2004 SESSION

03-2201

05/10

HOUSE BILL 1210

COMMITTEE: Commerce

ANALYSIS

This bill removes the requirement for filing self-service storage facility liens with the town clerk.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03-2201

05/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Four

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

78:1 Self-Service Storage Facility Liens; Notice to Lienholder; Notice to Town Clerk Removed. Amend RSA 451-C:4, I to read as follows:

I. An owner shall inquire in writing, by certified mail return receipt requested, to determine from the division of motor vehicles[,] and the secretary of state[, and the town clerk] with regard to a motor vehicle, and from the secretary of state [and town clerk] with regard to other personal property, whether a lien exists upon the title to said motor vehicle or other personal property. 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[, or the town clerk] within 14 days after such inquiry is mailed, the owner may proceed to sell or otherwise dispose of such personal property as prescribed by this chapter.

78:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2005.

(Approved: May 7, 2004)

(Effective Date: January 1, 2005)