Bill Text: NH HB1129 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to approval of fees established by the register of deeds.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-10 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/10/2016 House Journal 25 P. 15 [HB1129 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2016-HB1129-Introduced.html
HB 1129 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
16-2190
10/04
HOUSE BILL 1129
AN ACT relative to approval of fees established by the register of deeds.
SPONSORS: Rep. E. Hennessey, Graf. 1; Rep. Bailey, Graf. 14; Rep. Sterling, Ches. 14; Rep. Coffey, Hills. 25; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4; Rep. Cloutier, Sull. 10; Rep. Massimilla, Graf. 1
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the approval of fees for services as established by the county registers of deeds by a majority vote of the both the county commissioners and the county convention taken at least biennially.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
16-2190
10/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT relative to approval of fees established by the register of deeds.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Registers of Deeds; Fees; Approval by County. Amend RSA 478 by inserting after section 17-j the following new section:
478:17-k Approval of Fees by County. The registers of deeds shall not collect any fee for services provided by the office of the register of deeds under RSA 478:17-g, III, unless such fees have been approved by a majority vote of both the county commissioners and the county convention. The county commissioners and the county convention shall meet at least biennially to review and approve all such fees charged by the register of deeds in the county.
