Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 266:7

  • Bus: shall mean every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than 10 passengers and used for transportation of persons; and every motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:7
  • Director: shall mean the director of the division of motor vehicles of the department of safety. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:20
  • Motor vehicle: shall mean :
    I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:60
  • School bus: shall mean a vehicle owned by a public or governmental agency, or a privately owned vehicle, including a station wagon, suburban, panel body vehicle and vehicles converted to a school bus, but excluding a passenger vehicle, employed solely in transporting school children to and from school or school activities by virtue of a contract with a municipality, municipal board or school board authorities. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:96
  • Vehicle: shall mean :
    I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:122
The director shall have authority, through his duly authorized agents, to inspect any motor vehicle used for the purpose of transporting school children to any school to determine its fitness for such purpose, and if he finds that such vehicle is unfit, he may refuse to permit it to be designated as a school bus. Said inspection shall be made before any motor vehicle transporting school children to any school is used for said transportation. The director shall cause to be issued some identification if such vehicle is approved as a school bus.