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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
2008 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1524-FN
AN ACT relative to speed limits and keeping right except to pass.
SPONSORS: Rep. D. Smith, Hills 22; Rep. Vaillancourt, Hills 15; Rep. L. Hammond, Graf 11; Rep. Emerton, Hills 7; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1
COMMITTEE: Transportation
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to speed limits and keeping right except to pass.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Drive on Right Side of Roadway; Fines. Amend RSA 265:16 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. Any person violating this section shall receive a warning for the first offense and shall be fined $50 for the second and subsequent offenses.
2 When Overtaking on the Right is Permitted; Highways. Amend RSA 265:19, II to read as follows:
II. Upon a roadway with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for more than 2 lines of vehicles moving lawfully in the direction being traveled by the overtaking vehicle;
3 Speed Limits; Interstate and Divided Highways. Amend RSA 265:60, II(e) to read as follows:
(e) 70 miles per hour on the interstate system, the central New Hampshire turnpike and the eastern New Hampshire turnpike in locations where said highways are 4-lane divided highways, or other divided highways of 4 or more lanes.
4 Speed Limits; Fines. Amend RSA 265:60, VI to read as follows:
VI. The fines for violations of subparagraph II(e) shall be as follows:
Miles above the 70 mph limit:
1-5 $65
6-10 100
11-15 150
16-20 250
21-25 350
26+ Must appear
Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2009.