No vehicle, except an OHRV, snowmobile or moped, owned or controlled by a resident of this state shall be registered under the provisions of this chapter until the owner or person controlling the same has obtained a permit for registration from the city or town wherein he resides. This section shall not apply to vehicles which constitute stock in trade of a manufacturer or of a bona fide dealer. The town or city clerk shall issue such permits to vehicles exempted from registration fees under RSA 261:92 at no charge. If the town or city has adopted the provisions of RSA 231:130-a, no such permit shall be issued unless the town or city clerk's records reveal no outstanding parking violations in this state. No such permit shall be issued unless the owner or person controlling the vehicle presents to the town or city clerk:
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1919, 55:1. 1921, 120:1. PL 100 :10. RL 116:16. RSA 260:22. 1967, 332:1. 1970, 28:1. 1971, 307:1. 1975, 497:6. 1981, 146:1. 1982, 12:4. 1987, 253:1. 2006, 90:11, eff. July 1, 2006 at 12:01 a.m. 2014, 47:2, eff. May 27, 2014; 278:5, eff. Sept. 26, 2014. 2019, 106:1, eff. June 21, 2019.