{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-259-72","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 259:72","heading":"Owner.","body":"\"Owner\" shall mean:\nI. For purposes of the provisions of this title relative to registration, any person holding title to a vehicle, or having exclusive right to the use thereof for a period of greater than 30 days;\nII. [Repealed.]\nIII. For purposes of the provisions of this title relative to certificate of title, any person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a vehicle, including a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle subject to a security interest in another person, not including a lessee under a lease not intended as security. Any person except a licensed dealer who purchases a vehicle for another shall not be considered an owner.\nIV. For purposes of the provisions of this title relative to financial responsibility, a person who holds the legal title to a vehicle, except a moped, a person entitled to possession of such a vehicle under a conditional sale or lease by terms of which title vests in him on performance of stated conditions, or a mortgagor entitled to possession.\nV. For the purposes of the provisions of this title relative to electronic toll collection, any person holding title to a vehicle, or having the exclusive right to the use thereof pursuant to a court order following a final hearing on the merits or under a written rental or lease agreement, for any period of time.","path":["Title XXI: MOTOR VEHICLES","Chapter 259: WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXI/259/259-72.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:33:57Z","sha256":"ebe86cd23110f14adf33cc77b7bad97e0d61ee43f4956cb534d1449151cefe4e","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-259-71-a","next":"us-nh/rsa-259-73"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}