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The U.S. state of New Hampshire first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1905. As of 2022, plates are issued by the New Hampshire Department of Safety through its Division of Motor Vehicles. Front and rear plates are required for most classes of vehicles, while only rear plates are required for ...
Wooley v. Maynard, 430 U.S. 705 (1977), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that New Hampshire could not constitutionally require citizens to display the state motto upon their license plates when the state motto was offensive to their moral convictions.
Sometimes even ordinary plates can spark controversy. For instance, George Maynard did not like the state motto on his New Hampshire license plate, "Live free or die", because he and his wife felt it repugnant to their beliefs as Jehovah's Witnesses and chose to cover it with tape. He was prosecuted and convicted for defacing a license plate.
A New Hampshire woman will be allowed to keep her beloved vanity license plate, which she's had for the past 15 years, after the state governor intervened on her behalf.
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In 1970, the New Hampshire state legislature mandated that the phrase "LIVE FREE OR DIE" appear on all non-commercial license plates, replacing "Scenic." [5] Some citizens altered or obscured the phrase, saying it was forced speech, in violation of the First Amendment.
The law of New Hampshire is the state law of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It consists of the Constitution of the State of New Hampshire, as well as the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules, and precedents of the state courts.
State issued plates begin in 1916. New Hampshire: No prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1905. New Jersey: First year for prestate plates. State issued plates begin in 1908. [13] New Mexico: Prestate plates start in 1905. State issued plates begin in 1912. New York: Prestate plates started in 1901 State issued plates begin in 1910 ...