Traffic stops
Getting pulled over, documents, searches, and what happens roadside.
20 sections
- Traffic StopsRSA 265:4 — name, address, date of birth and the license, on an officer's request
- Fleeing the PoliceRSA 265:4 — a class A misdemeanor and a $500 minimum, or a felony if someone is hurt or killed
- Driving Without a LicenseRSA 263:1 — never licensed is a class B misdemeanor, an expired license a violation
- Open ContainerRSA 265-A:44 — sealed or in the trunk, and a $150 fine
- Speed LimitsRSA 265:60 — reasonable and prudent first, then 30 in town, 55 elsewhere and 65 on the interstate
- Reckless and Negligent DrivingRSA 265:79 — a fine of at least $500 and 60 days without a license for a first reckless offense
- Your Phone Behind the WheelRSA 265:79-c — hands free only, $100 for a first offense, and nothing at all under 18
- Passing a School BusRSA 265:54 — stop 25 feet back from a bus picking up or dropping off children
- Seat Belts and Car SeatsRSA 265:107-a — belts for everyone under 18, a child seat under 7, rear facing under 2
- Motorcycle HelmetsRSA 265:122 — required under 18
- Window TintRSA 266:58-a — no aftermarket tint on the windshield but a top strip, and 35 percent elsewhere
- Moving Over for EmergenciesRSA 265:37-a — slow down and give a wide berth, $75 for a first offense
- After a CrashRSA 264:25 — stop at once and exchange names, license, insurance and registration
- Proof of Financial ResponsibilityRSA 264:20 — $25,000 for one person and $50,000 for two or more
- A Teen Driver's LicenseRSA 263:14 — no driving 1:00 to 4:00 a.m., and one young passenger for the first 6 months
- Sobriety CheckpointsRSA 265:1-a — only on a superior court's orderalso here
- The DWI StopRSA 265-A:2 — 0.08, or 0.02 under 21, and a 180 day suspension for refusing a testalso here
- Under 21 and DrivingRSA 265-A:2 — 0.02 for a driver under 21, and no alcohol or marijuana in the car without a family memberalso here
- Drugs in the CarRSA 265-A:43 — a misdemeanor, and the license lost for 60 daysalso here
- The Lemon LawRSA 357-D:4 — after the third repair attempt, or 30 business days out of servicealso here
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