266:1 Inspection Authorized. – I. The director may require the inspection of any vehicle, except an OHRV, snowmobile, moped, roadable aircraft, or any other vehicle exempted under this chapter, to determine whether it is fit to be driven. Such inspection shall be made at such times and in such manner as the director may […]
266:1-a State Police Duties Relative to Vehicle Inspection. – I. The director of the division of state police, with the approval of the commissioner of safety shall assign a suitable complement of state troopers to assist the director of motor vehicles in enforcing the motor vehicle inspection laws and rules. A state trooper assigned […]
266:1-b Inspection of Trailers, Exemptions. – I. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, trailers of 10,000 pounds or less gross vehicle weight rating not used in interstate commerce shall be exempt from periodic vehicle inspection requirements, but shall be subject as other vehicles are to periodic roadside inspection by law enforcement officers […]
266:10 Height. – I. No vehicle, except a vehicle transporting manufactured housing or modular buildings, whose total height including load is greater than 13 feet, 6 inches, shall be driven on the ways of this state. II. No manufactured housing or modular building whose total height is greater than 14 feet, 6 inches, shall […]
266:108 Wrecker Safety Chains. – Every wrecker shall be equipped with an additional safety chain with minimum requirements of 3/8 inch HY-TEST chain for towed vehicles up to and including 11,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, and 1/2 inch HY-TEST chain for towed vehicles over 11,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. This safety chain shall be […]
266:109 Special Wrecker Lighting Required. – Every wrecker shall be equipped with: I. Two additional stop and directional lamps placed so as to be readily visible to traffic from the rear at all times. The towed vehicle shall be equipped with portable lamps to conform with RSA 266:36. In the case of a vehicle […]
266:11 Length. – The driving on ways of this state of any vehicle or combination of vehicles whose length including load exceeds the limitations of this section is hereby prohibited: I. For a single unit vehicle or a bus, 45 feet including front and rear bumpers. II. For a semi-trailer in a truck-tractor, semi-trailer […]
266:11-a Length Exceptions. – I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 266:11, it shall be lawful to drive on the ways of this state: (a) A vehicle or a combination of vehicles that exceeds the length limits in RSA 266:11 if such vehicle or combination is transporting poles, logs, timbers, or metal in a case […]
266:11-b Triple Trailer Trucks Prohibited. – The driving of triple trailer trucks on the ways of this state is prohibited. For the purposes of this section, "triple trailer" trucks shall mean the combination of a truck-tractor, as defined in RSA 259:116, which is used to draw 3 trailers as the term "trailer" is defined […]
266:110 Wrecker Identification. – Every wrecker shall display lettering on both sides of the vehicle in letters that contrast sharply in color with the background and are readily legible during daylight hours from 50 feet while said vehicle is stationary, and kept and maintained in a manner that retains such legibility, indicating the name […]
266:111 Mechanical Inspection. – The department of safety, pursuant to RSA 266:1, may establish safety inspection requirements for wreckers, and any highway enforcement officer shall have authority to inspect any wrecker at any time to determine its compliance with all applicable statutes and rules. The department of safety, upon finding after a hearing that […]
266:112 Penalty. – Any person who drives a wrecker on the ways of this state in violation of the provisions of RSA 266:108, RSA 266:109, or RSA 266:110 shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1987, 404:19, eff. July 25, 1987.
266:113 Equipment Required of Street Rods. – I. A vehicle registered as a street rod shall be equipped as prescribed by RSA 266 and state of New Hampshire official inspection station rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, as they may be applicable to vehicles whose model year is prior to the year 1949. II. […]
266:114 Equipment Required for Neighborhood Electric Vehicles. – Neighborhood electric vehicles shall be equipped in accordance with 49 C.F.R. section 571.500. This equipment shall include headlamps, stop lamps, turn signal lamps, tail lamps, reflex reflectors, a parking brake, a rearview exterior mirror, a rearview interior mirror, a windshield, a windshield wiper, a speedometer, an […]
266:115 Equipment Required of Custom Vehicles. – I. A vehicle registered as a custom vehicle shall be equipped as prescribed by RSA 266 and state of New Hampshire official inspection station rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, as they may be applicable to such vehicles. II. Notwithstanding paragraph I, custom vehicles shall be equipped […]
266:116 Repealed by 2014, 282:8, eff. July 28, 2014. –
266:117 Equipment Authorized for Antique Motor Vehicles. – Exhaust systems discharging along the side of the vehicle shall be allowed on antique motor vehicles, provided the exhaust discharge point is to the rear edge of either door if the vehicle has 2 doors and to the rear edge of either rear door if the […]
266:12 Width. – The driving on ways of this state of any vehicle whose width including load exceeds the limitations of this section is hereby prohibited: I. A vehicle in excess of 102 inches in width. II. A passenger type vehicle that is carrying a load which extends over the sides of the vehicle […]
266:13 Width Exceptions. – A vehicle transporting loose hay or fodder may be driven on the ways of this state when the overall width including load is greater than 102 inches, provided the excess over 102 inches is solely due to the loose hay or fodder. Source. RSA 263:65-c. 1965, 161:1. 1981, 146:1. 1983, […]
266:13-a Snowplows; Exception. – A truck used for snow plowing may be driven on the ways of this state with a plow not exceeding 108 inches in width. Source. 2006, 317:10, eff. Aug. 18, 2006.
