New Hampshire Revised Statutes 358-D:11-a – Sale, Purchase, and Installation of Airbags; Criminal Penalty Established
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I. Any person who knowingly manufactures, imports, sells, offers for sale, purchases, installs, or reinstalls any object intended to replace a supplemental restraint system component as part of a vehicle inflatable restraint system, and said object is not a properly operating airbag that was designed in accordance with federal safety regulations for the make, model, and year of the vehicle, including a counterfeit supplemental restraint system component or a nonfunctional airbag, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
II. Any person who knowingly and intentionally sells, installs, or reinstalls a device that causes a motor vehicle‘s diagnostic system to fail to warn when the motor vehicle is equipped with a counterfeit supplemental restraint system component or a nonfunctional airbag or when no airbag is installed shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
II. Any person who knowingly and intentionally sells, installs, or reinstalls a device that causes a motor vehicle‘s diagnostic system to fail to warn when the motor vehicle is equipped with a counterfeit supplemental restraint system component or a nonfunctional airbag or when no airbag is installed shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Attorney's Note
Under the New Hampshire Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Class A misdemeanor | up to 1 year | up to $2,000 |
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 358-D:11-a
- Airbag: means a motor vehicle inflatable occupant restraint system device that is part of a supplemental restraint system. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 358-D:1
- Counterfeit supplemental restraint system: means a supplemental restraint system component that displays a mark identical or substantially similar to the genuine mark of a motor vehicle manufacturer or a supplier of parts to the manufacturer of a motor vehicle without authorization from such manufacturer or supplier, including, but not limited to, an airbag cover, an inflator, cushion material, sensors, a control unit, and seat belt tensors. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 358-D:1
- Motor vehicle: means any vehicle defined by N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 358-D:1
- Nonfunctional airbag: means an airbag that meets any of the following criteria:
(a) The airbag was previously deployed or damaged. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 358-D:1 - Person: means any person defined by N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 358-D:1
- Supplemental restraint system: means a passive inflatable motor vehicle occupant crash protection system designed for use in conjunction with a seat belt assembly as defined in 49 C. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 358-D:1