This text of New Hampshire § 261-B:3 (Authorized Organizations) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New Hampshire primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
I. Organizations that have statutory authority to issue decals (i) shall have been granted and continue to hold tax exempt status under 26 U.S.C. section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(8), or 501(c)(10) to participate in the multi-use decal number plate program, (ii) shall have a New Hampshire address registered with the department of justice or, if the organization is not required to register with the department of justice, shall be locally chartered by a national organization, and (iii) shall not be named for, or associated with, a political issue or a person who seeks, holds, or has held a public office. To issue decals under this chapter, an organization shall file an annual report with the director of motor vehicles, in a format and time established by the director, containing the following:
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I. Organizations that have statutory authority to issue decals (i) shall have been granted and continue to hold tax exempt status under 26 U.S.C. section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(8), or 501(c)(10) to participate in the multi-use decal number plate program, (ii) shall have a New Hampshire address registered with the department of justice or, if the organization is not required to register with the department of justice, shall be locally chartered by a national organization, and (iii) shall not be named for, or associated with, a political issue or a person who seeks, holds, or has held a public office. To issue decals under this chapter, an organization shall file an annual report with the director of motor vehicles, in a format and time established by the director, containing the following:
(a) Address of the organization's headquarters.
(b) Name, address, and telephone number of the coordinator of the organization's decal program.
(c) A sample of the decal to be issued.
(d) A statement verifying that the images used in the decals do not infringe on any other person's intellectual property or a release from the owner authorizing the use of the images.
(e) A list of persons receiving decals from the organization and the sequence number assigned to each person.
(f) Fees received by the organization and their distribution.
(g) Verification of the organization's continuing status as a tax-exempt organization under 26 U.S.C. section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(8), or 501(c)(10).
(h) A statement that the organization will continue to participate in the program.
II. An organization may end its participation in the multi-use decal number plate program by written notification to the director of motor vehicles and filing a final annual report within 30 days of the notification.
III. Participation in the multi-use decal number plate program shall terminate automatically if the organization fails to file its annual report under paragraph I or files a report that does not include the statement required by subparagraph I(h).
IV. A person displaying the decal of an organization that is no longer participating in the program on a multi-use decal number plate may continue to display the decal until the next expiration of the vehicle's registration.
V. Organizations shall allow a purchaser of a decal to purchase a new decal no less frequently than every 36 months.
VI. Organizations authorized to issue decals may offer more than one decal design for their organization.