New Hampshire Statutes
§ 266:38 — Stop Lamps
New Hampshire § 266:38
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XXIMOTOR VEHICLES
Ch. 266EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES
SubdivisionLights, Signals, Flashers, Reflectors and Flags
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 266:38 (2026).
Text
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any motor vehicle, including any motorcycle, moped or motor-driven cycle, full trailer, trailer, or semi-trailer in this state unless it is equipped with one or more stop lamps in working order at all times; provided, however, that stop lamps shall not be required on a farm tractor, and further provided that whenever a vehicle is manufactured with multiple stop lamps or stop lamps with multiple bulbs or filaments, each of the lamps, bulbs, or filaments shall be in working order.
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Legislative History
1951, 20:8, par. 8-b. RSA 263:15. 1981, 146:1. 1983, 431:13. 1987, 404:13. 2002, 252:1, eff. May 17, 2002.
Nearby Sections
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§ 266:1
Inspection Authorized§ 266:1-b
Inspection of Trailers, Exemptions§ 266:10
Height§ 266:108
Wrecker Safety Chains§ 266:109
Special Wrecker Lighting Required§ 266:11
Length§ 266:11-a
Length Exceptions§ 266:11-b
Triple Trailer Trucks Prohibited§ 266:110
Wrecker Identification§ 266:111
Mechanical Inspection§ 266:112
Penalty§ 266:113
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 266:38, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/266/266%3A38.