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SB187: relative to motor vehicles operated in parades.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2007 SB187
Official source

Bill details

Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.

House status
Conference Report Adopted
Senate status
Conference Report Adopted
Hearing
06/19/2007 at 11:00 AM
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Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Transportation

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CHAPTER 378

SB 187 – FINAL VERSION

03/29/07 0960s

16May2007… 1434h

06/27/07 2200CofC

2007 SESSION

07-1149

03/01

SENATE BILL 187

AN ACT relative to motor vehicles operated in parades.

SPONSORS: Sen. Hassan, Dist 23; Sen. Burling, Dist 5; Rep. Splaine, Rock 16; Rep. Henson, Rock 13; Rep. T. Russell, Rock 13

COMMITTEE: Transportation and Interstate Cooperation

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes safety requirements that must be followed by operators of parade vehicles.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/29/07 0960s

16May2007… 1434h

06/27/07 2200CofC

07-1149

03/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven

AN ACT relative to motor vehicles operated in parades.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

378:1 New Section; Parade Vehicles. Amend RSA 265 by inserting after section 108 the following new section:

265:108-a Parade Vehicles.

I. No person may operate a vehicle in a parade unless the following safety precautions are taken:

(a) No person may use any type of vehicle with protruding or outrigger wheels in a parade unless the vehicle is suitably modified to protect both riders and pedestrians from the wheel assembly.

(b) At least one adult, other than the driver, shall supervise children riding on a vehicle in a parade and have a reasonable means of immediate communication with the driver. The number of adults supervising the children shall not be less than one adult per every 4 children and sufficient to ensure that each child is visible to a supervising adult.

(c) Children riding on a vehicle in a parade shall remain entirely within the perimeter of the vehicle and, if standing, shall be reasonably protected from probable injury if the vehicle suddenly starts or stops.

II. Any person operating a vehicle without following all of the safety precautions listed in paragraph I shall be guilty of a violation, and shall be subject to the following fines:

(a) $50 for a first offense.

(b) $100 for a second or subsequent offense.

378:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 18, 2007

Effective: September 16, 2007