CHAPTER 261 CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
Registration Required
Section 261:40-b
[RSA 261:40-b effective upon satisfaction of the contingency specified in 2025, 241:3.]
261:40-b Rental Fleet Passenger Vehicle Registration Program. –
I. The division of motor vehicles shall establish a rental fleet registration program whereby a qualified registrant, according to paragraph II, may register 50 or more in-service rental passenger vehicles as a fleet, elect a common annual expiration date for all vehicles in the fleet, receive registration stickers for each vehicle in the fleet that shall be valid for 2 years, and annually pay registration fees for each fleet vehicle based on the common annual expiration date and according to rates and costs established in existing law.
II. The rental fleet registration program shall be solely for the registration of a fleet of 50 or more in-service rental passenger vehicles. A rental car company intending to register such a fleet shall submit a current New Hampshire certificate of good standing issued by the secretary of state's office to the division of motor vehicles and receive the division's approval to enroll in the program. Once enrolled in the program, a registrant shall annually submit a current certificate of good standing at the time of payment of registration fees and costs. Additionally, the division may require a company enrolled in the program to produce a current certificate of good standing at any time during the 2-year period of registration. If a rental car company is not in good standing with the secretary of state or fails to meet other enrollment criteria set by the division of motor vehicles, including maintaining an in-service fleet of 50 or more vehicles, the division shall terminate the registrant's fleet registration and revert any existing registration credentials to those of a non-fleet vehicle.
III. Upon initial registration of a fleet, and then annually and at least 60 days prior to the common annual expiration date for the fleet, the registrant shall provide an itemized account of all motor vehicles in the fleet in the manner required by the division. At least 30 days prior to the common annual expiration date, the division shall generate an invoice for the registrant detailing the state and municipal registration costs and fees per vehicle in the fleet, as well as the terms of payment and consequences for late payment or non-payment. Payment of the entire balance shall be made to the division, and the division shall release the municipal portions of the registration fees and costs to the appropriate municipalities within 30 days of payment. Within a post-payment time frame determined by the division, the registrant shall receive from the division the registration permits for each vehicle and, every other year, registration stickers for all vehicles in the fleet.
IV. Any vehicle added to the fleet after the initial fleet registration shall receive a registration sticker identical to those of the registered fleet and the registrant shall be required to pay a prorated amount of registration fees and costs for the remainder of the year until the common annual expiration date. A registrant shall not transfer the registration of a permanently retired fleet vehicle to a new in-service fleet vehicle for any remaining period of registration.
V. The director of the division of motor vehicles shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A regarding enrollment and cancellation of enrollment in the program, filing, invoicing, and payment procedures under the program.