New Hampshire § 259-100 - Section 259:100 Sidewalk.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 259-100 — Section 259:100 Sidewalk., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 259-100. Section 259:100 Sidewalk.
"Sidewalk," as used in the provisions of this title relative to bicycles, shall mean all sidewalks laid out as such by a city, town or village district, or reserved by custom for the use of pedestrians, that are within the compact part of a city, village or district. It shall not include crosswalks, nor footpaths outside the compact part of towns and cities that are worn only by travel and not improved by towns or cities or the abutters, nor any paths or walks that are built for the exclusive use of bicyclists.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 259-100 cover?
Section 259-100 ("Section 259:100 Sidewalk.") 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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