CHAPTER 261 CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
Special Veteran Number Plates and Special Veteran Number Plate Fund
Section 261:97-h
[RSA 261:97-h effective Sept. 8, 2026.]
261:97-h New Hampshire First for Veterans Number Plate Fund. –
I. There is hereby established a New Hampshire first for veterans number plate fund under the administration of the commissioner of safety. The fund shall be used to promote the general welfare of the state's veterans, service members and their families by providing quality services. The fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated. The commissioner of safety shall distribute the funds annually on August 1 as follows: $1 for every new, renewal, and transfer of registration, up to a total of $50,000, shall be placed in a nonlapsing account for use by the department of military affairs and veteran services to promote the New Hampshire first for veterans number plate program; the remainder shall be provided to the New Hampshire first for veterans fund and distributed based on designated programs and initiatives prioritized by the governor and the state veterans council in order to promote the well being of veterans, service members, and their families.
II. Each department and commission receiving funding from the New Hampshire first for veterans number plate fund shall establish a line item in their budget. Moneys received from the New Hampshire first for veterans number plate fund shall be in addition to any other sums appropriated and shall not replace base funding received by any of these departments or commissions through the budget process.