HB 822 - AS INTRODUCED

2003 SESSION

03-0941

08/10

HOUSE BILL 822

AN ACT relative to abandoned vehicles.

SPONSORS: Rep. Akins, Graf 18

COMMITTEE: Transportation

ANALYSIS

This bill provides a streamlined procedure for the removal and disposal of vehicles which are 12 years old or more.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03-0941

08/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

AN ACT relative to abandoned vehicles.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Paragraph; Vehicles Removed From Private Property. Amend RSA 262:40-a by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

III. Notwithstanding any other notice or disposal procedure in this subdivision, if the vehicle is 12 years old or older, after a notice of intent to remove has been posted on the vehicle for a minimum of 7 consecutive days and after the local police have been notified, the vehicle may be removed and disposed of without further action, procedure, or waiting period. No person, custodian, or company shall be held liable for removing a vehicle from private property pursuant to this paragraph.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.