SB240: (New Title) relative to authorizing temporary registrations of off-highway recreational vehicles for nonresidents.

CHAPTER 286

SB 240-FN – FINAL VERSION

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03/27/14 0673s

2014 SESSION

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10/06

SENATE BILL 240-FN

AN ACT relative to authorizing temporary registrations of off-highway recreational vehicles for nonresidents.

SPONSORS: Sen. Woodburn, Dist 1

COMMITTEE: Transportation

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill allows nonresidents to be issued temporary registrations for OHRVs for 10 consecutive day periods during the period of May through October. The temporary OHRV registration authority is repealed January 1, 2018.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

02/13/14 0424s

03/27/14 0673s

14-2659

10/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT relative to authorizing temporary registrations of off-highway recreational vehicles for nonresidents.

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

286:1 Temporary Registrations; Nonresident Registration. Amend RSA 215-A:21, V to read as follows:

V. All OHRVs except conventional motor vehicles registered for highway use shall be registered at the fee provided in RSA 215-A:23, and shall be furnished a registration plate or decals of a design and color as chosen by the executive director. Said registration plate or decals shall be attached securely on the front and rear of the vehicle, in an unobstructed manner, as high as possible or at a location designed by the manufacturer. A nonresident registering an OHRV for a temporary 10 consecutive day period during the months of May to October shall be issued a temporary registration by the executive director. Such registration shall be valid only for 10 consecutive days from the start date and time specified on the registration. The executive director shall determine the procedure for issuance, design, color, and placement of temporary registration decals. Temporary registrations may not be transferred.

286:2 OHRV Registrations. Amend RSA 215-A:21, II to read as follows:

II. Except as otherwise provided, no OHRV shall be operated in this state unless registered as provided in this chapter. No registration shall be required for an OHRV operated solely on land owned or leased by the owner of the OHRV. Except for temporary registrations under paragraph V, all OHRV registrations shall expire on July 1 in each year. The executive director shall collect a fee for each registration as provided in RSA 215-A:23.

286:3 New Paragraph; Fees; Temporary Registration. Amend RSA 215-A:23 by inserting after paragraph V-a the following new paragraph:

V-b. Temporary Registration for Nonresidents. $34 for each non-transferable, 10-day registration upon presentation of a valid out-of-state driver’s license issued to a person 18 years of age or older. From each fee collected pursuant to this paragraph:

(a) The first $14 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau’s grant-in-aid program pursuant to paragraph VI.

(b) From the balance, $10 shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in paragraph VII, and $10 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes listed in paragraph VIII.

286:4 2018 Version; Temporary Registrations; Nonresident Registration. Amend RSA 215-A:21, V to read as follows:

V. All OHRVs except conventional motor vehicles registered for highway use shall be registered at the fee provided in RSA 215-A:23, and shall be furnished a registration plate or decals of a design and color as chosen by the executive director. Said registration plate or decals shall be attached securely on the front and rear of the vehicle, in an unobstructed manner, as high as possible or at a location designed by the manufacturer. [A nonresident registering an OHRV for a temporary 10 consecutive day period during the months of May to October shall be issued a temporary registration by the executive director. Such registration shall be valid only for 10 consecutive days from the start date and time specified on the registration. The executive director shall determine the procedure for issuance, design, color, and placement of temporary registration decals. Temporary registrations may not be transferred.]

286:5 2018 Version; OHRV Registrations. Amend RSA 215-A:21, II to read as follows:

II. Except as otherwise provided, no OHRV shall be operated in this state unless registered as provided in this chapter. No registration shall be required for an OHRV operated solely on land owned or leased by the owner of the OHRV. [Except for temporary registrations under paragraph V,] All OHRV registrations shall expire on July 1 in each year. The executive director shall collect a fee for each registration as provided in RSA 215-A:23.

286:6 Repeal; 2018. RSA 215-A:23, V-b, relative to temporary OHRV registrations for nonresidents, is repealed.

286:7 Effective Date.

I. Sections 4-6 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2018.

II. The remainder of this act shall take effect January 1, 2015.

Approved: July 28, 2014

Effective Date: I. Sections 4-6 shall take effect January 1, 2018

II. Remainder shall take effect January 1, 2015