attached only to vehicles registered in the name of the person issued the plates. Special plates for active duty members of the armed forces shall be distinct from special number plates for veterans. Members or retired members of the national guard of any state and active duty members of the armed forces eligible for special number plates under this section may obtain such plates for any motor vehicle, trailer, or other vehicle registered under this chapter and owned by the person.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
17-0685
1/9/17
HB 388-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to special number plates for veterans and armed forces members.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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| Estimated Increase / (Decrease) | |||
STATE: | FY 2018 | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | $840,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Cost of Collections* and the Reflectorized Plate Fund. | |||
*Pursuant to Part II, article 6-a of the New Hampshire constitution, any costs associated with the collection and administration of Highway Funds by the Department of Safety shall be deducted by the Department before such funds are credited to the Highway Fund as unrestricted revenue.
LOCAL: | ||||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | Indeterminable | $0 | $0 | $0 |
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) identified 26 different plate types that require issuance of a veterans plate when requested. These plate types are stored at the various DMV locations, the Department's warehouse and at the Department of Corrections where they are made. This bill would increase the number of plate types stored at these locations from 26 to 78. The Department of Safety assumes initial costs in the amount of $840,000 would be incurred in FY 2018 including reprogramming of the current registration system, changes to the municipalities' municipal agent registration software, and purchase of aluminum sheathing to make the new plates available at the various locations. The source of funds for the expenditures would be cost of collections and the reflectorized plate fund.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Safety