An authorized official may cause the removal and storage of a vehicle if he has reasonable grounds to believe that:
I. A vehicle has been left unattended on the paved portion of a toll road, turnpike, or interstate and defense highway for a period of greater than 4 hours;
II. A vehicle has been left unattended on any way or the right-of-way thereof for a period of greater than 24 hours;
III. A vehicle is obstructing any way or the access thereto, or access to a public building, or is or will be a menace to traffic if allowed to remain, or is obstructing snow removal or highway maintenance operations;
IV. The owner or legal occupant of private property has complained that a vehicle is obstructing the passage of vehicles from a public street or highway onto the driveway of such private property;
V. A vehicle is reported stolen, or is apparently abandoned, or without proper registration, or apparently unsafe to be driven;
VI. The owner or custodian of the vehicle is under arrest or otherwise incapacitated, and the vehicle will be a menace to traffic if permitted to remain; or
VII. A vehicle has been left unattended within a state-owned park and ride facility for a period of greater than 21 days.
VIII. A vehicle is parked or has been left unattended on election day for longer than 3 hours in an area designated for voters who are temporarily present for the purpose of voting.
Source. 1931, 83:1. RL 121:1. RSA 266:1. 1981, 146:1; 361:1, 3. 2006, 254:3. 2008, 210:3, eff. Aug. 15, 2008. 2020, 36:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.