Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 261:182

  • Commercial motor vehicle: shall mean a motor vehicle or a combination of motor vehicles, used in commerce, to transport passengers or property if:
    (a) The vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more;
    (b) The vehicle has a gross combination weight rating or actual weight of 26,001 or more pounds, inclusive of any towed unit with gross vehicle weight rating or actual weight of more than 10,000 pounds;
    (c) The vehicle is designed or used to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; or
    (d) The vehicle is of any size and is used in the transportation of hazardous materials required to be placarded under 49 C. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:12-e
  • Division: shall mean the division of motor vehicles in the department of safety. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:22
  • Out-of-service order: shall mean a declaration by the Federal Highway Administration or an authorized local, state or federal enforcement officer, or an enforcement officer from the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Canada, or Mexico, that a driver, or a commercial motor vehicle, or a motor carrier operation, is out of service. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:71-a
  • Owner: shall mean :
    I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:72
  • Person: shall mean the same as provided in N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:74
  • Vehicle: shall mean :
    I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:122
The division may deny registration of a commercial motor vehicle if the applicant fails to disclose material information required or if the applicant has made a materially false statement on the application, or the applicant has applied as a subterfuge for the real party in interest who has been issued a federal out-of-service order or if the applicant’s business is operated, managed, or otherwise controlled or affiliated with a person who is ineligible for registration, including the applicant entity, a relative, family member, corporate officer, or shareholder. The division may deny registration for a vehicle that has been assigned for safety to a commercial motor carrier who has been prohibited from operating by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration or a carrier whose business is operated, managed, or otherwise controlled by or affiliated with a person who is ineligible for registration, including the owner, an owner’s relative or family member, a corporate officer, or a shareholder.