{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-262-32","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 262:32","heading":"Reasons for Removal and Impoundment.","body":"An authorized official may cause the removal and storage of a vehicle if he has reasonable grounds to believe that:\nI. A vehicle has been left unattended on the paved portion of a toll road, turnpike, or interstate and defense highway for a period of greater than 4 hours;\nII. A vehicle has been left unattended on any way or the right-of-way thereof for a period of greater than 24 hours;\nIII. A vehicle is obstructing any way or the access thereto, or access to a public building, or is or will be a menace to traffic if allowed to remain, or is obstructing snow removal or highway maintenance operations;\nIV. The owner or legal occupant of private property has complained that a vehicle is obstructing the passage of vehicles from a public street or highway onto the driveway of such private property;\nV. A vehicle is reported stolen, or is apparently abandoned, or without proper registration, or apparently unsafe to be driven;\nVI. The owner or custodian of the vehicle is under arrest or otherwise incapacitated, and the vehicle will be a menace to traffic if permitted to remain; or\nVII. A vehicle has been left unattended within a state-owned park and ride facility for a period of greater than 21 days.\nVIII. A vehicle is parked or has been left unattended on election day for longer than 3 hours in an area designated for voters who are temporarily present for the purpose of voting.\nIX. A vehicle, camper, or other equipment has been towed to and left at a park-and-ride facility without written approval of the commissioner. In such cases, the state may seek reimbursement for the removal costs from the towing company, the owner, or both.","path":["Title XXI: MOTOR VEHICLES","Chapter 262: ANTITHEFT LAWS, OFFENSES, PENALTIES, HABITUAL OFFENDERS, ARREST OF NONRESIDENTS AND ABANDONED VEHICLES","Abandoned Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXI/262/262-32.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:35:03Z","sha256":"559464490cef89045d1405fbeb9252a4e328784997bf6f50ba49d664c515bb9e","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-262-31-a","next":"us-nh/rsa-262-33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}