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RSA 270:72 · Penalties

Title: XXII: NAVIGATION; HARBORS; COAST SURVEY
Chapter: 270 · SUPERVISION OF NAVIGATION; REGISTRATION OF BOATS AND MOTORS; COMMON CARRIERS BY WATER
Status: current
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270:72 Penalties. –

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Except as provided in paragraph II, any person violating the provisions of this subdivision shall be guilty of a violation for the first offense and guilty of a misdemeanor for any additional offenses.

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II.

Any person who steals or falsifies a decal issued under RSA 270:62 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

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III.

The director may deny an application for a subsequent mooring permit to any person found to have violated the provisions of this subdivision.

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IV.

Any person who moors or attaches a boat or vessel to a mooring which has not received a permit pursuant to this subdivision shall be guilty of a violation for the first offense and guilty of a misdemeanor for a subsequent offense. Source. 1987, 324:1. 1989, 284:8, eff. May 29, 1989.

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Source note

Source. 1987, 324:1. 1989, 284:8, eff. May 29, 1989.

Source history

1987, 324:1
1989, 284:8, eff. May 29, 1989

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2026 HB1477 add
ational activities, or those engaged in aquaculture, including commercial storage of shellfish may be installed provided the platform meets the minimum requirements established in RSA 270:72-d and shall be exempted from paragraph II. IV. Any person failing to obtain an anchored seasonal platform permit shall be fined $100 plus a 20 percent penalty assessment. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effe
2026 HB1477 add
lic body of water shall attach his or her name and contact information to any such seasonal platform as provided in this subdivision and in accordance with rules established under RSA 270:72-g shall obtain an anchored seasonal platform permit from the division of state police, marine patrol. The cost of the permit shall be $50 dollars, $25 shall be deposited in the navigation safety fund established under RS
2026 HB1477 amend
floating platforms on public waters. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Anchored Seasonal Platform; Limitations. Amend RSA 270:72-c, I-III to read as follows: I. As defined in RSA 270:72-b, I, no person shall erect, install, maintain, or exercise control over an anchored seasonal platform on the public waters of the state who is not the legal own
2026 HB1477 amend
e Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Anchored Seasonal Platform; Limitations. Amend RSA 270:72-c, I-III to read as follows: I. As defined in RSA 270:72-b, I, no person shall erect, install, maintain, or exercise control over an anchored seasonal platform on the public waters of the state who is not the legal owner of the adjacent shorefront property except as authorized
2026 HB1477-FN add
lic body of water shall attach his or her name and contact information to any such seasonal platform as provided in this subdivision and in accordance with rules established under RSA 270:72-g shall obtain an anchored seasonal platform permit from the division of state police, marine patrol. The cost of the permit shall be $50 dollars, $25 shall be deposited in the navigation safety fund established under RS
2026 HB1477-FN amend
e Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Anchored Seasonal Platform; Limitations. Amend RSA 270:72-c, I-III to read as follows: I. As defined in RSA 270:72-b, I, no person shall erect, install, maintain, or exercise control over an anchored seasonal platform on the public waters of the state who is not the legal owner of the adjacent shorefront property except as authorized
2026 HB1477-FN amend
floating platforms on public waters. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Anchored Seasonal Platform; Limitations. Amend RSA 270:72-c, I-III to read as follows: I. As defined in RSA 270:72-b, I, no person shall erect, install, maintain, or exercise control over an anchored seasonal platform on the public waters of the state who is not the legal own
2026 HB1477-FN add
ational activities, or those engaged in aquaculture, including commercial storage of shellfish may be installed provided the platform meets the minimum requirements established in RSA 270:72-d and shall be exempted from paragraph II. IV. Any person failing to obtain an anchored seasonal platform permit shall be fined $100 plus a 20 percent penalty assessment. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effe
2026 HB1837 reference
d RSA 270:18 to read as follows: 270:18 Penalty. I. If any person operates any boat required to be registered under RSA 270-E without registration, or violates any provision of RSA 270, or RSA 270-E, or any rule adopted by the department of safety relating to the equipment or operation of such boats, or does not exhibit, upon request, the certificate of registration of such boat to any duly authorized
2026 HB1837-FN reference · effective 2026-05-28
d RSA 270:18 to read as follows: 270:18 Penalty. I. If any person operates any boat required to be registered under RSA 270-E without registration, or violates any provision of RSA 270, or RSA 270-E, or any rule adopted by the department of safety relating to the equipment or operation of such boats, or does not exhibit, upon request, the certificate of registration of such boat to any duly authorized