New Hampshire § 261-131 - Section 261:131 Automotive Recycling Dealer to Keep a Record Book.
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§ 261-131. Section 261:131 Automotive Recycling Dealer to Keep a Record Book.
Every automotive recycling dealer shall keep a book, in such form as shall be approved by the director, in which, at the time of the purchase, sale, exchange, or receipt for the purpose of sale of any secondhand motor vehicle or parts thereof, shall be legibly written in the English language an account and description of such motor vehicle or parts, with the name and address of the seller, of the purchaser, and of the alleged owner, or other person from whom such motor vehicle or parts were purchased or received or to whom they were delivered, as the case may be. Such description, in the case of motor vehicles, shall also include the engine number, if any, the vehicle identification number, if any, and such other numbers or identification marks thereon as shall be required by the director, and shall also include a statement that a number has been obliterated, defaced or changed if such is the fact.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 261-131 ("Section 261:131 Automotive Recycling Dealer to Keep a Record Book.") 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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