New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:72 – Owner
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“Owner” shall mean:
I. For purposes of the provisions of this title relative to registration, any person holding title to a vehicle, or having exclusive right to the use thereof for a period of greater than 30 days;
II. [Repealed.]
III. For purposes of the provisions of this title relative to certificate of title, any person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a vehicle, including a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle subject to a security interest in another person, not including a lessee under a lease not intended as security. Any person except a licensed dealer who purchases a vehicle for another shall not be considered an owner.
IV. For purposes of the provisions of this title relative to financial responsibility, a person who holds the legal title to a vehicle, except a moped, a person entitled to possession of such a vehicle under a conditional sale or lease by terms of which title vests in him on performance of stated conditions, or a mortgagor entitled to possession.
V. For the purposes of the provisions of this title relative to electronic toll collection, any person holding title to a vehicle, or having the exclusive right to the use thereof pursuant to a court order following a final hearing on the merits or under a written rental or lease agreement, for any period of time.
I. For purposes of the provisions of this title relative to registration, any person holding title to a vehicle, or having exclusive right to the use thereof for a period of greater than 30 days;
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:72
- Certificate: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:9 - Dealer: shall mean a retail vehicle dealer or an auto wholesale dealer. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:18
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Lienholder: shall mean a person holding a security interest in a vehicle. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:49
- Moped: shall mean a motor-driven cycle whose speed attainable in one mile is 30 miles per hour or less; if an internal combustion engine is used, the piston displacement shall not exceed 50 cubic centimeters and the power-drive system shall not require the operator to shift gears. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:57
- Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
- Owner: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:72 - Person: shall mean the same as provided in N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:74
- Vehicle: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:122
II. [Repealed.]
III. For purposes of the provisions of this title relative to certificate of title, any person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a vehicle, including a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle subject to a security interest in another person, not including a lessee under a lease not intended as security. Any person except a licensed dealer who purchases a vehicle for another shall not be considered an owner.
IV. For purposes of the provisions of this title relative to financial responsibility, a person who holds the legal title to a vehicle, except a moped, a person entitled to possession of such a vehicle under a conditional sale or lease by terms of which title vests in him on performance of stated conditions, or a mortgagor entitled to possession.
V. For the purposes of the provisions of this title relative to electronic toll collection, any person holding title to a vehicle, or having the exclusive right to the use thereof pursuant to a court order following a final hearing on the merits or under a written rental or lease agreement, for any period of time.