New Hampshire § 261:109 Temporary Plates;  Courtesy Delivery

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 261:109 — Temporary Plates; Courtesy Delivery

New Hampshire § 261:109

Title XXIMOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 261CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

SubdivisionRegistration by Motor Vehicle Manufacturers or Dealers

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 261:109 (2026).

Text

I.A manufacturer or dealer, except those manufacturers or dealers that may be relieved of such requirements by the director, shall, upon the sale or exchange of a vehicle, issue to such vehicle a temporary plate, and the purchaser of such vehicle may drive the same for a period not to exceed 20 consecutive days thereafter without payment of a registration fee.

II.A delivery made by a dealer registered under the provisions of this chapter of a vehicle sold by an out of state dealer to a resident of New Hampshire is defined under RSA 259 as a "courtesy delivery" having been made by the New Hampshire dealer and the New Hampshire dealer is authorized to issue temporary plates for the vehicle.

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I. A manufacturer or dealer, except those manufacturers or dealers that may be relieved of such requirements by the director, shall, upon the sale or exchange of a vehicle, issue to such vehicle a temporary plate, and the purchaser of such vehicle may drive the same for a period not to exceed 20 consecutive days thereafter without payment of a registration fee.
II. A delivery made by a dealer registered under the provisions of this chapter of a vehicle sold by an out of state dealer to a resident of New Hampshire is defined under RSA 259 as a "courtesy delivery" having been made by the New Hampshire dealer and the New Hampshire dealer is authorized to issue temporary plates for the vehicle.

Legislative History

1921, 119:4. 1923, 75:10. PL 100:41. RL 116:51. 1947, 177:4. 1951, 20:4. RSA 260:50. 1977, 98:1. 1979, 453:1. 1981, 146:1. 1999, 127:1, eff. July 1, 1999.