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1 Number Plates. Amend RSA 261:75, II to read as follows:
II. Every vehicle driven in or on any way in this state, if required to be registered hereunder, shall have displayed conspicuously thereon anumber plate or plates to be furnished by the department, together with any current validation sticker issued by the department and which has a changeable designation of their effective period. The director may make special rules relative to the number of plates, the location of said plate or plates on the vehicle, and the material and design thereof, provided, however, that number plates for passenger vehicles shall have the state motto "Live Free or Die" written thereon. The plate shall be kept clean.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 Number Plates. Amend RSA 261:75, II to read as follows:
II. Every vehicle driven in or on any way in this state, if required to be registered hereunder, shall have displayed conspicuously on the rear of the vehicle a single number plate to be furnished by the department, together with any current validation sticker issued by the department and which has a changeable designation of their effective period , unless excluded by paragraphs II-a and II-b . The director may make special rules relative to the location of said plate on the vehicle, and the material and design thereof, provided, however, that number plates for passenger vehicles shall have the state motto "Live Free or Die" written thereon. The plate shall be kept clean.
** II-a. All vehicles used for commercial activities or registered to a business shall display both front and rear license plates. **
** II-b. All vehicles with a trailer or apparatus in tow shall display both front and rear license plates. **
** III. The director shall issue 2 license plates, which shall be maintained throughout the registration period to enable the operator to display both and which may be transferred upon trade or purchase of a vehicle.**
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.