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Section 264:1 – Director to Administer Chapter; Court Review.

    264:1 Director to Administer Chapter; Court Review. – The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter, and he is authorized to adopt pursuant to RSA 260:5 and enforce such rules as may be necessary for its administration. Any person aggrieved by an order or act of the department hereunder may, within […]

Section 264:10 – Application for Payment in Installments.

    264:10 Application for Payment in Installments. – A judgment debtor upon 5 days’ notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the trial court in which such judgment was obtained for the privilege of paying such judgment in installments and the court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which […]

Section 264:11 – Exception When Consent or Agreement is Granted by Creditor.

    264:11 Exception When Consent or Agreement is Granted by Creditor. – If a case is settled by agreement and the creditor consents in writing, on such form as the department may prescribe, that the agreement debtor be allowed license and registration, or driving privileges, the same may be allowed by the department, in its […]

Section 264:12 – Installment in Default.

    264:12 Installment in Default. – In the event the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as permitted by the order of the court, then upon notice of such default the director shall forthwith suspend the license and registration certificates and registration plates of the judgment debtor until such judgment is satisfied as provided […]

Section 264:13 – Actions Against Nonresidents.

    264:13 Actions Against Nonresidents. – I. This chapter shall apply to nonresidents. If a nonresident has failed to furnish security or to give proof of his financial responsibility in the future as required hereunder, then he shall not drive any vehicle in this state nor shall any such vehicle owned by him be driven […]

Section 264:14 – Policy; Form.

    264:14 Policy; Form. – I. No motor vehicle liability policy, as defined in RSA 259:61, shall be issued with respect to any motor vehicle registered or principally garaged in this state, until a copy of the form of the policy has been on file with the insurance commissioner for at least 30 days, unless […]

Section 264:15 – Uninsured or Hit-and-Run Motor Vehicle Coverage.

    264:15 Uninsured or Hit-and-Run Motor Vehicle Coverage. – I. Except as provided in paragraph I-a, no policy shall be issued under the provisions of RSA 264:14, with respect to a vehicle registered or principally garaged in this state, unless coverage is provided therein or supplemental thereto at least in amounts and limits prescribed for […]

Section 264:16 – Medical Payments.

    264:16 Medical Payments. – I. Any motor vehicle liability policy, as defined in RSA 259:61, covering a private passenger automobile and issued with respect to any motor vehicle registered or principally garaged in this state, shall provide medical payments coverage therein or supplemental thereto in an amount equal to or greater than $1,000 per […]

Section 264:17 – Subrogation Prohibited.

    264:17 Subrogation Prohibited. – The right of subrogation against any third party shall not exist or be claimed in favor of the insurer who has paid or reimbursed, to or for the benefit of the insured, medical costs under coverage provided for pursuant to RSA 264:16. Source. RSA 268:15-c. 1971, 553:3. 1981, 146:1, eff. […]

Section 264:18 – Required Provisions.

    264:18 Required Provisions. – A motor vehicle liability policy, except as to coverage providing protection against uninsured motor vehicles required by RSA 264:14 shall be subject, within limits of liability required by this chapter, to the following provisions which need not be contained therein: I. Absolute Liability. The liability of any company under a […]

Section 264:19 – Policies Permissible.

    264:19 Policies Permissible. – No motor vehicle liability policy other than that defined in RSA 259:61 shall be issued with respect to any motor vehicle registered or principally garaged in this state, either before or after requirement of security and proof, by any authorized insurance company, except that such an authorized insurance company may […]

Section 264:2 – Proof Required Upon Conviction for Motor Vehicle Law Violations.

    264:2 Proof Required Upon Conviction for Motor Vehicle Law Violations. – I. Upon receipt of an abstract of the record in case of conviction of any person for one of the following offenses, the director may suspend the license of the person so convicted and the registration certificates of any motor vehicle, trailer, or […]

Section 264:20 – Amount of Proof of Financial Responsibility.

    264:20 Amount of Proof of Financial Responsibility. – Proof of financial responsibility shall mean proof of ability to respond in damages for any liability thereafter incurred, as a result of accidents which occur in New Hampshire, arising out of the ownership, maintenance, control, or use of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer in the […]

Section 264:21 – Methods of Giving Proof of Financial Responsibility.

    264:21 Methods of Giving Proof of Financial Responsibility. – Proof of financial responsibility when required under this chapter may be given by either of the following methods: I. By filing with the department a certificate, as defined in RSA 259, of an insurance company or of a surety company to satisfy any judgment or […]

Section 264:22 – Money or Securities Deposited as Proof.

    264:22 Money or Securities Deposited as Proof. – A person may give proof of financial responsibility by delivering to the department a receipt of the state treasurer showing the deposit with him of money in the amount, or securities approved by him of a market value in the amount, required for coverage in a […]

Section 264:23 – Limitation.

    264:23 Limitation. – The state treasurer shall not accept any such deposit or issue a certificate therefor, and the department shall not accept such certificate, unless accompanied by evidence that there are no unsatisfied judgments against the depositor registered in the office of the clerk of the superior court for the county where the […]

Section 264:24 – May Substitute Other Proof.

    264:24 May Substitute Other Proof. – The director shall cancel any bond or return any certificate of insurance, or he shall direct the state treasurer to return any money or securities, to the person entitled thereto upon the substitution and acceptance of other adequate proof of financial responsibility pursuant to this chapter. Source. 1937, […]

Section 264:24-a – Forged Proof.

    264:24-a Forged Proof. – Any person who shall forge or, without authority, sign any evidence of proof of financial responsibility for the future, or who files or offers for filing any such evidence of proof knowing or having reason to believe that it is forged or signed without authority, shall be guilty of a […]

Section 264:24-b – Transfer of Registration to Defeat Purpose of Act Prohibited.

    264:24-b Transfer of Registration to Defeat Purpose of Act Prohibited. – I. If an owner’s registration has been suspended under the provisions of this chapter, such registration shall not be transferred nor the vehicle in respect to which such registration was issued be registered in any other name until the director is satisfied that […]

Section 264:25 – Conduct After Accident.

    264:25 Conduct After Accident. – I. The driver of a vehicle who knows or should have known that he or she has just been involved in any accident which resulted in death, personal injury or damages to property, shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of the accident and give to the driver […]