N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 2006.06

Current through Register No. 36, September 5, 2024
Section Saf-C 2006.06 - Misuse of Repair and Supplemental Repair Plates
(a) A repair plate or supplemental repair plate shall be visibly displayed on the rear of the vehicle in the space provided by the manufacturer in accordance with RSA 261:176.
(b) An owner, member, partner, officer or director of the repairer shall know the location and user of each repair plate as well as the vehicle to which it is assigned.
(c) Repair plates shall not be used for personal use.
(d) Repair plates shall only be used by the repairer, his or her employee, or a customer whose vehicle is being repaired.
(e) Repair plates shall only be used for service vehicles owned by the repairer, designed and equipped for the purpose of providing service, repair, or both directly connected with the repairer's business or on unregistered vehicles being serviced by the repairer.
(f) Any vehicle driven by a repairer on a public way shall display a current state inspection sticker.
(g) Repair plates shall only be used in accordance with the requirements of RSA 261:136-a through RSA 261:139. Any other use shall be considered misuse for the purposes of RSA 261:177 and RSA 261:61.
(h) "Service vehicles" means tow trucks, wreckers, ramp trucks, pickup trucks, and cargo vans designed to carry cargo as their primary function, which are marked "not for hire" and are designed for and engaged in the day-to-day business activities of the repairer, including but not limited to the transportation of freight or merchandise, such as auto parts delivery trucks.
(i) For the purposes of RSA 261:136-a, II, a vehicle marked "not for hire" shall have the driver side and passenger side doors marked "not for hire" with lettering 3 inches in height or more.

N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 2006.06

#6663, eff 1-1-98 (from Saf-C 2005), EXPIRED: 1-1-06

New. #8569, INTERIM, eff 2-18-06, EXPIRED: 8-17-06

New. #8966, eff 8-23-07 (from Saf-C 2006.05 )

Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 06, Filed February 11, 2016, Proposed by #11028, Effective 1/29/2016, Expires 1/29/2026.
Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 28, Filed July 13, 2017, Proposed by #12211, Effective 6/16/2017, 6/16/2027.