CHAPTER 261 CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
Registration Required
Section 261:40-b
261:40-b Rental Fleet Passenger Vehicle Registration Program. –
I. The division of motor vehicles shall establish a rental fleet registration program, whereby a qualified registrant, according to paragraph II, may register 50 or more in-service rental passenger vehicles as a fleet, elect a common annual expiration date for all vehicles in the fleet, receive registration stickers for each vehicle in the fleet that shall be valid for 2 years, and pay registration fees for each fleet vehicle based on the common 2-year expiration date and according to rates and costs established in existing law. In addition to the registration fees, the registrant shall pay all registration permit fees and municipal fees for each registration year.
II. The rental fleet registration program shall be solely for the registration of a fleet of 50 or more in-service rental passenger vehicles. A rental car company intending to register such a fleet shall submit a current New Hampshire certificate of good standing issued by the secretary of state's office to the division of motor vehicles and receive the division's approval to enroll in the program. Once enrolled in the program, a registrant shall submit a current certificate of good standing at the time of payment of registration fees and costs. Additionally, the division may require a company enrolled in the program to produce a current certificate of good standing at any time during the 2-year period of registration. If a rental car company is not in good standing with the secretary of state or fails to meet other enrollment criteria set by the division of motor vehicles, including maintaining an in-service fleet of 50 or more vehicles, the division shall terminate the registrant's fleet registration and revert any existing registration credentials to those of a non-fleet vehicle.
III. Upon initial registration of a fleet, and at least 60 days prior to the common 2-year expiration date for the fleet, the registrant shall provide an itemized account of all motor vehicles in the fleet in the manner required by the division.
IV. Any vehicle added to the fleet after the initial fleet registration shall receive a registration sticker identical to those of the registered fleet and the registrant shall be required to pay a prorated amount of registration fees and costs for the remainder of the year until the common 2-year expiration date. A registrant may transfer the registration of a permanently retired fleet vehicle to a new in-service fleet vehicle for any remainder period of registration.
V. The director of the division of motor vehicles shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A regarding enrollment and cancellation of enrollment.
VI. No later than 60 days after the effective date of this paragraph, the commissioner of the department of safety shall make rules under RSA 541-A relative to the establishment and administration of the rental fleet passenger vehicle program established in RSA 261:40-b.