New Hampshire Statutes
§ 154:13 — Right of Way; Penalty
New Hampshire·Title XII PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE·Ch. 154 FIREWARDS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND FIRE HAZARDS·Subdivision Firewards, Fire Chiefs and Fire Departments; Organization, Powers and Duties
The officers and employees of the fire department of any city or town, with the engines and apparatus thereof, shall have the right of way while going to a fire or responding to an alarm through any street, lane, or alley in said city or town, subject to such rules and regulations as the city council or selectmen may prescribe. Whoever willfully and maliciously obstructs or retards the passage of an engine or other apparatus of a fire department, while so going to a fire, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
1905, 66:1. PL 146:12. RL 175:12. RSA 154:13. 1973, 528:72. 1998, 318:23, eff. Aug. 25, 1998.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 154:1
Organization§ 154:1-a
Finances and Property§ 154:1-b
Firefighter Associations§ 154:1-bb
Municipal Financing; Fire Departments§ 154:1-c
Private Firefighting Units§ 154:11
Damages§ 154:12
Petition to Court§ 154:13
Right of Way; Penalty§ 154:14
Street Fires, Etc§ 154:16
Pay of Firefighters§ 154:17
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