John J. Barthelmes
Commissioner of Safety
Richard C. Bailey Jr.
Director of Motor Vehicles
NH CITY & TOWN CLERK
REGIONAL MEETING
2014
DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
BUREAU OF REGISTRATION
AGENT HELP DESK
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Topics of Discussion
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Low Speed Utility Update
Golf Carts
Plate releases
Document piles
Fuel codes
Projects- VPN, Printer
Law Changes
LOW SPEED UTILITY VEHICLES
We love these right?
Laws Relevant Today
• RSA 259-108-II
• RSA 266:116
• RSA 265:160
Low Speed Check List
Low Speed Check List Continued
• Tool to use to determine if a vehicle qualifies
• Signature of registrant
• Puts the onus on the customer
• Clerk user number and initials
• Placed in your document pile for filming
Are there any no’s on the checklist?
• They don’t qualify. There are no exceptions.
SB 231-POTENTIAL Change
• Creation of RSA 259:2-a Agricultural/Industrial
Utility Vehicle (6 wheels, 6 occupants, 10 mile
radius from the farm, and 2 miles from light
industrial complex)
• Creation of RSA 259:49-a: New definition for
light industrial use
• Deletion of RSA 259:108 II
• Change in registration fee (approx $10)
• Amendment to RSA 265:160 to 40 mph
Golf Cart
Golf Cart.. Can you register??
• Must pass a full NH State Safety Inspection
*If passes a NH State Safety Inspection, receives
any passenger plate type.
Items to be Inspected- SAF-C 3203.01
(a) The items to be inspected on a vehicle, which are described in detail in subsequent parts, shall
include the following primary areas:
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(1) Registration, plates, registration certificate and vehicle identification number;
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(2) Steering, front end and suspension;
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(3) Brakes, including parking brake;
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(4) Odometer and speedometer;
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(5) Electrical system, horn and defroster;
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(6) Lights and reflectors, including headlight aim;
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(7) Glass, glazing and mirrors;
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(8) Wipers;
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(9) Exhaust system;
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(10) On-board diagnostics system;
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(11) Body, chassis and bumper height;
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(12) Fuel system; and
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(13) Tires and wheels.
Golf Cart-Con’t
• Most grouped into neighborhood electric
category
• If it does not meet the requirements of RSA
259:66-b, 266:114, and 265:158, they cannot be
registered.
• NEV’s will need full safety inspection to get a
passenger plate. If Electric, no OBD Test is
required.
• Our recommendation, is buy a car instead. 
• Seriously though, we advise customer to see if it
will pass inspection first.
Document Pile
Document Pile
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Batch card
Registration by size and in order processed
Full sheets folded together like a book
Secure document pile with 2 paper clips,2 rubber
bands or 2 butterfly clips
• CTA (title applications) in separate pile together
like book.
• Send in work daily-unless part of the plate
release project
Plate Release
Releasing Plates
• All plate release requests require the registration
record to be viewed in MAAP by the clerk to ensure
it meets one of the following requirements:
• One owner gives written permission to another owner to use the
plate and forfeits the rights to any remaining credits if the
registration is valid.
• Registration with requested plate has been expired more than a
year and a day and the owner would like to re-register the vehicle
with the previous plate.
• Registration with requested plate is expired and the owner would
like to register a new vehicle with the plate.
Plates you are unable to release
APRO
PASS(1-9999)
COMM(1-999)
SCOMMPERMDVETE
HCAP
HMOTO
SEMIT
SUBSTATIONS AS ASSIGNED AND CONCORD DMV
CONCORD DMV
CONCORD DMV
SUBSTATIONS AND CONCORD DMV
SUBSTATIONS AND CONCORD DMV
SUBSTATIONS AND CONCORD DMV
SUBSTATIONS AND CONCORD DMV
SUBSTATIONS AND CONCORD DMV
SUBSTATIONS AND CONCORD DMV
Plate release inventory location
• Available in Inventory- Non Vanity- puts plate in your location- no Plate
fee charged
• Available in Inventory- Vanity-puts plate in your location, no Plate fee
charged
• In stock- puts plate in your location, charges plate fee
• Available for Reorder- puts plate in general location, charges plate fee
• Lost/Stolen/Damaged- allows the reorder of plate, charges plate fee
Would you plate release ?
• Jane Doe has plate 12345 which expires on May
1, 2015, she has bought a new vehicle in her
name and would like to use this plate. What
would you do?
• Jon Doe has plate JONDOE which expired on April
1, 2014, he has bought a new vehicle and would
like to use this plate. What would you do?
• Chris Doe has plate 1234 and has bought a new
vehicle in his wife's name, his registration expires
in May of 2015 and would like this plate on the
new vehicle. What would you do?
When in doubt?
• Don’t do it! Call us first!
Fuel Codes
Fuel codes
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C=Ethanol
D=Diesel
E=Electric
G=Gas
H=Hybrid electric vehicle
M=Methanol
N=Natural Gas
O=Other
T=Trailers only
P=Propane
Important to use the correct fuel code as other agencies use this
data
Projects
• VPN
• Printer project phase II- 3rd party software
VPN
What is VPN?
VPN stands for Virtual Private Network.
In simple terms it means that the town
equipment and internet connection are used to
access MAAP instead of using the existing T-1
lines from the state.
Why do it?
• Faster transaction processing
• Allows multiple workstations to connect to
MAAP
• Ease of relocating equipment
• No reliance on Carrier services (Fairpoint)
• Business continuity (failover) is an option
2 Choices to connect
• Browser towns have a choice of connecting by
either a SSL-VPN (Secure Socket Layer) or a
P2P-VPN (Point 2 Point)
• 3rd party software towns have one option- the
P2P-VPN connection
**This project does require your town’s IT vendor to
participate as there are many technical details**
VPN Process
• Town requests to learn more about the VPN process
• MA desk sends the “Making the Right Choice”
document
• Town chooses which option would work best for them
• MA desk sends the VPN pre-install survey specific to
the connection method chosen
• Town returns the survey which is turned over to IT
• IT determines if there are other needs to be met OR a
conversion date is established
• We all work together to complete the migration
successfully!
Printer project phase II- 3rd party
software
Why switch???
• As part of being a pilot town for the Validator
elimination project using third party software,
the way you print the forms which go to the
impact printers will be changing, as will the
forms, so that they work with the Lexmark
T640 which all are printing from MAAP .
Forms that will print to the Lexmark
• DSMV 255 Revenue Memo
• RDMV 343a Municipal Permit (aka town only)
• RDMV 111 Application for a Copy of an
Application and Replacement plates/Decals
• TDMV 23 Application for Certificate of Title
• Check Validation
Potential Law Changes
Potential Law Changes
• HB 292-relative to registration fees to private,
commercial or pleasure vessels-moving forward
adding $2 fee to Lakefund Fee
• HB1149-relative to motor vehicle registrationsmoving forward- ability to utilize electronic reg in
lieu of duplicate reg
• HB1359-relative to Silver Star and Bronze Star
Plates-study committee
• SB374-establishing a committee to establish
residency-killed
• HB1598-relative to friends of animals plate-killed
Law Change RSA 261:156 Collection of
Insufficient Fund checks
• RDMV306-Administrative Complaint form
• May be fax to 603-271-1555
• Suspension of all registration privileges
Questions?????