Section 266:1-a Highway Patrol and Enforcement Officers.
I. The commissioner of safety shall establish a force of highway patrol and enforcement officers to assist the director in enforcing the motor vehicle inspection laws and rules. A highway patrol and enforcement officer appointed by the commissioner pursuant to this section shall have the powers of a peace officer, certified under RSA 188-F:26, and shall have as his or her primary function enforcement duties related to the inspection process, including inspection station auditing, investigation of alleged inspection station malfeasance, rejected vehicle follow-up, and sticker monitoring. A highway patrol and enforcement officer appointed under this section shall have the authority to enter any motor vehicle inspection station authorized under RSA 266:1, during the station's business hours, to fulfill his or her duties, and shall be assigned other enforcement duties as determined by the commissioner.
II. The commissioner shall furnish suitable equipment to a highway patrol and enforcement officer, as the commissioner deems necessary, to distinguish the officer as an individual acting in an official capacity. A highway patrol and enforcement officer appointed by the commissioner pursuant to this section shall be directly responsible to the director and shall be a classified employee.
Source. 1999, 302:1. 2001, 139:2. 2002, 262:4, eff. July 17, 2002.