Federal judge halts New Hampshire law that aims to end vehicle emissions tests

As court orders inspections to continue, state scrambles to tell drivers what that means

All this month, the expiration of New Hampshire’s vehicle inspection and maintenance program, which the Legislature voted last summer to terminate, was looming as Jan. 31 grew nearer. Then, a federal court hit pause. A preliminary injunction issued by the…

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 New Hampshire’s vehicle inspection mandate. “It is disappointing but not surprising to see unaccountable federal judges side with self-interested out-of-state contractors to spit in the face of Granite Staters and New Hampshire state law,” House Majority Leader Jason Osborne s…

Judge Halts New Law Ending Vehicle Inspections; AG Says Be On the Lookout for Guidance

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.orgCONCORD – Attorney General John Formella told the governor and Executive Council that residents should not go out and have their vehicles inspected immediately as his department looks into a federal court order that halts implementation of the new law doing away with inspections.In a 44-page order Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty enjoined the state from implementing the law that was to go into eff…

Federal judge halts New Hampshire law that aims to end vehicle emissions tests

Vehicle inspections in New Hampshire will continue for now after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction preventing a law that would halt inspections from taking effect.

Federal judge: NH vehicle inspections to continue for now

Vehicle inspections in New Hampshire are expected to continue after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction, effectively pushing the pause button until further notice on a law that would do away with the inspections from taking effect.

New Hampshire car inspections here to stay

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction against the state of New Hampshire from ending or suspending enforcement of the state's car inspections "until the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grants final approval of a revised state implementation plan removing or otherwise amending that vehicle inspection program."