New Hampshire § 261-31 - Section 261:31 Powers and Duties of Director.
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§ 261-31. Section 261:31 Powers and Duties of Director.
The director shall: I. Prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; II. Make necessary investigations to procure information required to carry out the provisions of this chapter; III. Adopt pursuant to RSA 260:5 and enforce reasonable rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter; IV. Assign a new vehicle identification number to a vehicle if it has none, or if its vehicle identification number is destroyed or obliterated, or its motor is changed, and shall either issue a new certificate of title showing the new vehicle identification number or make an appropriate endorsement on the original certificate.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 261-31 ("Section 261:31 Powers and Duties of Director.") 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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