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RSA 259:60 · Motor Vehicle

Title
XXI: MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter
259 · WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED
Status
current
Official source linked
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259:60 Motor Vehicle. – "Motor vehicle" shall mean:

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I.

Except where otherwise specified in this title, any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively on stationary tracks, including ski area vehicles;

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II.

As used in RSA 261:148 relative to municipal permits for registration, includes all trailers and semi-trailers as defined herein and travel trailers as determined by the commissioner of revenue administration; however, snowmobiles as defined herein, mobile homes, house trailers, electric bicycles, and mopeds shall not be so included;

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III.

For purposes of the financial responsibility statutes, any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively upon stationary tracks, except farm tractors, crawler-type tractors, electric bicycles, and mopeds;

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IV.

For purposes of the road toll statutes, all vehicles, engines, machines, or mechanical contrivances, except electric bicycles and electric personal assistive mobility devices as defined in RSA 269:1, which are propelled on the public highways by internal combustion engines, electric motors, steam engines, or other alternate sources of energy except human or animal power.

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As used in RSA 260:14, relative to motor vehicle records, vehicles described in paragraph I and vessel as defined by RSA 270-E:2, XII. Source. 1905, 86:1. 1911, 133:1. 1913, 81:1. 1915, 129:1. 1917, 229:1. 1919, 161:1. 1921, 119:1. 1923, 75:1. 1925, 25:1; 68:1. PL 99:1. 1927, 52:1; 54:1. 1929, 43:1. 1935, 73:2, 3. 1937, 161:1. 1939, 47:1; 130:1; 189:1, 2, 3, 5; 190:1. 1941, 98:1; 111:1; 142:2; 198:4. RL 115:1; 122:1. 1943, 65:1; 189:1. 1947, 147:1; 177:1. 1949, 188:1; 189:1, 2; 197:1; 212:2; 233:1; 286:4. 1953, 252:3. RSA 259:1, XVII; 260:1-a; 260:23; 265:2, I; 267-A:2, III; 268:1, IX. 1961, 41:2. 1963, 62:1. 1965, 372:1. 1969, 488:4. 1973, 544:8. 1974, 45:1. 1976, 4:7, 8, 11. 1979, 389:1. 1981, 538:9; 146:1; 321:17. 2002, 4:2. 2006, 90:11, eff. July 1, 2006 at 12:01 a.m. 2015, 242:7, eff. Sept. 11, 2015. 2019, 93:5, eff. Aug. 18, 2019.

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Source. 1905, 86:1. 1911, 133:1. 1913, 81:1. 1915, 129:1. 1917, 229:1. 1919, 161:1. 1921, 119:1. 1923, 75:1. 1925, 25:1; 68:1. PL 99:1. 1927, 52:1; 54:1. 1929, 43:1. 1935, 73:2, 3. 1937, 161:1. 1939, 47:1; 130:1; 189:1, 2, 3, 5; 190:1. 1941, 98:1; 111:1; 142:2; 198:4. RL 115:1; 122:1. 1943, 65:1; 189:1. 1947, 147:1; 177:1. 1949, 188:1; 189:1, 2; 197:1; 212:2; 233:1; 286:4. 1953, 252:3. RSA 259:1, XVII; 260:1-a; 260:23; 265:2, I; 267-A:2, III; 268:1, IX. 1961, 41:2. 1963, 62:1. 1965, 372:1. 1969, 488:4. 1973, 544:8. 1974, 45:1. 1976, 4:7, 8, 11. 1979, 389:1. 1981, 538:9; 146:1; 321:17. 2002, 4:2. 2006, 90:11, eff. July 1, 2006 at 12:01 a.m. 2015, 242:7, eff. Sept. 11, 2015. 2019, 93:5, eff. Aug. 18, 2019.

Source history

  • 1905, 86:1
  • 1911, 133:1
  • 1913, 81:1
  • 1915, 129:1
  • 1917, 229:1
  • 1919, 161:1
  • 1921, 119:1
  • 1923, 75:1
  • 1925, 25:1; 68:1. PL 99:1
  • 1927, 52:1; 54:1
  • 1929, 43:1
  • 1935, 73:2, 3
  • 1937, 161:1
  • 1939, 47:1; 130:1; 189:1, 2, 3, 5; 190:1
  • 1941, 98:1; 111:1; 142:2; 198:4. RL 115:1; 122:1
  • 1943, 65:1; 189:1
  • 1947, 147:1; 177:1
  • 1949, 188:1; 189:1, 2; 197:1; 212:2; 233:1; 286:4
  • 1953, 252:3. RSA 259:1, XVII; 260:1-a; 260:23; 265:2, I; 267-A:2, III; 268:1, IX
  • 1961, 41:2
  • 1963, 62:1
  • 1965, 372:1
  • 1969, 488:4
  • 1973, 544:8
  • 1974, 45:1
  • 1976, 4:7, 8, 11
  • 1979, 389:1
  • 1981, 538:9; 146:1; 321:17
  • 2002, 4:2
  • 2006, 90:11, eff. July 1, 2006 at 12:01 a.m
  • 2015, 242:7, eff. Sept. 11, 2015
  • 2019, 93:5, eff. Aug. 18, 2019

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    ification for electric vehicles. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Out-of-Class Electric Vehicles. Amend RSA 259 by inserting after section 27-a the following new section: 259:27-b Out-of-Class Electric Vehicles. I. “Out-of-class electric vehicle” or “OCEV” means any vehicle with fewer than 4 wheels that: (a) Is powered

  • 2026 HB1410 amend · effective 2026-07-01

    at implies it functions as an electric bicycle but does not meet the definition of “electric bicycle” under RSA 259:27-a. III. OCEVs shall be considered “motor vehicles” under RSA 259:60 solely for the purposes of violations of RSA 265-A:2 and RSA 265-A:3. 2 New Section; Disclosures. Amend RSA 357-C by inserting after section 3-a the following new section: 357-C:3-b Disclosure of Out-of-Class E

  • 2026 HB1410-FN amend · effective 2026-07-01

    at implies it functions as an electric bicycle but does not meet the definition of “electric bicycle” under RSA 259:27-a. III. OCEVs shall be considered “motor vehicles” under RSA 259:60 solely for the purposes of violations of RSA 265-A:2 and RSA 265-A:3. 2 New Section; Disclosures. Amend RSA 357-C by inserting after section 3-a the following new section: 357-C:3-b Disclosure of Out-of-Class E

  • 2026 HB1410-FN amend · effective 2026-07-01

    ification for electric vehicles. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Out-of-Class Electric Vehicles. Amend RSA 259 by inserting after section 27-a the following new section: 259:27-b Out-of-Class Electric Vehicles. I. “Out-of-class electric vehicle” or “OCEV” means any vehicle with fewer than 4 wheels that: (a) Is powered

  • 2026 HB1533 amend · effective 2026-05-01

    strict the authority to issue penalties pursuant to RSA 265:150, RSA 265:153, or any other provision of law. 3 New Section; Alternative Electric Micromobility; Defined. Amend RSA 259 by inserting after section 27-a the following new section: 259:27-b Alternative Electric Micromobility. "Alternative electric micromobility" shall mean any scooter, unicycle, tricycle, skateboard, or similar device

  • 2026 HB1533-FN amend · effective 2026-05-01

    strict the authority to issue penalties pursuant to RSA 265:150, RSA 265:153, or any other provision of law. 3 New Section; Alternative Electric Micromobility; Defined. Amend RSA 259 by inserting after section 27-a the following new section: 259:27-b Alternative Electric Micromobility. "Alternative electric micromobility" shall mean any scooter, unicycle, tricycle, skateboard, or similar device

  • 2026 SB469 amend

    neral Court convened: 63:1 Short Title. This bill may be known as and cited to as the "DMV e-Signature Act." 63:2 New Section; Words and Phrases Defined; Signature. Amend RSA 259 by inserting after section 100-a the following new section: 259:100-aa Signature. “Signature” means a written signature, or an electronic signature as defined in RSA 294-E:2 and when authorized by the director. 63:3

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