New Hampshire § 266:51 Method of Measuring Tread Depth

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 266:51 — Method of Measuring Tread Depth

New Hampshire § 266:51

Title XXIMOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 266EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES

SubdivisionTires

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 266:51 (2026).

Text

Tire tread depth shall be measured by a tread depth gauge which shall be of a type calibrated in thirty-seconds of an inch. Readings shall be taken in a major tread groove of the tire nearest the center at 2 points of the circumference not closer than 15 inches. Readings for a tire which has the tread design running across the tire or for a siped tire, where such tread design is permitted, shall be taken at or near the center of the tire at 2 points of the circumference not closer than 15 inches.

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Tire tread depth shall be measured by a tread depth gauge which shall be of a type calibrated in thirty-seconds of an inch. Readings shall be taken in a major tread groove of the tire nearest the center at 2 points of the circumference not closer than 15 inches. Readings for a tire which has the tread design running across the tire or for a siped tire, where such tread design is permitted, shall be taken at or near the center of the tire at 2 points of the circumference not closer than 15 inches.