Bill Text: NH HB192 | 2011 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Relative to commercial motor vehicle registration.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-04-28 - House Signed by the Governor 04/25/2011; Effective 01/01/2012; Chapter 0012 [HB192 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2011-HB192-Chaptered.html

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CHAPTER 12

HB 192 – FINAL VERSION

2011 SESSION

11-0517

03/09

HOUSE BILL 192

AN ACT relative to commercial motor vehicle registration.

SPONSORS: Rep. Rhodes, Hills 22; Rep. D. Sullivan, Hills 8; Rep. Hinch, Hills 19; Sen. Lambert, Dist 13

COMMITTEE: Transportation

ANALYSIS

This bill expands the authority of the division of motor vehicles to refuse or revoke the registration of a commercial motor vehicle.

This bill was requested by the department of safety.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11-0517

03/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT relative to commercial motor vehicle registration.

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

12:1 New Sections; Registration Penalties and Offenses; Commercial Motor Vehicles. Amend RSA 261 by inserting after section 180 the following new sections:

261:181 Refusal or Revocation of Registration Based on Federal Prohibition from Operating in Interstate Commerce. The director is authorized to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the registration or permit of a commercial motor vehicle if the commercial carrier responsible for safety has been prohibited from operating by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

261:182 Grounds for Refusal of Motor Carrier Registration Based on Fraud or Ineligibility. The division may deny registration of a commercial motor vehicle if the applicant fails to disclose material information required or if the applicant has made a materially false statement on the application, or the applicant has applied as a subterfuge for the real party in interest who has been issued a federal out-of-service order or if the applicant’s business is operated, managed, or otherwise controlled or affiliated with a person who is ineligible for registration, including the applicant entity, a relative, family member, corporate officer, or shareholder. The division may deny registration for a vehicle that has been assigned for safety to a commercial motor carrier who has been prohibited from operating by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration or a carrier whose business is operated, managed, or otherwise controlled by or affiliated with a person who is ineligible for registration, including the owner, an owner’s relative or family member, a corporate officer, or a shareholder.

12:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.

Approved: April 25, 2011

Effective Date: January 1, 2012