HB 283-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 283-FN
AN ACT establishing a low-digit plate lottery for plates reacquired by the department of safety and for low-digit plates not yet issued by the department.
SPONSORS: Rep. J. Bradley, Carr 8; Rep. Soltani, Merr 10; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9
This bill establishes a lottery for unassigned low-digit number plates. There is no fee to enter the lottery.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-0033
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT establishing a low-digit plate lottery for plates reacquired by the department of safety and for low-digit plates not yet issued by the department.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Registration of Motor Vehicles; Low-Digit Number Plates. Amend RSA 261 by inserting after section 91 the following new section:
261:91-a Low-Digit Number Plates.
I. In this section, "low-digit number plate" means any number plate with a number from 1 to 9,999.
II. The director shall conduct an annual lottery to determine the assignment and issuance of low-digit number plates. Pursuant to such lottery, the director shall issue number plates with all numbers from 1 to 9,999 that are not assigned. Every person whose vehicle is registered with the department shall be eligible to participate in the lottery by completing an entry form prepared by the director. There shall be no fee for lottery participation.
III. The director shall not assign or issue any low-digit number plate other than by lottery.
IV. Holders of low-digit number plates, whether acquired by lottery or acquired prior to the effective date of this section, shall be entitled to retain their low-digit number. Low-digit number plates may be transferred only when vehicle ownership is transferred to a surviving spouse.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2002.
LBAO
01-0033
1/23/01
HB 283-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT establishing a low-digit plate lottery for plates reacquired by the department of safety and for low-digit plates not yet issued by the department.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from an agency.