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RSA 262:1 · Penalties

Title
XXI: MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter
262 · ANTITHEFT LAWS, OFFENSES, PENALTIES, HABITUAL OFFENDERS, ARREST OF NONRESIDENTS AND ABANDONED VEHICLES
Status
current
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262:1 Penalties. –

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I.

A person who, with fraudulent intent:

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(a)

Alters, forges or counterfeits a certificate of title or certificate of origin;

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(b)

Alters or forges an assignment of a certificate of title or a certificate of origin, or an assignment or release of a security interest, on a certificate of title or a certificate of origin or a form the director prescribes;

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(c)

Has possession of or uses a certificate of title or certificate of origin knowing it to have been altered, forged or counterfeited; or

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(d)

Uses a false or fictitious name or address, or makes a false statement, or fails to disclose a security interest, or conceals any other material fact, in an application for a certificate of title or certificate of origin, or in any proof or statement in writing in connection therewith, shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.

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II.

A person who:

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(a)

With fraudulent intent, permits another, not entitled thereto, to use or have possession of a certificate of title;

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(b)

Wilfully fails to mail or deliver a certificate of title or application therefor to the department within 20 days after the time required by this title;

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(c)

Wilfully fails to deliver to his transferee a certificate of title within 20 days after the time required by this title; or

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(d)

Wilfully violates any provision of this chapter, except as provided in paragraph I, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. Source. RSA 269-A:31. 1967, 357:1. 1973, 528:155. 1977, 166:1; 196:4. 1981, 146:1. 1987, 263:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1988. 2014, 278:7, eff. Sept. 26, 2014.

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Source note

Source. RSA 269-A:31. 1967, 357:1. 1973, 528:155. 1977, 166:1; 196:4. 1981, 146:1. 1987, 263:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1988. 2014, 278:7, eff. Sept. 26, 2014.

Source history

  • 1967, 357:1
  • 1973, 528:155
  • 1977, 166:1; 196:4
  • 1981, 146:1
  • 1987, 263:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1988
  • 2014, 278:7, eff. Sept. 26, 2014
  • RSA 269-A:31

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    t when determining the reasonable fee in a requested hearing conducted by the department of safety.] 4 New Section; Notice of Right to Dispute Towing and Storage Charges. Amend RSA 262 by inserting after section 35-a the following new section: 262:35-b Notice of Right to Dispute Towing and Storage Charges. I. This section shall apply to any tow of a motor vehicle performed at the direction of a

  • 2026 HB1492-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01

    t when determining the reasonable fee in a requested hearing conducted by the department of safety.] 4 New Section; Notice of Right to Dispute Towing and Storage Charges. Amend RSA 262 by inserting after section 35-a the following new section: 262:35-b Notice of Right to Dispute Towing and Storage Charges. I. This section shall apply to any tow of a motor vehicle performed at the direction of a

  • 2026 SB617 amend · effective 2027-01-01

    t when determining the reasonable fee in a requested hearing conducted by the department of safety.] 4 New Section; Notice of Right to Dispute Towing and Storage Charges. Amend RSA 262 by inserting after section 35-a the following new section: 262:35-b Notice of Right to Dispute Towing and Storage Charges. I. This section shall apply to any tow of a motor vehicle performed at the direction of a

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