HB 1382 - AS INTRODUCED

2003 SESSION

03-2289

05/09

HOUSE BILL 1382

AN ACT relative to liens filed with public servants.

SPONSORS: Rep. Marple, Merr 37; Rep. Buhlman, Hills 66; Rep. Itse, Rock 80; Rep. Ingbretson, Graf 13; Rep. Goyette, Hills 66

COMMITTEE: Commerce

ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits public servants from accepting or recording liens that do not comply with part 2, article 87 of the New Hampshire constitution.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03-2289

05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

AN ACT relative to liens filed with public servants.

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

1 New Chapter; Criteria for Recording Liens. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 454-C the following new chapter:

CHAPTER 454-D

CRITERIA FOR RECORDING LIENS

454-D:1 Criteria for Recording Liens. No town clerk, county register, or other public servant, as defined in RSA 640:2, II(a), shall accept or record any lien, levy, or other purported instrument of debt or obligation unless it is judicial and complies with the constraints and the elements enumerated in part 2, article 87 of the New Hampshire constitution.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.