New Hampshire Revised Statutes 215-C:30 – Snowmobile Required Equipment
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I. No person shall operate a snowmobile unless it is equipped with:
(a) At least one, but not more than 2 headlights, all in working order, when operating at any time during the period from
1/2 hour after sunset to
1/2 hour before sunrise.
(b) One or more rear taillights, all in working order, when operating at any time during the period from
1/2 hour after sunset to
1/2 hour before sunrise.
(c) Adequate brakes in good working order sufficient to control the vehicle at all times. The brakes must be capable of stopping the vehicle within 40 feet at 20 miles per hour, or locking the track to a standstill.
(d) The current registration decal affixed to the snowmobile as required by this chapter.
(e) Mufflers and an exhaust system which comply with the requirements of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 215-C:28.
II. Any sled or trailer towed behind a snowmobile shall be equipped with reflectors and a rigid hitch such as a tow bar.
III. Any police officer or person authorized to make criminal arrests may stop and check any snowmobile in regard to any safety equipment, mufflers, brakes, lights and appropriate inspections pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 215-C:29.
(a) At least one, but not more than 2 headlights, all in working order, when operating at any time during the period from
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 215-C:30
- Operate: in all its moods and tenses, when it refers to a snowmobile, means to use that vehicle in any manner for transportation. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 215-C:1
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- Snowmobile: means any vehicle propelled by mechanical power that is designed to travel over ice or snow supported in part by skis, tracks, or cleats. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 215-C:1
1/2 hour after sunset to
1/2 hour before sunrise.
(b) One or more rear taillights, all in working order, when operating at any time during the period from
1/2 hour after sunset to
1/2 hour before sunrise.
(c) Adequate brakes in good working order sufficient to control the vehicle at all times. The brakes must be capable of stopping the vehicle within 40 feet at 20 miles per hour, or locking the track to a standstill.
(d) The current registration decal affixed to the snowmobile as required by this chapter.
(e) Mufflers and an exhaust system which comply with the requirements of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 215-C:28.
II. Any sled or trailer towed behind a snowmobile shall be equipped with reflectors and a rigid hitch such as a tow bar.
III. Any police officer or person authorized to make criminal arrests may stop and check any snowmobile in regard to any safety equipment, mufflers, brakes, lights and appropriate inspections pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 215-C:29.