OHRV Age and Education Requirements
A person under 12 years of age:
- Must wear a helmet and…
- Must wear eye protection unless the OHRV has a windshield or screen that covers the eyes and…
- Must be accompanied by a licensed person over 25 years of age when not operating on the vehicle owner’s private property and…
- May not operate an OHRV along or across any public road and…
- May not carry passengers on an ATV and…
- May take an OHRV safety class but cannot be certified (11-year-olds may take the class and receive the card, but it will not be valid until their 12th birthday). Go to Ride.NH.gov for more information.
A person 12 or 13 years of age:
- Must wear a helmet and…
- Must wear eye protection unless the OHRV has a windshield or screen that covers the eyes and…
- Must have an approved safety education certificate when riding on public property and…
- Must at all times be accompanied by a person who is 25 years of age or older and has a valid driver’s license and…
- May cross or operate along approved roads when accompanied and…
- Must keep to the extreme right along the traveled portion of a public highway and yield to all conventional motor vehicle traffic on the highway and…
- May not carry passengers on an ATV.
A person 14 or 15 years of age:
- Must wear a helmet and…
- Must wear eye protection unless the OHRV has a windshield or screen that covers the eyes and…
- Must have an approved safety education certificate when riding on public property and…
- May operate unaccompanied on public property or trails and across roads and…
- Must be accompanied by a person who is 25 years of age or older and has a valid driver’s license while operating along approved roads and…
- Must keep to the extreme right along the traveled portion of a public highway and yield to all conventional motor vehicle traffic on the highway and…
- May not carry passengers on an ATV.
A person 16 or 17 years of age:
- Must wear a helmet and…
- Must wear eye protection unless the OHRV has a windshield or screen that covers the eyes and…
- Must have a valid motor vehicle driver’s license or an approved safety education certificate when riding on public property and…
- May not carry passengers on an ATV and…
- May operate unaccompanied on public property or trails and across roads and…
- If not licensed to drive a motor vehicle:
- Must be accompanied by a person who is 25 years of age or older and has a valid driver’s license while operating along approved roads and…
- Must keep to the extreme right along the traveled portion of a public highway and yield to all conventional motor vehicle traffic on the highway.
A person 18 years of age or older:
- Is encouraged, but not required, to wear a helmet and…
- Must wear eye protection unless the OHRV has a windshield or screen that covers the eyes and… Must have a valid motor vehicle driver’s license or an approved safety education certificate when riding on public property and…
- May carry passengers on an ATV and…
- May cross roads and…
- If not licensed to drive a motor vehicle:
- Must be accompanied by a person who is 25 years of age or older and has a valid driver’s license while operating along approved roads and…
- Must keep to the extreme right along the traveled portion of a public highway and yield to all conventional motor vehicle traffic on the highway.