New Hampshire drivers will have more time to get vehicles inspected, AG says

Deadline extended for N.H. vehicle safety inspections as state scrambles to reckon with court order - The Boston Globe

Republican leaders are livid after a federal judge temporarily halted plans to eliminate the annual mandate altogether.

State Extends Vehicle Inspections for Several Months While Appealing Court Order

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.orgCONCORD – The state Department of Safety is extending the deadline to obtain state vehicle inspections to April 10 for any vehicle with an inspection that expires prior to March 2026, while Attorney General John Formella appeals a federal court order that requires inspections to continue even though the legislature killed the program last year. Vehicle inspections had been scheduled to end under the new law on Saturd…

New Hampshire vehicle inspections to continue following federal ruling

(The Center Square) — New Hampshire drivers will still need to undergo vehicle emissions tests and get inspection stickers after a federal court judge temporarily blocked a law scrapping the program.

New Hampshire drivers will have more time to get vehicles inspected, AG says

New Hampshire drivers will have more time to get their vehicles inspected under new guidance released Friday by the Attorney General's Office.

Republicans scramble to limit NH's car inspection mandate as judge keeps it in place for now

GOP leaders are considering bills to make the state's current law harder to enforce, or effectively toothless.

January 31, 2026 New England News Round Up

New Hampshire Judge Throws Wrench in Inspection Repeal, NHGOP Hits the Gas A federal judge may have thrown up a roadblock, and Democrats have filed legislation to repeal it, but State House Republicans are hitting the gas on their proposal to end vehicle safety inspections in New Hampshire. Link: https://nhjournal.com/judge-throws-wrench-in-inspection-repeal-nhgop-hits-the-gas/ Source: NH Journal How can a New Hampshire country store survive in…