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Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles

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When Certificate Required.

Final Date.

Section
261:2-a

Registration of Certain Title Exempted Vehicles.

Exempted Vehicles.

Application for Certificate.

Section
261:4-a

Antique Motor Vehicle; Certificate of Title.

Implement of Husbandry or Special Mobile Equipment.

Department to Check Vehicle Identification Number.

Issuance of Certificate; Records.

Information in Certificate.

Mailing of Certificate.

Withholding of Certificate; Bond Requirement.

Refusal of Certificate.

Duplicate Certificate.

Certificate of Origin.

Transfer of Interest in Vehicle.

Resale by a Dealer.

Involuntary Transfers.

Joint Tenancy With Rights of Survivorship.

Liens; Fee.

Fee to Accompany Applications.

Fees.

Issuance of New Certificate.

Destruction of Vehicles; Total Loss, Salvage, and Rebuilt Vehicles.

Certain Liens and Security Interests Not Affected.

Section
261:23-a

Terminal Rental Adjustment Clause; Vehicle Leases That are Not Sales or Security Interests.

Perfecting of Security Interest.

Duties on Creation of Security Interest.

Assignment of Security Interest.

Release of Security Interest.

Lienholder to Furnish Information Concerning the Security Agreement.

Method of Perfecting Interest Exclusive.

Suspension or Revocation of Certificate.

Powers and Duties of Director.

Section
261:31-a

Rental Vehicle Title and Registration Recovery Fee.

Exemption of Previously Registered Vehicle.

Issuance of Distinctive Certificate.

Perfection of Security Interest.

Perfection Under Other Statute.

Filing of Notices of Security Interest.

Assignment of Security Interest.

Release of Interest.

Lienholder to Furnish Information Concerning Security Agreement.

Registration Required.

Section
261:40-a

Unified Carrier Registration Required.

Exemption of Vehicles Owned by Military Personnel.

Section
261:41-a

Registration, Equipment, and Inspection of Vehicles; Exemption for Utility Vehicles.

Section
261:41-b

Equipment and Inspection of Vehicles; Exemption for Compact Utility Tractor.

Section
261:41-c

Roadable Aircraft; Registration.

Permits Required.

Reciprocal Fines and Penalties.

Operation Without Registration; Reciprocity.

Obligation to Register Vehicle.

Section
261:45-a

Members of Armed Services; Government Employees Deployed Abroad; Registration; Residency.

Nonresident Registration.

Section
261:46-a

Registration of Foreign Nationals.

Neutral Zone Privilege.

Repealed by 1987, 151:10, I, eff. July 1, 1987 at 12:01 a.m.

Agreement.

Powers of Administrator.

Withdrawal.

Application for Registration.

Section
261:52-a

Notice That Interest and Dividends Tax May be Due.

Section
261:52-b

Re-Registration by Residents Temporarily Traveling Out of the State.

Section
261:52-c

Registration or Re-Registration by Residents Without a Permanent Street Address.

Section
261:52-d

Indication of Contact Address.

Application of Minors.

Age Limit for Registrants.

Change of Address or Name.

Temporary Permit and Plates Pending Registration.

Section
261:56-a

Vehicle Sold to a Massachusetts Resident.

Twenty-Day Registration.

Section
261:57-a

Temporary Registrations and Number Plates.

Section
261:57-b

In-Transit Registration.

Registration Record and Certificate.

Possession of Certificate Required.

Section
261:59-a

Proof of Valid Registration.

Copies of Listings; Prima Facie Evidence.

Improper Use of Evidence of Registration or Title.

Expiration of Registration.

Emergency Extension of Registration.

Construction Equipment and Implements of Husbandry.

Repealed by 2016, 145:2, II, eff. July 26, 2016.

Transfer of Ownership.

New Certificate.

Members of Armed Forces; Refunds.

Repealed by 1983, 230:19, III, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.

Repealed by 1983, 230:19, IV, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.

Payment of Resident Tax Required.

Section
261:71-a

Payment of Federal Heavy Truck Use Tax Required.

Affidavit Required.

Section
261:72-a

Repealed by 1998, 207:9, I, eff. June 18, 1998.

Section
261:72-b

Repealed by 1998, 207:9, II, eff. June 18, 1998.

Penalty for False Statements.

Registration of Vehicles Without Safety Glass Prohibited.

Section
261:74-a

Agents Appointed.

Section
261:74-b

Qualifications and Training of Agents.

Section
261:74-c

Duties of Agents.

Section
261:74-d

Additional Fees Charged by Agents.

Section
261:74-e

Examination of Records.

Section
261:74-f

Revocation of Agency Status.

Section
261:74-g

Rulemaking.

Section
261:74-h

Appointment of Dealer Agents.

Section
261:74-i

Duration of Appointment.

Section
261:74-j

Qualifications and Training of Dealer Agents.

Section
261:74-k

Duties of Dealer Agents.

Section
261:74-l

Security and Record-Keeping Requirements.

Section
261:74-m

Examination of Dealer Agent Records.

Section
261:74-n

Collection of Fees.

Section
261:74-o

Optional Electronic Vehicle Registration Charge.

Section
261:74-p

Proof of Residency.

Section
261:74-q

Revocation or Suspension of Agency Status.

Section
261:74-r

Rulemaking.

Section
261:74-s

Agreements With Electronic Vehicle Registration Integrators.

Number Plates.

Section
261:75-a

Number Plate Checks by Law Enforcement.

Section
261:75-b

Use of Number Plate Scanning Devices Regulated.

Section
261:75-c

Special Registration Plate Symbol.

Number of Plates.

Use of Plates.

Repealed by 1987, 151:10, II, eff. July 1, 1987 at 12:01 a.m.

Repealed by 1997, 252:5, III, eff. Aug. 18, 1997.

Number Plates for Mopeds.

Repealed by 2017, 24:1, I, eff. April 25, 2017.

Section
261:81-a

Registration of Other Motorized Devices.

Agricultural Plates.

Farm Tractor Plates.

Farm Plates.

Repealed by 2017, 24:1, II, eff. April 25, 2017.

Special Number Plates for Certain Veterans.

Repealed by 1999, 291:2, I, eff. Sept. 14, 1999.

Section
261:87-a

Repealed by 1999, 291:2, II, eff. Sept. 14, 1999.

Section
261:87-b

Special Number Plates for Veterans.

Section
261:87-c

Gold Star Number Plates.

Walking Disability Plates and Placards.

Vanity Number Plates.

Section
261:89-a

Antique Motor Vehicle, Motorcycle, or Trailer Plates.

Section
261:89-b

Number Plates for Vehicles Registered as Street Rods.

Section
261:89-c

Vehicle Identification Number for Street Rods and Custom Vehicles.

Section
261:89-d

Identifying Decals for Vehicles Registered as Custom Vehicles.

Section
261:89-e

Identification of Roadable Aircraft.

Official Cover Plates.

Section
261:90-a

Repealed by 2010, 368:1(48), eff. Dec. 31, 2010.

Special Number Plates.

Section
261:91-a

Commemorative License Plates.

Publicly Owned Vehicles; Nonprofit Corporations.

Civil Air Patrol Vehicles.

Expiration of Official Cover Plates and Special Number Plates.

Refund for Unused Vehicle Plates.

Lost or Mutilated Plates.

Rulemaking Authority on Dealer Number Plates.

Section
261:97-a

Conservation Number Plates.

Section
261:97-b

Conservation Number Plate Fund.

Section
261:97-c

Use of Funds.

Section
261:97-d

New Hampshire Conservation Number Plate Advisory Committee; Duties; Meetings.

Section
261:97-e

Plate Use.

Section
261:97-f

Report.

Bond Required.

Filing of Bond.

Section
261:100

Amount of Bond Required.

Section
261:101

Dealers Association Bond.

Section
261:102

Penalty.

Section
261:103

Repealed by 2010, 290:6, eff. Sept. 11, 2010.

Section
261:103-a

Dealer License Required.

Section
261:103-b

Unlicensed Sales Prohibited.

Section
261:104

Registration.

Section
261:105

Repealed by 1997, 179:21, I, eff. June 17, 1997.

Section
261:106

Additional Business Locations.

Section
261:107

Repealed by 1997, 179:21, II, eff. June 17, 1997.

Section
261:108

Loaning Plates Prohibited.

Section
261:109

Temporary Plates; Courtesy Delivery.

Section
261:110

Notice of Sale.

Section
261:111

Retail Vehicle Dealer's Use of Dealer Registration.

Section
261:111-a

Manufacturer Registrations.

Section
261:112

Application for Motorcycle and Moped Registration; Validity of Motorcycle Registration.

Section
261:113

Registration for Motorcycle and Moped Dealers.

Section
261:114

Application for Transporter Registration.

Section
261:115

Transporter Plates.

Section
261:116

Use of Transporter Registration.

Section
261:117

Loaning of Plates Prohibited.

Section
261:118

Additional Business Locations.

Section
261:119

Application for Utility Dealer Registration.

Section
261:120

Utility Dealer Registration.

Section
261:121

Use of Utility Plates.

Section
261:122

Limitation on Use of Utility Plates.

Section
261:123

Registration and Plates.

Section
261:124

Application.

Section
261:125

Certificate of Registration.

Section
261:126

Additional Business Locations.

Section
261:127

Number of Plates.

Section
261:128

Use of Junk Plates.

Section
261:129

Use of Motor Vehicles.

Section
261:130

Retention of Vehicles or Parts.

Section
261:131

Automotive Recycling Dealer to Keep a Record Book.

Section
261:132

Premises May be Entered.

Section
261:133

Revocation of Automotive Recycling Dealer.

Section
261:134

Automotive Recycling Dealer Rules.

Section
261:135

Penalty.

Section
261:136

Application for Repairer Registration.

Section
261:136-a

Use of Repairer Registration.

Section
261:137

Number of Plates.

Section
261:138

Use of Repair Plates.

Section
261:139

Use of Cars.

Section
261:140

Repealed by 1981, 538:11, XIII, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m.

Section
261:140-a

Auto Wholesale Dealer Registration and Plates.

Section
261:140-b

Use of Auto Wholesale Dealer Registration.

Section
261:140-c

Repealed by 1997, 179:21, III, eff. June 17, 1997.

Section
261:140-d

Additional Business Locations.

Section
261:141

Fees to be Collected.

Section
261:141-a

Repealed by 1985, 261:12, II, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

Section
261:141-b

Processing Fee to be Collected.

Section
261:142

Weight in Computation of Fees.

Section
261:143

Classification Determined by Director.

Section
261:144

Fees for Carrying Added Load.

Section
261:145

Exemption for Publicly Owned Vehicles.

Section
261:146

Exemption for Emergency Vehicles.

Section
261:147

Manufacturing Fee, Number Plates.

Section
261:148

Permit Required.

Section
261:149

Repealed by 1985, 93:1, eff. May 10, 1985.

Section
261:150

Transfer Credits.

Section
261:151

Refunds.

Section
261:152

Preparation of Documents.

Section
261:153

Fees for Registration Permits.

Section
261:154

Additional Fees for Registration Permits.

Section
261:155

Optional Referendum, Two-Thirds Vote of Governing Body, on Permit Fees.

Section
261:156

Collection of Insufficient Fund Checks.

Section
261:157

Exemption of Amputee and Other Disabled Veterans.

Section
261:157-a

Local Option; Exemption for Certain Other Veterans.

Section
261:158

Exemption for Publicly Owned and Emergency Vehicles.

Section
261:159

Exemption for Blind Veterans.

Section
261:160

Collection of Permit Fees in Unorganized Places.

Section
261:161

Expiration of Permits.

Section
261:162

Taxation of Motor Vehicles Prohibited.

Section
261:163

Nonresident Commercial Permit Fees.

Section
261:164

Disposition of Nonresident Commercial Permit Fees.

Section
261:165

Accounting for Receipts of Permit Fees.

Sections
261:166 - to 261:175

Repealed by 1981, 538:11, XIV, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m.

Section
261:176

Misuse or Failure to Display Plates.

Section
261:176-a

Counterfeiting or Duplication of Number Plates.

Section
261:177

Penalties; Dealers, Utility Dealers, Auto Recycling Dealers, Transporters, and Repairers.

Section
261:178

Suspension of Registration of Vehicle.

Section
261:179

Suspension or Denial of Registration for Abandoning Vehicle.

Section
261:180

Mandatory Suspension or Revocation of Registration.

Section
261:181

Refusal or Revocation of Registration Based on Federal Prohibition From Operating in Interstate Commerce.

Section
261:182

Grounds for Refusal of Motor Carrier Registration Based on Fraud or Ineligibility.