C.R.A.P. Host Byron Kingsley Barely Avoids One Year In Jail

…  for idling his car too long.  Really.

In this “Live Free or Die” state if you idle your car longer than 5 minutes and the temperature is above 32 degrees you’re looking at the possibility of being caged like an animal for up to a year.  If the temperature is above -10 degrees but below 32, you get another ten minutes of idling before said imprisonment could become a reality.

How compassionate of the legislature to allow you to stay warm in frigid temperatures for another ten minutes before authorizing your freedom be stripped away and you be branded a criminal.

New Hampshire RSA Chapter 125-C
Air Pollution Control

Section 125-C:15

III. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, or any rule adopted or order issued under this chapter, or any condition of a permit issued under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
AIR RELATED PROGRAM RULES

Env-A 1101.09  Operational Requirements for Gasoline-Powered Motor Vehicles.  The owner or operator of a gasoline-powered motor vehicle shall comply with the following operational requirements unless specifically exempted from the operational requirements for gasoline-powered motor vehicles:

(a)  When the temperature is above 0 ^oC (32 ^oF), a gasoline engine shall not idle for more than 5 consecutive minutes;

(b)  When the temperature is -23 ^oC (-10 ^oF), 0 ^oC (32 ^oF), or anywhere in between the 2 temperatures, a gasoline engine shall not idle for more than 15 consecutive minutes; or

(c)  When the temperature is below -23 ^oC (-10 ^oF), and where no nuisance is created, a gasoline engine shall not be subject to idling restrictions.