228:104 Removal and Disposition of Abandoned or Illegally Located Vehicles and Other Devices. –
I. No person shall park or otherwise leave any vehicle, trailer, equipment, or other device at a park and ride facility in violation of any official sign regulating parking at the facility.
II. The commissioner may remove, tow, impound, and dispose of, or arrange for or order the removal, towing, impoundment, or disposal of vehicles, trailers, equipment, or other devices abandoned at a park and ride facility or parked or located in violation of paragraph I, or for any reason set forth in RSA 262:32. Each vehicle, trailer, equipment, and other device removed, towed, or impounded by or on behalf of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall be stored at a secure location until it is claimed by the person lawfully entitled to possession of the vehicle.
III. The commissioner may contract with an entity or entities to enforce the provisions of paragraph II, and may allow the entity to assess reasonable towing, storage, and other related fees.
IV. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 259:4-a, or any other provision of law, the commissioner may enforce RSA 262:31 through RSA 262:40-c relative to the removal and impoundment of abandoned vehicles.
(a) The commissioner of transportation or the commissioner's designee shall have any power, duty, or responsibility assigned to the commissioner of safety or a head of a law enforcement agency under RSA 262:31 through RSA 262:40-c.
(b) A designated employee of the department of transportation, or of an entity under contract with the department of transportation, shall have any power, duty, or responsibility assigned to an "authorized official" under RSA 262:31 through RSA 262:40-c.