SB381 (2024) Compare Changes


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1 New Section; Private Road Designation. Amend RSA 231 by inserting after section 231:4 the following new section:

231:4-a Private Road Designation.

I. For the purposes of this section, "private road" means a road where a motor vehicle can no longer reasonably gain access to or drive to another road, or where a municipality or town has not maintained or repaired the road for reasonable travel for 5 successive years or more.

II. No municipality may designate a road as a private road if the road was designated a Class V or Class VI road before the requirements of the enhanced 911 telecommunications system and it does not meet the definition of private road in paragraph I.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

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1 New Section; Private Road Designation. Amend RSA 231 by inserting after section 231:4 the following new section:

231:4-a Private Road Designation.

I. For the purposes of this section, "private road" means a road where a motor vehicle can no longer reasonably gain access to or drive to another road, or where a municipality or town has not maintained or repaired the road for reasonable travel for 5 successive years or more.

II. No municipality may designate a road as a private road if the road was designated a Class V or Class VI road before the requirements of the enhanced 911 telecommunications system and it does not meet the definition of private road in paragraph I.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.