New Hampshire § 261-3 - Section 261:3 Exempted Vehicles.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 261-3 — Section 261:3 Exempted Vehicles., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 261-3. Section 261:3 Exempted Vehicles.
I. No certificate of title need be obtained for: (a) A vehicle owned by the United States or owned or operated by the New Hampshire National Guard; (b) A vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for sale, even though incidentally moved on the highway or used for purposes of testing or demonstration; or a vehicle used by a manufacturer solely for testing; (c) A vehicle owned by a nonresident of this state and not required by law to be registered in this state; (d) A vehicle regularly engaged in the interstate transportation of persons or property for which a currently effective certificate of title has been issued in another state; (e) A vehicle moved solely by animal power; (f) An implement of husbandry; (g) Special mobile equipment; (h) A self-propelled wheelchair or invalid tricycle; (i) A snowmobile as defined in RSA 259:102; (j) Trailers with gross weight of less than 3,001 pounds; (k) Any motor vehicle whose manufacturer's model year is before the year 2000, except heavy trucks and truck-tractors whose gross vehicle weight exceeds 18,000 pounds. (l) A roadable aircraft as defined in RSA 259:91-a. II. RSA 262:1 to 5 inclusive do not apply to: (a) A vehicle moved solely by animal power; (b) An implement of husbandry; (c) Special mobile equipment; (d) A self-propelled wheelchair or invalid tricycle.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About New Hampshire § 261-3
What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 261-3 cover?
Section 261-3 ("Section 261:3 Exempted Vehicles.") 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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