New Hampshire § 236-55 - Section 236:55 Prohibition.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 236-55 — Section 236:55 Prohibition., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 236-55. Section 236:55 Prohibition.
It shall be unlawful to place any light along a highway so positioned as to blind or dazzle the vision of travelers on the adjacent highway. The commissioner of transportation shall enforce provisions of this section for lights along class I, II or III highways and the selectmen shall enforce the provisions hereof on class IV, V and VI highways. Whenever a person shall violate the provisions of this section he shall be given written notice to correct the location of the light. If he does not so correct the location of the light within a period of 30 days from the date of written notice to do so, he shall be prosecuted for violation of the provisions hereof. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person; and in either case shall cease all operation of such offending light.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 236-55 cover?
Section 236-55 ("Section 236:55 Prohibition.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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