SB109 (2009)
Relative to certification of excess weight vehicles.
Status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR (Details)
Length: 365 words.
Revisions of this bill in our system:
| House | Senate | |
|---|---|---|
| Public hearing: | 2009-04-07 11:30:00 LOB 203 | 2009-02-05 00:00:00 |
| Executive session: | 2009-04-15 10:00:00 | (unscheduled) |
| Floor vote: | 2009-04-22 00:00:00 | 2009-02-18 00:00:00 |
CHAPTER 28
SB 109 – FINAL VERSION
02/18/09 0207s
2009 SESSION
03/09
SENATE BILL 109
AN ACT relative to certification of excess weight vehicles.
SPONSORS: Sen. Letourneau, Dist 19; Sen. Downing, Dist 22; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Cilley, Dist 6; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Rep. Bouchard, Merr 11
COMMITTEE: Transportation and Interstate Cooperation
This bill replaces the requirement that excess weight vehicles be inspected by the department of safety with a requirement that the manufacturer attest to the suitability of the vehicle to carry the excess weight. This bill also makes various changes to the terms and validity of excess weight certifications.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/18/09 0207s
09-0224
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT relative to certification of excess weight vehicles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
28:1 Weight; Additional Certification. Amend RSA 266:18-d, II-III to read as follows:
II. The commissioner shall issue said certificate upon receiving proper application. The application shall be accompanied by an additional fee of $105 and the certification shall be in effect for a period of one year. The certification shall expire upon the sale or transfer of the vehicle. The certification shall cover a power unit and not more than one trailer.
III. Vehicles so certified include the power unit[, which shall be inspected by the department of safety as meeting standard safety conditions required for the safe operation of the vehicle. The inspection shall be conducted] and trailer. The vehicle shall be certified upon submission to the department of documentation satisfactory to the department from the manufacturer attesting that the vehicle is capable of safely carrying the additional weight. Such attestation shall be required upon the first application for certification and a [reinspection] new attestation shall be required at any time when the configuration of the vehicle relative to power unit, axles, springs, or other safety items that could affect the vehicle's ability to qualify for an excess weight certification is altered. Such [inspection] attestation shall designate the maximum safe gross weight for the vehicles as determined by the components and the summation of the manufacturer's axle design limits for each axle of the vehicle. The power unit and trailer shall be required at all times to have a current inspection sticker or decal from an official inspection station.
28:2 New Paragraphs; Weight; Additional Certification. Amend RSA 266:18-d by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraphs:
V-a. Out-of-state carriers operating under apportioned registration and requesting to carry additional weight shall comply with the requirements of this section and shall be registered for the additional weight they are certified to carry in order to be eligible for certification.
V-b. If a vehicle is declared out of service for a safety violation or is issued a citation for an axle distance violation, the certification shall be inoperative until the condition has been rectified.
28:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 8, 2009
Effective Date: July 7, 2009