"Nonresident" shall mean:
I. Except as provided in paragraph II, any person whose legal residence is in some state, district or country other than New Hampshire, but a nonresident, having a regular abode or place of business within the state for more than 6 months in any year, shall be deemed a resident as to all vehicles principally used in connection with such abode or place of business and the director for the purposes of registration shall determine what vehicles are so used;
II. For the purposes of the reciprocal provisions as to arrest of nonresidents, RSA 262:27 and 28, a person who is a resident of or holds a driving license issued by a reciprocating state.
Source. 1905, 86:1. 1911, 133:1. 1913, 81:1. 1915, 129:1. 1917, 229:1.