Bill Text: NH HB383 | 2013 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Relative to operation of OHRVs on the traveled portion of public highways, where permitted.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-13 - Signed by Governor 06/07/2013; Effective 08/06/2013; Chapter 0075 [HB383 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2013-HB383-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 75
HB 383 – FINAL VERSION
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2013 SESSION
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HOUSE BILL 383
AN ACT relative to operation of OHRVs on the traveled portion of public highways, where permitted.
SPONSORS: Rep. Theberge, Coos 3
This bill requires that operators of OHRVs on the traveled portion of public highways, where permitted, shall be licensed to drive or accompanied by a person who is licensed to drive.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6Mar2013… 0380h
03/28/13 1042s
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to operation of OHRVs on the traveled portion of public highways, where permitted.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
75:1 New Paragraph; OHRV Operation on Traveled Portion of Public Highway. Amend RSA 215-A:29 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. Notwithstanding provisions of this chapter to the contrary:
(a) Any person operating an OHRV along the traveled portion of a public highway, where permitted, shall be required to be licensed to drive as described in subparagraph I(b)(2); or
(b) Any person at least 12 years of age, who has successfully completed an approved snowmobile or OHRV training program, operating an OHRV along the traveled portion of a public highway, where permitted, who is not licensed to drive as described in subparagraph I(b)(2) shall be accompanied at all times by a person who is licensed to drive as described in subparagraph I(b)(2), who is at least 18 years of age, and who shall be legally responsible and be liable according to the law for personal injury or property damage to others which may result from such operation by an unlicensed person.
(c) This paragraph shall not apply to road crossings or the use of class VI highways designated as trails pursuant to RSA 215-A:6.
75:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 7, 2013
Effective Date: August 6, 2013
