Section 455:14 – Powers.
455:14 Powers. – Such commissioner of deeds may, both within and without this state, administer oaths, take depositions and affidavits to be used in this state and notify parties of the time and place thereof, and take the acknowledgment of deeds or instruments to be used or recorded in this state, in the same […]
Section 456-B:2 – Notarial Acts.
456-B:2 Notarial Acts. – I. In taking an acknowledgment, the notarial officer must determine, either from personal knowledge or from satisfactory evidence, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the acknowledgment has the identity claimed and that the signature on the instrument is the signature of the individual. II. In taking a […]
Section 455:15 – For Other States; By Court Appointment.
455:15 For Other States; By Court Appointment. – Any commissioner for any other state who is authorized to take depositions, administer oaths and affirmations and take the acknowledgment of deeds within this state, to be used in such other state, and any commissioner appointed by the supreme or superior court or any justice thereof, […]
Section 456-B:2-a – Personal Appearance Required.
456-B:2-a Personal Appearance Required. – If a notarial act relates to a statement made in or a signature executed on a record, the individual making the statement or executing the signature shall appear personally before the notarial officer. Source. 2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 5, eff. Feb. 6, 2022.
Section 455:16 – Misconduct, Penalties.
455:16 Misconduct, Penalties. – I. A person shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 if such person: (a) When applying for a commission as a notary public, negligently or recklessly makes a material false representation on the application form; (b) Holding a commission as a notary public or justice of […]
Section 455:17 – Notary Public, Justice of the Peace Manual, Education, Enforcement.
455:17 Notary Public, Justice of the Peace Manual, Education, Enforcement. – I. The secretary of state, with the advice and approval of the attorney general, shall prepare or cause to be prepared an up-to-date manual on the privileges, duties, and responsibilities of notaries public and justices of the peace in New Hampshire. The manual […]
Section 455:11 – Notarial Fees.
455:11 Notarial Fees. – Notaries public shall be entitled to a fee of up to $10 for each oath, witness, service, or certification with the following exceptions: I. For services related to the taking of depositions, the notary public shall be entitled to the same fees as justices are entitled to receive pursuant to […]
Section 455:12 – Appointment.
455:12 Appointment. – The governor, with advice and consent of the executive council, may appoint, in each state, district, and territory of the United States, and in each foreign country to which the United States sends a representative, a commissioner or commissioners of deeds, to continue in office 5 years. Source. RS 14:9. CS […]
Section 455:13 – Oath.
455:13 Oath. – Before any commissioner of deeds shall perform any duty of his or her office, he or she shall take and subscribe an oath, before a judge of some court of record, that he or she will well and faithfully perform all the duties of the office, which oath shall be filed […]
Section 455:1 – Appointment.
455:1 Appointment. – Notaries public shall be appointed by the governor, with advice and consent of the executive council, and shall be commissioned for 5 years. Source. GS 16:1. GL 17:1. PS 18:1. PL 17:1. RL 25:1. RSA 455:1. 1988, 121:2, eff. Oct. 1, 1988.