HB 1061-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2396
11/05
HOUSE BILL 1061-FN
AN ACT relative to motor vehicle stops of uninspected vehicles.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hynes, Hills. 2
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that a motor vehicle stop for non-inspection shall be a secondary offense.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2396
11/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to motor vehicle stops of uninspected vehicles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Motor Vehicle Equipment; Penalty for Failure to Obey Inspection Requirements; Secondary Offense. Amend RSA 266:5 to read as follows:
266:5 Penalty for Failing to Obey Inspection Requirements. The driver or owner of any motor vehicle 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. It shall be a rebuttable presumption that a vehicle that is required to be inspected is in violation of this section if the vehicle fails to display a valid inspection sticker. This section shall be enforceable only as a secondary offense when the police officer detains the driver for a suspected violation of another provision of Title XXI. A conviction for violating this section shall not preclude any other offense for which violation of this section might constitute an element. This section shall not apply to those vehicles required to be inspected under the provisions of RSA 266:1.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2025.
24-2396
10/20/23
HB 1061-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to motor vehicle stops of uninspected vehicles.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
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Revenue | Indeterminable | |||||
Revenue Fund | Highway Fund | |||||
Expenditures | Indeterminable | |||||
Funding Source | General Fund | |||||
Appropriations | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source | None | |||||
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
| FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | ||
County Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
County Expenditures | Indeterminable | |||||
Local Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Local Expenditures | Indeterminable | |||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill adds, deletes, or modifies a criminal penalty, or changes statute to which there is a penalty for violation. Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments. A summary of such costs can be found at: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association
| Date | Body | Type |
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| Jan. 10, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 23, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 23, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
March 14, 2024: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/14/2024 HJ 8 P. 3
Feb. 29, 2024: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/23/2024 (Vote 17-3; CC)
Feb. 14, 2024: Executive Session: 02/23/2024 09:30 am LOB 202-204
Jan. 4, 2024: Public Hearing: 01/10/2024 11:00 am LOB 202-204
Nov. 27, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety