New Hampshire Revised Statutes 266:78-o – Emergency and Warning Lights; Duties of Official Inspection Stations
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I. Official inspection stations shall not issue an inspection sticker to a vehicle equipped with emergency lights or warning lights except as authorized in this subdivision. No permit shall be required for such lights if equipped in accordance with this subdivision.
II. Public safety and emergency medical personnel presenting their privately owned vehicles for inspection shall present to the person conducting the inspection an official departmental photo identification or an official identification card or badge from their department. A letter on official stationery from their employer signed by the head of the organization authorizing the lights shall be carried in the vehicle and displayed to any law enforcement officer upon request. Failure to display such authorization shall be prima facie evidence that the vehicle was equipped in violation of this subdivision.
III. The commissioner of safety, by rule adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, may determine the location and method of use of emergency lights and warning lights.
II. Public safety and emergency medical personnel presenting their privately owned vehicles for inspection shall present to the person conducting the inspection an official departmental photo identification or an official identification card or badge from their department. A letter on official stationery from their employer signed by the head of the organization authorizing the lights shall be carried in the vehicle and displayed to any law enforcement officer upon request. Failure to display such authorization shall be prima facie evidence that the vehicle was equipped in violation of this subdivision.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 266:78-o
- Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of safety. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:13
- Department: shall mean the department of safety of the state of New Hampshire. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:19
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
III. The commissioner of safety, by rule adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, may determine the location and method of use of emergency lights and warning lights.