CHAPTER 90
HB 1268-FN - FINAL VERSION
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2000 SESSION
05/09
HOUSE BILL 1268-FN
This bill requires that persons claiming the exemption from certification of title for an older motor vehicle provide proof of a previously issued certificate for that vehicle in order to register the vehicle.
This bill is a request from the department of safety.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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00-2391
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT relative to certain vehicle registrations.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
90:1 New Section; Registration of Certain Title Exempted Vehicles. Amend RSA 261 by inserting after section 2 the following new section:
261:2-a Registration of Certain Title Exempted Vehicles. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 261:2 and RSA 261:148, no person shall register a motor vehicle exempted under RSA 261:3, I(k) in this state without first providing a previously issued New Hampshire certificate of registration, a valid out-of-state certificate of title, or a current New Hampshire vehicle identification number verification form as prescribed by the director. For the purposes of this section, a temporary registration issued pursuant to RSA 261:57 does not meet the requirement of a previously issued New Hampshire certificate of registration. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
90:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2001.
(Approved: April 27, 2000)
(Effective Date: January 1, 2001)
LBAO
00-2391
11/24/99
HB 1268-FN FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to certain vehicle registrations.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), Judicial Council, Association of Counties and Department of Safety have determined this bill may increase state and county expenditures and decrease state and local revenue by an indeterminable amount in FY 2001 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on local expenditures or county revenue.
METHODOLOGY:
The AOC stated this bill creates a category of misdemeanor offense. The AOC has determined this legislation will have little, if any, fiscal impact on the Branch as it will not significantly impact caseload.
The Judicial Council assumed that any cases arising from the enactment of this law for which the Indigent Defense Fund may be liable, will in the first instance, be handled by the Public Defender or contract attorneys who accept these cases on a fixed fee basis of $250 for each misdemeanor charge. If an assigned counsel attorney must be used, the hourly rate of $60, with a fee cap of $1,000 for misdemeanor cases will apply. If a motion to exceed the fee cap is approved and/or "services other than counsel" are approved, these will also be chargeable to the Indigent Defense Fund. The Council is unable to predict the number of cases or trials which may arise as a result of the passage of this legislation, therefor they are unable to estimate the dollar amount of the anticipated costs of such representation.
The Association of Counties is unable to predict how many, if any, individuals would be incarcerated at a county correctional facility as a result of this legislation. Therefor, they are unable to estimate the fiscal impact on the counties.
The Department of Safety stated if a person is unable to register a vehicle, state and local revenue would decrease as a result of lost registration fees. The Department expects the decrease to be minimal.