Revision: Dec. 3, 2019, 1:23 p.m.
CHAPTER 153
HB 630-FN - FINAL VERSION
28Feb2019... 0458h
23May2019... 2238-EBA
2019 SESSION
19-0721
04/08
HOUSE BILL 630-FN
AN ACT increasing certain fines for OHRV and snowmobile operation violations.
SPONSORS: Rep. Moynihan, Coos 2; Rep. L'Heureux, Hills. 21
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill increases fines for certain OHRV and snowmobile violations and, in cases where an OHRV or snowmobile complaint is prosecuted by the county sheriff, requires the fine or forfeiture to be remitted to the county sheriff.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
28Feb2019... 0458h
23May2019... 2238-EBA 19-0721
04/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT increasing certain fines for OHRV and snowmobile operation violations.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
153:1 Uniform Fine Schedule Changes; Certain Fish and Game Violations. Pursuant to RSA 502-A:19-b, V, the portion of the title XVIII uniform fine schedule for OHRV and snowmobile offenses set forth in this section shall be as follows:
OHRV VIOLATIONS
1. RSA 215-A:6, III, unreasonable speed:
1-24 mph over prima facie speed limit $124
25 mph or more over prima facie speed limit $248
2. RSA 215-A:14, I(e), required equipment mufflers and exhaust system $248
3. RSA 215-A:21, II, operation of unregistered OHRV $248
4. RSA 215-A:29, XI, operating OHRV on another's property without permission $248
SNOWMOBILE VIOLATIONS
5. RSA 215-C:8, III, unreasonable speed:
1-24 mph over prima facie speed limit $124
25 mph or more over prima facie speed limit $248
6. RSA 215-C:28, sound levels/exhaust $248
7. RSA 215-C:30, I, required equipment (modified exhaust) $248
8. RSA 215-C:36, II, operation of unregistered snowmobile $248
9. RSA 215-C:49, XIII, operating snowmobile on another's property without permission $248
153:2 New Paragraph; OHRV Fines. Amend RSA 215-A:18 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. The court or justice of any court in which a complaint is prosecuted for a violation of this chapter, or any rule adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A under the authority of this chapter, brought by a sheriff, shall, within 30 days after any fine or forfeiture is paid, remit the amount of the fine or forfeiture to the county in whose service the sheriff was acting; provided, however that, from each fine collected by a district court, there shall be deducted $10 and 20 percent of that part of the fine which exceeds $10.
153:3 New Paragraph; Snowmobile Fines. Amend RSA 215-C:33 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. The court or justice of any court in which a complaint is prosecuted for a violation of this chapter, or any rule adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A under the authority of this chapter, brought by a sheriff, shall, within 30 days after any fine or forfeiture is paid, remit the amount of the fine or forfeiture to the county in whose service the sheriff was acting; provided, however that, from each fine collected by a district court, there shall be deducted $10 and 20 percent of that part of the fine which exceeds $10.
153:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
Approved: July 01, 2019
Effective Date: July 01, 2019