New Hampshire § 265-160 - Section 265:160 Utility Vehicles and Compact Utility Tractors; Operation on Ways Restricted.
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§ 265-160. Section 265:160 Utility Vehicles and Compact Utility Tractors; Operation on Ways Restricted.
No person shall operate a utility vehicle, including an agricultural/industrial utility vehicle as defined in RSA 259:2-a, a compact utility tractor, as defined in RSA 259:13-a, or an off highway recreational vehicle as defined in RSA 259:69, except on a way where the posted speed limit is 40 miles per hour or less or, in the case of compact utility tractor, 35 miles per hour or less, and the route or crossing being used is open to such vehicles and at such times and under any other special operating conditions established by the government authority having control of the way. Any person operating or in actual physical control of such a vehicle upon a way shall hold a valid driver's license.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 265-160 ("Section 265:160 Utility Vehicles and Compact Utility Tractors; Operation on Ways Restricted.") 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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