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HB590: relative to the unauthorized practice of law.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2014 HB590
Official source

Bill details

Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.

House status
Conference Report Adopted
Senate status
Conference Report Adopted
Committee
HOUSE Committee of Conference
Hearing
05/22/2014 at 03:00 PM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Committee of Conference

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CHAPTER 164

HB 590 – FINAL VERSION

8Jan2014… 0785h

04/24/14 1351s

4Jun2014… 1901CofC

2014 SESSION

13-0641

01/10

HOUSE BILL 590

AN ACT relative to the unauthorized practice of law.

SPONSORS: Rep. Souza, Hills 43; Rep. Dumaine, Rock 4; Rep. Itse, Rock 10; Rep. Gagne, Hills 13; Rep. Weyler, Rock 13; Rep. Jones, Straf 24; Rep. Infantine, Hills 13

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill allows a person who is not authorized to practice law but who is a member, trustee, or employee of a limited liability company, corporation, or partnership, which has 5 or fewer members, to represent the entity on matters in the circuit court of New Hampshire on landlord tenant issues.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

8Jan2014… 0785h

04/24/14 1351s

4Jun2014… 1901CofC

13-0641

01/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT relative to the unauthorized practice of law.

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

164:1 New Section; Unauthorized Practice of Law; Exception; Certain Employees and Members of Limited Liability Companies, Corporations, or Partnership. Amend RSA 540 by inserting after section 29 the following new section:

540:30 Unauthorized Practice of Law; Exception; Certain Employees and Members of Limited Liability Companies, Corporations, or Partnerships. Notwithstanding RSA 311:7, a person of good character who is not approved to practice law in New Hampshire, but is a member or employee of a limited liability company, corporation, or partnership, which has 5 or fewer members, shall, with the proper written authorization from the organization, be authorized to represent the entity on matters in the circuit court of New Hampshire arising under this chapter; provided that each such appearance shall require a new written authorization.

164:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 11, 2014

Effective Date: September 9, 2014