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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-C - Self-Service Storage Facility Liens › Section 451-C:8 - Enforcement of Owner's Lien; Notice of Sale.

451-C:8 Enforcement of Owner's Lien;  Notice of Sale. –
After default, an owner's lien may be enforced by selling the property stored in the rented space at a public or private sale, but only in accordance with the following procedure:
I. No sooner than 5 days after such default, the renter and all other lienholders identified in the rental agreement shall be notified by first class mail or electronic mail sent to the last known address of any person to be notified.
II. No sooner than 14 days after such default, a notice of the sale shall be delivered to the renter in person, by electronic mail, or by verified mail to the last known address, stating the time and place of sale, the property to be sold, and the amount of the rent, charges, fees, or expenses owed.
III. The notice of sale shall include:
(a) A statement that the contents of the rented space are subject to the owner's lien;
(b) A general description of the contents, if known, by the owner;
(c) A statement of the owner's claim, indicating the charges due on the date of the notice, the amount of any additional charges which shall become due before the date of sale, and the date such additional charges shall become due;
(d) A demand for payment of the charges due within a specified time, not less than 14 days after delivery of notification;
(e) A statement that unless the claim is paid within the time stated, the contents of the renter's space will be sold at a public or private sale at the date, time, and place specified; and
(f) The name, street address, and telephone number of the owner, or the owner's designated agent, whom the renter may contact to respond to the notice.
IV. If the sale is to be a public sale at a physical location, notwithstanding the date and time specified in the notice of the sale, the owner may postpone the sale due to inclement weather on the day of the sale. In the event of a postponement, a notice of the sale shall be delivered to the renter in person, by electronic mail, or by verified mail at the last known address, no less than 5 days before the new date of the sale, stating:
(a) That the sale was postponed due to inclement weather;
(b) The new date, time, and place of the sale; and
(c) The amount of the rent, charges, fees, and expenses owed.
V. Notice by verified mail or first-class mail shall be deemed delivered when deposited with the United States Postal Service or any other carrier if it is properly addressed with postage prepaid. Notice by electronic mail shall be deemed delivered when properly addressed and sent to the last known electronic mail address for the renter.
VI. If the personal property upon which the lien is claimed is a motor vehicle or trailer, the owner shall comply with the requirements of RSA 451-C:9 and RSA 451-C:10.
Source.
2019, 242:1, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-C - Self-Service Storage Facility Liens › Section 451-C:9 - Motor Vehicles and Trailers; Towing.

451-C:9 Motor Vehicles and Trailers;  Towing. –
If the personal property in the rented space is a motor vehicle or trailer, and any of the rent, charges, fees, or expenses remain unpaid for at least 30 days, the owner may have the motor vehicle or trailer towed by an insured towing company. If the owner has the motor vehicle or trailer towed, the owner need not comply with RSA 451-C:10. The owner has no liability to any person for the removal of the motor vehicle or trailer or any damage to the motor vehicle or trailer. Alternatively, the owner may sell the motor vehicle in accordance with RSA 451-C:8, RSA 451-C:10, and 451-C:11.
Source.
2019, 242:1, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-C - Self-Service Storage Facility Liens › Section 451-C:10 - Notice to Lienholder With Regard to a Motor Vehicle.

451-C:10 Notice to Lienholder With Regard to a Motor Vehicle. –
I. An owner shall inquire in writing, by verified mail, personal delivery, or any other method permitted by the division of motor vehicles or the secretary of state, to determine from the division of motor vehicles and the secretary of state with regard to a motor vehicle whether a lien exists upon the title to said motor vehicle. Any such written inquiry that requests information on financing statements filed under RSA 382-A shall be in the form, and subject to the fees, required by that chapter. If no lien is found, or in the case where the inquiry had been made in writing and no response is received from the division of motor vehicles or the secretary of state within 14 days after such inquiry is sent by verified mail or otherwise delivered, the owner may proceed to sell or otherwise dispose of such motor vehicle as prescribed by this chapter.
II. If determination is made under the procedure described in paragraph I that a lien exists, a notice of sale under this chapter shall be sent by verified mail to the last known address of each holder of a security interest or lienholder no less than 14 days before the sale. The notice shall state the time and place of the sale, the property to be sold, and the amount of the rent, charges, fees, or expenses owed. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any lienholder having a properly perfected lien or security interest shall be entitled to remove such personal property from the owner's possession or from the renter's rented space within 14 days of the date of delivery of the notice of the sale upon payment of all unpaid rents, fees, charges, and expenses for the rented space. The lienholder's right to possession of the motor vehicle in accordance with this paragraph is established notwithstanding the lack of breach by the owner of such motor vehicle under the debt instrument or security agreement creating the lien or security interest on such motor vehicle. The owner shall not be responsible for determining priority as between any competing lienholders. If the owner and the lienholder who has received the notice agree to store the motor vehicle at the facility, the lienholder shall pay the amount of the rent, charges, fees, and expenses due from and after the date of the notice to the lienholder, and pay the monthly rental fee until such personal property is removed from the facility.
III. Notice by verified mail shall be deemed delivered when deposited with the United States Postal Service or any other carrier if it is properly addressed with postage prepaid.
Source.
2019, 242:1, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-C - Self-Service Storage Facility Liens › Section 451-C:11 - Sale of Personal Property.

451-C:11 Sale of Personal Property. –
I. If after 30 days, any of the rent, charges, fees, or expenses remain unpaid, the owner may remove any locks, may remove any personal property from the rented space and retain such personal property, and after first satisfying the notice provisions of RSA 451-C:8 and RSA 451-C:10, may proceed to sell such personal property to satisfy the lien. The owner may sell such personal property as a unit or in parcels at a private or public sale. The sale may be conducted in person or online where the property is held or stored or through a publicly accessible Internet website.
II. Proceeds from the sale shall be distributed as provided in paragraph III. If proceeds of the sale are not sufficient to satisfy the renter's outstanding obligations to the owner, the renter remains liable to the owner for such deficiency. A renter who purposely or knowingly accesses a rented space or removes property from a rented space after being denied access in accordance with RSA 451-C:6 may be prosecuted under RSA 635:2 and RSA 638:9.
III. The proceeds shall first be applied to satisfy such rent, charges, fees, and expenses. Proceeds remaining after the sale and payment of rent, charges, fees, and expenses to the owner shall then be held for 90 days from the date of sale for delivery on demand to any lienholders of record or to the renter. If the balance is not claimed after 90 days, the owner shall report the balance in accordance with RSA 471-C:19.
Source.
2019, 242:1, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-C - Self-Service Storage Facility Liens › Section 451-C:12 - Disposal of Stored Personal Property.

451-C:12 Disposal of Stored Personal Property. –
I. The owner may dispose of stored personal property without liability to any person if:
(a) The owner has complied with the provisions of RSA 451-C:8 through RSA 451-C:11 and no qualified buyer has purchased the personal property; or
(b) After removing any locks in accordance with RSA 451-C:11, the owner reasonably determines that the personal property has a value less than $500. Prior to disposing of stored personal property pursuant to this section, the owner shall comply with RSA 451-C:10 but need not comply with RSA 451-C:8 or RSA 451-C:11.
II. The owner shall notify the renter in writing by electronic mail or first-class mail no later than 10 days before disposing of the renter's property that the owner will dispose of the property unless the renter pays all rent, charges, fees, and expenses by the date provided in the notice. The owner may include this notice as part of the notice provided pursuant to RSA 451-C:8.
Source.
2019, 242:1, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-C - Self-Service Storage Facility Liens › Section 451-C:13 - Purchaser.

451-C:13 Purchaser. –
A purchaser in good faith of personal property under the provisions of this chapter shall take the personal property free and clear of any other's rights, even if the owner has not complied with the provisions of this chapter or the rental agreement.
Source.
2019, 242:1, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-C - Self-Service Storage Facility Liens › Section 451-C:14 - Liability.

451-C:14 Liability. –
An owner acting in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall not be liable to the renter, lienholder, or any other person.
Source.
2019, 242:1, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-C - Self-Service Storage Facility Liens › Section 451-C:15 - Value of Stored Property.

451-C:15 Value of Stored Property. –
If a rental agreement contains a limit on the value of personal property that may be stored in the rented space, the limit is deemed to be the maximum value of the stored personal property and the maximum liability of the owner for any claim by any person.
Source.
2019, 242:1, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-C - Self-Service Storage Facility Liens › Section 451-C:16 - Savings Clause.

451-C:16 Savings Clause. –
All rental agreements, entered into before the effective date of this chapter which have not been extended or renewed after that date, shall remain valid and may be enforced or terminated in accordance with their terms or as permitted by any other law of this state. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impair or affect the right of the parties to create additional rights, duties, and obligations in and by virtue of the rental agreement.
Source.
2019, 242:1, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 452 - Liens of Vendors of Monumental Work › Section 452:1 - For Price.

452:1 For Price. –
Whoever, under contract with any person, sells or furnishes a monument, tablet, headstone, vault, post, curbing or other monumental work to be placed in a cemetery or at a grave shall have a lien thereon to secure the payment for the same.
Source.
PS 141:19. 1891, 11:1. PL 217:25. RL 264:28.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 452 - Liens of Vendors of Monumental Work › Section 452:2 - Duration.

452:2 Duration. –
Such lien shall continue for 2 years from the time the indebtedness shall have become due, and may be enforced in the manner herein provided.
Source.
PS 141:20. 1891, 11:2. PL 217:26. RL 264:29.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 452 - Liens of Vendors of Monumental Work › Section 452:3 - Notice of Intention to Enforce.

452:3 Notice of Intention to Enforce. –
Thirty days' notice in writing of the intention to enforce the lien shall be given the purchaser, or his legal representative, or be left at his usual place of abode. If the purchaser resides out of the state, or his residence is unknown, notice may be given by publication.
Source.
PS 141:20. 1891, 11:2. PL 217:27. RL 264:30.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 452 - Liens of Vendors of Monumental Work › Section 452:4 - Tender of Refund.

452:4 Tender of Refund. –
Upon the expiration of 30 days from such notice, and within said 2 years, the vendor may pay or tender to the purchaser, or his legal representative, or, if neither resides within the state or their residence is unknown, into the town treasury of the town where the monumental work is located, subject to the purchaser's order, all sums the purchaser has paid in excess of 1/3 of the contract price.
Source.
PS 141:20. 1891, 11:2. PL 217:28. RL 264:31.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 452 - Liens of Vendors of Monumental Work › Section 452:5 - Removal of Monument.

452:5 Removal of Monument. –
Thereupon and within said 2 years, the vendor may enter upon the premises where the work shall have been placed, and remove the same, and it shall be his property, free from all claim of the purchaser.
Source.
PS 141:20. 1891, 11:2. PL 217:29. RL 264:32.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 452 - Liens of Vendors of Monumental Work › Section 452:6 - Restoring Lot.

452:6 Restoring Lot. –
The vendor shall put the lot or grounds from which such removal is made in as good condition as before the monumental work was erected, and may retain the money paid him, not in excess of said 1/3, to pay the expense of removal and repairs.
Source.
PS 141:20. 1891, 11:2. PL 217:30. RL 264:33.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 452 - Liens of Vendors of Monumental Work › Section 452:7 - Operation as Payment.

452:7 Operation as Payment. –
Such retaking shall constitute payment in full for all claims against the purchaser under the contract.
Source.
PS 141:20. 1891, 11:12. PL 217:31. RL 264:34.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 454-B - Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act › Section 454-B:1 - Scope.

454-B:1 Scope. –
This chapter applies only to federal tax liens and to other federal liens, notices of which under any act of Congress or any regulation adopted pursuant to any act of Congress are required or permitted to be filed in the same manner as notices of federal tax liens.
Source.
1988, 116:1, eff. April 18, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 454-B - Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act › Section 454-B:2 - Place of Filing.

454-B:2 Place of Filing. –
I. Notices of liens, certificates, and other notices affecting federal tax liens or other federal liens including without limitation releases, subordinations, refiled notices, and discharges shall be filed in accordance with this chapter.
II. Notices of liens upon real property for obligations payable to the United States and certificates and notices affecting the liens, including without limitation, releases, subordinations, refiled notices and discharges, shall be filed in the registry of deeds of the county in which the real property subject to the liens is situated. The register of deeds shall receive, record, and index the same in accordance with RSA 478.
III. Notices of federal liens upon personal property, whether tangible or intangible, for obligations payable to the United States, certificates, and notices affecting the liens shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. In addition, certificates and notices affecting federal liens previously filed in a city or town clerk's office shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.
Source.
1988, 116:1. 2005, 219:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 454-B - Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act › Section 454-B:3 - Execution of Notices and Certificates.

454-B:3 Execution of Notices and Certificates. –
Certification of notices of liens, certificates, or other notices affecting federal liens by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States or his delegate, or by any official or entity of the United States responsible for filing or certifying of notice of any other lien, entitles them to be filed and no other attestation, certification, or acknowledgement is necessary.
Source.
1988, 116:1, eff. April 18, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 454-B - Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act › Section 454-B:4 - Duties of Secretary of State.

454-B:4 Duties of Secretary of State. –
I. If a notice of federal lien, a refiling of a notice of federal lien, or a notice of revocation of any certificate described in subparagraph II(b) is presented to a filing officer, the filing officer shall cause the notice to be marked, held, and indexed in accordance with the provisions of RSA 382-A:9-519 as if the notice were a financing statement within the meaning of RSA 382-A, the Uniform Commercial Code.
II. If a certificate of release, non-attachment, discharge, or subordination of any lien or any related instrument is presented to the secretary of state for filing, the secretary shall:
(a) Cause a certificate of release or non-attachment to be marked, held, and indexed as if the certificate were a termination statement within the meaning of RSA 382-A, the Uniform Commercial Code, but the notice of lien to which the certificate relates may not be removed from the files until one year after the certificate was received, or 12 years after the notice was filed, whichever occurs first; and
(b) Cause a certificate of discharge or subordination to be marked, held, and indexed as if the certificate were a release of collateral within the meaning of RSA 382-A, the Uniform Commercial Code.
III. [Repealed.]
IV. Upon request of any person, the secretary of state shall issue his or her certificate showing whether there is on file, on the date and hour stated therein, any notice of federal lien or certificate or notice filed under this chapter or any notice of federal tax lien or certificate or notice filed under former RSA 454-A, naming a particular person, and if a notice or certificate is on file, giving the date and hour of filing of each notice or certificate. The fee for such a certificate, or a copy of any notice of federal lien or notice or certificate affecting a federal lien shall be in accordance with the fees established pursuant to RSA 382-A:9-525.
Source.
1988, 116:1. 2001, 102:38 to 40, eff. July 1, 2001. 2005, 219:2-4, 10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 454-B - Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act › Section 454-B:5 - Fees.

454-B:5 Fees. –
The fee for filing and indexing each notice of lien or certificate or notice affecting the lien shall be $30.
Source.
1988, 116:1. 2001, 102:41, eff. July 1, 2001. 2005, 219:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. 2017, 195:12, eff. Sept. 3, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 454-B - Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act › Section 454-B:5-a - Repealed by 2017, 195:13, eff. Sept. 3, 2017.

454-B:5-a Repealed by 2017, 195:13, eff. Sept. 3, 2017. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 454-B - Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act › Section 454-B:6 - Uniformity of Application and Construction.

454-B:6 Uniformity of Application and Construction. –
This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.
Source.
1988, 116:1, eff. April 18, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 454-B - Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act › Section 454-B:8 - Tax Liens and Notices Filed Under Former RSA 454-A.

454-B:8 Tax Liens and Notices Filed Under Former RSA 454-A. –
Each register of deeds who under former RSA 454-A maintained separate records of federal tax liens and certificates or notices affecting said liens shall continue to maintain said records, to the extent said records are not also recorded in accordance with RSA 478.
Source.
1988, 116:1, eff. April 18, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 454-B - Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act › Section 454-B:9 - Method of Communication.

454-B:9 Method of Communication. –
The filing officer shall accept liens described in this chapter in the method or medium authorized by the filing office in accordance with RSA 382-A:9-501-529, inclusive.
Source.
2005, 219:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 454-B - Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act › Section 454-B:10 - Former Filing Office Duties.

454-B:10 Former Filing Office Duties. –
I. Every city or town clerk's office ("former filing office") shall maintain a record of every federal tax lien filed with such office under RSA 454-B until the earlier of one year after a release or discharge is filed with respect to such federal tax lien or June 30, 2017. As of July 1, 2017, all remaining records of, or relating to, financing statements filed in such office under RSA 454-B may be destroyed.
II. A former filing office shall not accept or file any initial federal tax lien or any other record relating to a federal tax lien filed with such office under RSA 454-B.
III. Until July 1, 2017, a former filing office shall respond to a request for information concerning its records in the same way and to the same extent as is required of the secretary of state under RSA 382-A:9-523(c), (d), and (e), and shall be entitled to charge and retain the same fees as are prescribed in RSA 382:9-525(d). Such a request for information shall be prepared, submitted, and processed separately from a request for information submitted under RSA 382-A:9-523(g), and the fees prescribed in RSA 382-A:9-525(d) shall apply separately to each request and the response thereto. Every city or town clerk shall post notice that a search of the records held by the city or town clerk may not reveal releases filed with the secretary of state.
Source.
2005, 219:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 454-C - Personal Property Lien Index › Section 454-C:1 - Index of Liens.

454-C:1 Index of Liens. –
I. The secretary of state shall maintain a consolidated index of certain liens affecting personal property and filed with the secretary of state and city and town clerks. The liens to be included in the index are as follows:
(a) Federal tax liens (RSA 454-B);
(b) State tax liens (RSA 21-J:28-c);
(c) Aircraft registration fee liens (RSA 450:4);
(d) Writs of attachment (RSA 511:23 and RSA 511-A:5);
(e) Child support liens (RSA 461-A:14);
(f) Housing finance authority liens (RSA 204-C:19);
(g) Hazardous waste liens (RSA 147-B:10-b);
(h) Employment security liens (RSA 282-A:143 __ampersand__ 165);
(i) State Food Security Act liens (RSA 439);
(j) [Repealed.]
(k) Road toll liens (RSA 260:63); and
(l) Creditor's bill liens (RSA 498:14).
II. The index shall include the following information with regard to each such lien, or any full release thereof:
(a) Name and address of every debtor;
(b) Name and address of first-listed lienor;
(c) Type of lien and statutory authority;
(d) Location of filing of lien;
(e) Date and time of filing of lien or full release; and
(f) File number, if any.
Source.
2001, 102:42, eff. July 1, 2001. 2004, 10:7, eff. April 5, 2004. 2005, 273:15, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 454-C - Personal Property Lien Index › Section 454-C:2 - Notice of Filing or Full Release.

454-C:2 Notice of Filing or Full Release. –
Any person or agency filing such a lien, or a full release of such a lien, with the secretary of state or a city or town clerk shall submit with the lien or release documentation a notice of filing of lien or notice of full release of lien, as applicable, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, containing the information specified in RSA 454-C:1, II(a) through (c). The secretary of state or the city or town clerk that receives the filing shall enter on the notice the information specified in RSA 454-C:1, II(d) through (f). If a federal agency files such a lien or full release with a city or town clerk without an accompanying notice of filing or full release, the clerk shall complete a notice of filing or full release, as appropriate.
Source.
2001, 102:42, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 454-C - Personal Property Lien Index › Section 454-C:3 - Entry of Information in Index.

454-C:3 Entry of Information in Index. –
I. Except as otherwise provided in RSA 454-C:7, whenever any such lien, or a full release of any such lien, is filed with the secretary of state, an image of the notice of filing or full release, or the information contained in such notice, shall be entered in the index within 3 business days.
II. Except as otherwise provided in RSA 454-C:7, and only as to federal and state tax liens, whenever any such lien, or a full release of any such lien, is filed with a city or town clerk, the clerk shall within 2 business days transmit to the secretary of state, by mail or other medium prescribed or authorized by the secretary of state, a copy of, or an electronic record of all information contained in, the notice of filing of lien or notice of full release of lien submitted by the person or agency filing the lien or release pursuant to RSA 454-C:2. The term "business day" as used in the preceding sentence shall mean a day on which the clerk's office is open for business. Only the notice itself or electronic record thereof shall be so transmitted, not the other lien documentation filed with the notice. The secretary of state within 3 business days of such receipt shall enter an image of the notice or the information contained therein in the index, and shall periodically transmit to each such clerk an acknowledgment of receipt of such notices or electronic records. Pursuant to the statutes providing for the filing of each type of lien listed in RSA 454-C:1, I, no such liens other than federal and state tax liens will be filed with city or town clerks subsequent to the effective date of this chapter.
Source.
2001, 102:42, eff. July 1, 2001. 2004, 10:3, eff. April 5, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 454-C - Personal Property Lien Index › Section 454-C:4 - Period of Retention.

454-C:4 Period of Retention. –
The secretary of state shall maintain the image of the notice or the information therefrom regarding each lien and any full release thereof in the index until at least the earlier of one year after the secretary of state receives a full release or notice of full release of the lien, or the expiration of the time period noted herein for each category of lien:
I. Federal tax liens (RSA 454-B)-12 years from date of filing or latest refiling;
II. State tax liens (RSA 21-J:28-c)-7 years from date of filing;
III. State Food Security Act liens (RSA 439)-one year from lapse;
IV. All other liens-12 years from date of filing.
Source.
2001, 102:42, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 454-C - Personal Property Lien Index › Section 454-C:5 - Request for Information.

454-C:5 Request for Information. –
Any response to a request to the secretary of state for information on a particular debtor made under RSA 382-A:9-523(c), (f), (g), or (h), shall include at a minimum the date and time of filing of every lien against that debtor included in the index. The response shall include information on all such liens as to which either the lien itself (in the case of a lien filed with the secretary of state) or a notice of filing of lien (in the case of a lien filed with a city or town clerk) was received on or before a date specified in the response, which shall not be a date earlier than 3 business days before the request for information was received. The response shall also specify the beginning date of the period covered by the report. If requested, the response shall also include copies of all or any specified lien notices or documentation on file with the secretary of state.
Source.
2001, 102:42, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 454-C - Personal Property Lien Index › Section 454-C:6 - Extension of Time Periods.

454-C:6 Extension of Time Periods. –
The time periods specified in RSA 454-C:3 and RSA 454-C:5 are subject to extension for reasons set forth in RSA 382-A:9-524.
Source.
2001, 102:42, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 454-C - Personal Property Lien Index › Section 454-C:7 - Transition Period.

454-C:7 Transition Period. –
I. "Pre-effective-date" with regard to a lien means filed with the secretary of state or a city or town clerk on or after July 1, 1996, and before July 1, 2001.
II. Not later than June 30, 2003, city and town clerks shall prepare and transmit to the secretary of state a notice of filing for every pre-effective-date federal tax lien not lapsed or fully released as of the date of such transmission, such notice of filing to be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and containing the information specified in RSA 454-C:1, II; or, if authorized by the secretary of state, an electronic record containing such information. No city or town clerk shall have any liability on account of any error in preparing or transmitting such notices or electronic records. The secretary of state shall transmit to each such clerk an acknowledgment of receipt of such notices or electronic records, and not later than June 30, 2006, shall enter in the index the information specified in RSA 454-C:1, II regarding each such lien, or an image of the notice of filing thereof.
III. Not later than June 30, 2006, the secretary of state shall also enter in the index equivalent information or images regarding all pre-effective-date liens of all types originally filed with the secretary of state and not lapsed or fully released as of the date of such entry. Prior to the date of such entry, the secretary of state shall include all applicable information on any such liens not yet entered in the index in any response to a request for information made under RSA 382-A:9-523(c), (f), (g), or (h).
IV. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 454-C:3, whenever a full release of any pre-effective-date federal or state tax lien is filed with a town or city clerk, and (in the case of federal tax liens) a notice of filing of such lien or electronic record thereof has not previously been transmitted to the secretary of state pursuant to paragraph II, such clerk shall remove the lien being released from the file, and shall not forward the notice of full release to the secretary of state; and whenever a full release of any pre-effective-date lien of any type is filed with the secretary of state, and information regarding such lien has not previously been entered in the index pursuant to paragraph III, the secretary of state shall remove the lien being released from the file, and shall not enter an image of the notice of full release, or the information contained therein, in the index.
Source.
2001, 102:42, eff. July 1, 2001. 2004, 10:4, eff. April 5, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 454-C - Personal Property Lien Index › Section 454-C:8 - Rules.

454-C:8 Rules. –
The office of the secretary of state may adopt and publish rules to implement this chapter. Such rules shall not be subject to the provisions of RSA 541-A.
Source.
2001, 102:42, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 455 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › Section 455:1 - Appointment.

455:1 Appointment. –
Notaries public shall be appointed by the governor, with advice and consent of the executive council, and shall be commissioned for 5 years.
Source.
GS 16:1. GL 17:1. PS 18:1. PL 17:1. RL 25:1. RSA 455:1. 1988, 121:2, eff. Oct. 1, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 455 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › Section 455:2 - Application.

455:2 Application. –
Any person applying to be a notary public shall be a resident of this state or be a resident of an abutting state who is regularly employed or carries on a trade, business, or practice in this state at the time of applying. The applicant shall sign a written statement under oath as to whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime that has not been annulled by a court, other than minor traffic violations. The applicant shall be endorsed for appointment by 2 notaries public and a registered voter of this state. A resident of an abutting state may be commissioned as a notary public in New Hampshire provided that the individual submits to the secretary of state: the notary application fee required under RSA 5:10 and an affidavit stating that the individual (i) is a resident of an abutting state, (ii) is a registered notary in such state, and (iii) is regularly employed or carries on a trade, business, or practice in New Hampshire.
Source.
1917, 71:1. PL 17:2. RL 25:2. RSA 455:2. 1988, 121:3. 1991, 254:7. 1997, 102:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. 2019, 47:1, eff. Aug. 4, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 455 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › Section 455:2-a - Competency.

455:2-a Competency. –
It shall be lawful for any notary public or any other officer authorized to administer an oath or take an acknowledgment or proof of an instrument or make protest, who is a stockholder, director, officer or employee of a bank or other corporation, to take the acknowledgment of any party to any written instrument executed to or by such corporation, or to administer an oath to any other stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or to protest for nonacceptance or nonpayment bills of exchange, drafts, checks, notes and other negotiable instruments which may be owned or held for collection by such corporation; provided it shall be unlawful for any notary public or other officer authorized to administer an oath or take an acknowledgment or proof of an instrument or make protest, to take the acknowledgment of an instrument executed by or to a bank or other corporation of which he is a stockholder, director, officer or employee, where such notary or other officer is a party to such instrument, either individually or as a representative of such corporation, or to protest any negotiable instrument owned or held for collection by such corporation, where such notary or other officer is individually a party to such instrument. No person acting in the capacity of notary public shall notarize his or her own signature. This section shall not be construed to imply that the acts herein made lawful may heretofore have been unlawful, and no instrument heretofore acknowledged or notarized before a notary public or other officer who would have been competent to act under the terms hereof shall hereafter be impugned or invalidated on the grounds that such notary public or other officer was incompetent to act.
Source.
1959, 68:1. 1988, 121:4, eff. Oct. 1, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 455 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › Section 455:3 - Powers.

455:3 Powers. –
I. Every notary public, in addition to the usual powers of the office, shall have the same powers as a justice of the peace in relation to depositions and the acknowledgment of deeds and other instruments and the administering of oaths.
II. All notarial acts performed by a notary public with respect to a record shall be either under an embossed official seal or shall carry the legible imprint of an electronic or rubber official stamp stating the name of the notary, the words "notary public, New Hampshire" and the expiration date of the notary public's commission.
III. As used in this section:
(a) "Electronic" has the same meaning given in RSA 456-B:1, VI;
(b) "Notarial act" has the same meaning given in RSA 456-B:1, I;
(c) "Official stamp" has the same meaning given in RSA 456-B:1, IX; and
(d) "Record" has the same meaning given in RSA 456-B:1, XI.
Source.
RS 14:1. CS 14:1. GS 16:2. GL 17:2. PS 18:2. 1893, 26:1. PL 17:3. RL 25:3. RSA 455:3. 1988, 121:5. 1995, 74:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. 2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 1, eff. Feb. 6, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 455 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › Section 455:4 - Protest as Evidence.

455:4 Protest as Evidence. –
The protest of a bill of exchange, note, or order, duly certified by a notary public, shall be evidence of the facts stated in the protest and of the notice given to the drawer or endorsers.
Source.
RS 14:3. CS 14:3. GS 16:3. GL 17:3. PS 18:3. PL 17:4. RL 25:4. RSA 455:4. 1995, 74:2. 2005, 118:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 455 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › Section 455:5 - to 455:10 Repealed by 2005, 118:13, I, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.

455:5 to 455:10 Repealed by 2005, 118:13, I, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 455 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › Section 455:11 - Notarial Fees.

455:11 Notarial Fees. –
Notaries public shall be entitled to a fee of up to $10 for each oath, witness, service, or certification with the following exceptions:
I. For services related to the taking of depositions, the notary public shall be entitled to the same fees as justices are entitled to receive pursuant to RSA 517:19.
II. No fees shall be allowed for administering and certifying oaths of office of town officers.
III. For performing notarial acts for a remotely located individual under RSA 456-B:6-a, a notary public shall be entitled to a fee of $25 per act.
Source.
RS 229:24. CS 245:24. GS 272:25. GL 290:25. PS 287:30. PL 17:11. RL 25:11. RSA 455:11. 1971, 373:1. 1990, 16:3. 2005, 118:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. 2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 2, eff. Feb. 6, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 455 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › Section 455:12 - Appointment.

455:12 Appointment. –
The governor, with advice and consent of the executive council, may appoint, in each state, district, and territory of the United States, and in each foreign country to which the United States sends a representative, a commissioner or commissioners of deeds, to continue in office 5 years.
Source.
RS 14:9. CS 14:9. GS 16:10. GL 17:10. 1879, 57:2. PS 18:10. PL 17:12. RL 25:12. RSA 455:12. 1988, 121:8. 2005, 118:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 455 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › Section 455:13 - Oath.

455:13 Oath. –
Before any commissioner of deeds shall perform any duty of his or her office, he or she shall take and subscribe an oath, before a judge of some court of record, that he or she will well and faithfully perform all the duties of the office, which oath shall be filed by him or her in the office of the secretary of state within 3 months after taking the same.
Source.
RS 14:10. CS 14:10. GS 16:11. GL 17:11. PS 18:11. PL 17:13. RL 25:13. RSA 455:13. 1988, 121:9. 2005, 118:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 455 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › Section 455:14 - Powers.

455:14 Powers. –
Such commissioner of deeds may, both within and without this state, administer oaths, take depositions and affidavits to be used in this state and notify parties of the time and place thereof, and take the acknowledgment of deeds or instruments to be used or recorded in this state, in the same manner and with the same effect as a justice of the peace of this state may do within the state.
Source.
RS 14:11, 12. CS 14:11, 12. GS 16:12, 13. GL 17:12, 13. PS 18:12. PL 17:14. RL 25:14. RSA 455:14. 1986, 87:2. 2005, 118:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 455 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › Section 455:15 - For Other States; By Court Appointment.

455:15 For Other States;  By Court Appointment. –
Any commissioner for any other state who is authorized to take depositions, administer oaths and affirmations and take the acknowledgment of deeds within this state, to be used in such other state, and any commissioner appointed by the supreme or superior court or any justice thereof, shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations, to issue writs of summons to a witness, to proceed against such witness upon his neglect to appear and give his deposition, and in all proceedings under his commission, that is vested in justices of the peace in like cases.
Source.
1860, 2372:1. GS 16:14. GL 17:14. PS 18:13. PL 17:15. RL 25:15.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 455 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › Section 455:16 - Misconduct, Penalties.

455:16 Misconduct, Penalties. –
I. A person shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 if such person:
(a) When applying for a commission as a notary public, negligently or recklessly makes a material false representation on the application form;
(b) Holding a commission as a notary public or justice of the peace, negligently or recklessly makes a notarial act that is false;
(c) Holding a commission as a notary public or justice of the peace, negligently or recklessly makes a notarial act for a person not personally known by the notary without first requiring the person to establish his or her identity; or
(d) Holding a commission as a notary public or justice of the peace, negligently or recklessly makes a notarial act purporting to have witnessed the maker's signing of the document or purporting to have received the oath or affirmation of the person, when the notary did not actually witness the maker's signing of the document or did not actually receive the oath or affirmation of the person.
II. A person shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor:
(a) If such person purposefully or knowingly commits any of the acts listed in paragraph I.
(b) If such person makes a notarial act, as defined by RSA 456-B:1, I, knowing he or she is not a person authorized by RSA 456-B:3 to perform a notarial act.
III. (a) The court, upon petition of the attorney general, may levy upon any person who violates the provisions of paragraph I a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per violation. All penalties assessed under this paragraph shall be paid to the secretary of state for deposit into the general fund.
(b) The attorney general shall have authority to notify suspected violators of this section of the state's intention to seek a civil penalty, to negotiate, and to settle with such suspected violators without court action, provided any civil penalty paid as settlement shall be paid to the secretary of state for deposit into the general fund.
Source.
2005, 118:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 455 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › Section 455:17 - Notary Public, Justice of the Peace Manual, Education, Enforcement.

455:17 Notary Public, Justice of the Peace Manual, Education, Enforcement. –
I. The secretary of state, with the advice and approval of the attorney general, shall prepare or cause to be prepared an up-to-date manual on the privileges, duties, and responsibilities of notaries public and justices of the peace in New Hampshire. The manual shall be written in non-technical language. The manual shall be distributed to each person commissioned a notary public, commissioner of deeds pursuant to RSA 455:12, and justice of the peace. The manual shall be available to the public free of charge. The manual shall be updated within 6 months following the end of any session of the legislature that amends the statutes affecting the privileges, duties, or responsibilities of notaries public, commissioners, or justices of the peace. The first edition of the manual shall be prepared by September 1, 2007.
II. The secretary of state may use the funds from the portion of the fees paid by applicants for commissions as a notary public or a justice of the peace deposited into the fund established in RSA 5:10-b for the preparation, printing, and distribution of a notary public/justice of the peace manual, other education of notaries public/justices of the peace, or both, and the acquisition, development, and maintenance of electronic records systems that will enhance the efficiency of the management of public records maintained by his or her office and to enhance the ease of submitting applications and renewals. The secretary of state shall enter into an agreement with the attorney general to provide funds from the fund established in RSA 5:10-b for the use of the attorney general for legal services related to the notary public/justice of the peace manual and for the enforcement of laws relating to notary public or justice of the peace misconduct.
Source.
2005, 118:6. 2010, 180:7, eff. June 21, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 455-A - Justices of the Peace › Section 455-A:1 - Appointment.

455-A:1 Appointment. –
Justices of the peace shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the executive council, and shall be commissioned for 5 years, as provided in the New Hampshire constitution.
Source.
1988, 121:10, eff. Oct. 1, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 455-A - Justices of the Peace › Section 455-A:2 - Application.

455-A:2 Application. –
I. Any person applying to be a justice of the peace shall indicate on the application whether he or she has been a registered voter in this state for at least 3 years immediately preceding the date of application. The applicant must sign a written statement under oath stating whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime that has not been annulled by a court, other than minor traffic violations. The applicant shall be endorsed for appointment by 2 justices of the peace and a registered voter of this state.
II. A person shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 if he or she negligently or recklessly makes a material false representation on the application form when applying for a commission as a justice of the peace. A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if he or she purposefully or knowingly makes a material false representation on the application form when applying for a commission as a justice of the peace. The civil penalty shall be imposed in the same manner as set forth in RSA 455:16.
Source.
1988, 121:10. 1997, 102:2. 2005, 118:12, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.