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RSA 478:16 · Penalty for Neglect of Duty

Title: XLVIII: CONVEYANCES AND MORTGAGES OF REALTY
Chapter: 478 · REGISTERS OF DEEDS
Status: current
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478:16 Penalty for Neglect of Duty. – If the register shall neglect any duty imposed by this chapter, he shall forfeit $20 to be recovered by an action of debt in the name of the treasurer for the use of the county, and shall also be liable to an action on his bond. Source. RS 22:8. CS 23:8. GS 26:13. GL 27:13. PS 29:12. PL 40:12. RL 49:14.

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Source. RS 22:8. CS 23:8. GS 26:13. GL 27:13. PS 29:12. PL 40:12. RL 49:14.

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RS 22:8. CS 23:8. GS 26:13. GL 27:13. PS 29:12. PL 40:12. RL 49:14

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2026 HB1035 amend
he preceding tax year to every town and city in the county which did not request the quarterly copies. 6 Registers of Deeds; Penalties; Adding Gender Neutral Terminology. Amend RSA 478:16 to read as follows: 478:16 Penalty for Neglect of Duty. - If the register shall neglect any duty imposed by this chapter, he or she shall forfeit $20 to be recovered by an action of debt in the name of the treasurer