{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-266-51","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 266:51","heading":"Method of Measuring Tread Depth.","body":"Tire tread depth shall be measured by a tread depth gauge which shall be of a type calibrated in thirty-seconds of an inch. Readings shall be taken in a major tread groove of the tire nearest the center at 2 points of the circumference not closer than 15 inches. Readings for a tire which has the tread design running across the tire or for a siped tire, where such tread design is permitted, shall be taken at or near the center of the tire at 2 points of the circumference not closer than 15 inches.","path":["Title XXI: MOTOR VEHICLES","Chapter 266: EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES","Tires"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXI/266/266-51.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:36:09Z","sha256":"9fcdf08b31975ede47171feee8b420c9dc1c2c9663daa8c9eca41ee7f8b4eda8","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-266-50","next":"us-nh/rsa-266-52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}