HB 672-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2003 SESSION

03-0641

09/01

HOUSE BILL 672-FN

AN ACT relative to the notice of appointment of an administrator or executor of an estate in probate court proceedings.

SPONSORS: Rep. O'Neil, Rock 85

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill requires registers of probate to post notices of appointment of administrators or executors of all estates on Webster, the official state government internet site. This requirement replaces the current requirement that such notices be published in newspapers and only for estates of over $10,000.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03-0641

09/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

AN ACT relative to the notice of appointment of an administrator or executor of an estate in probate court proceedings.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Probate Courts; Notice of Appointment of Fiduciary. RSA 553:16 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

553:16 Notice of Appointment of Fiduciary. Upon appointment of an administrator or executor, the register of probate shall, within 30 days of such appointment, cause notice thereof to be posted on the Webster New Hampshire state government web site under the judicial branch, probate court heading. Such notice shall remain on the web site for a period of not less than 6 months.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2004.

LBAO

03-0641

Revised 1/30/03

HB 672 FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to the notice of appointment of an administrator or executor of an estate in probate court proceedings.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2007.