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Section 511:1 – Attachable Property.

    511:1 Attachable Property. – All property, real and personal, which is liable to be taken in execution, may be attached and held as security for the judgment the plaintiff may recover. Such property may be attached following the entry of judgment for the plaintiff. Source. RS 184:1. CS 195:1. GS 205:1. GL 224:1. PS […]

Section 511:10 – Redemption by Creditor.

    511:10 Redemption by Creditor. – A creditor attaching his debtor’s interest in real estate, whether such interest is a right of redeeming the same upon mortgage or levy or sale on execution or for taxes, or a right to receive a conveyance by virtue of a contract, may, while such right exists, as well […]

Section 511:11 – Effect of Redemption.

    511:11 Effect of Redemption. – Upon payment or tender as provided in RSA 511:10, the interest in such real estate under such mortgage, levy or sale, and the interest of the contractor in the real estate by him contracted to be conveyed, shall, as against such attachment and the rights acquired under it, cease. […]

Section 511:12 – Failure to Give Account.

    511:12 Failure to Give Account. – The creditor, or the officer serving the writ, may demand of the person entitled to the redemption or purchase money an account, under oath, of the amount due him, and if such an account is not rendered within 15 days thereafter, or a false account is rendered, the […]

Section 511:13 – Relief.

    511:13 Relief. – Any person who fails to render an account, or a true account, may be relieved upon a bill in equity, whenever it shall appear that such failure was caused by fraud, accident, mistake or misfortune, and that such relief would be just and equitable. Source. 1883, 29:1. PS 220:9. PL 332:13. […]

Section 511:14 – Conveyance to Creditor.

    511:14 Conveyance to Creditor. – If, after payment of the redemption or purchase money, the attachment is dissolved or the levy under it is defeated, the creditor shall be entitled to receive from the person to whom the payment was made a conveyance of his right to the real estate. Source. RS 184:8. CS […]

Section 511:15 – Refusal to Convey.

    511:15 Refusal to Convey. – If the person to whom payment of the redemption or purchase money was made, being requested to make a conveyance, and having his reasonable charges therefor paid or tendered to him, unreasonably neglects or refuses to make it, the creditor may maintain an action of assumpsit against him for […]

Section 511:16 – Notice to Debtor.

    511:16 Notice to Debtor. – The debtor shall be notified in writing of the conveyance, neglect or refusal, and, after such notice, shall have the same time for redeeming the real estate that he had at the time of attachment. Source. RS 184:9. CS 195:11. GS 205:11. GL 224:11. PS 220:11. PL 332:16. RL […]

Section 511:17 – Change of Title.

    511:17 Change of Title. – No attachment of any interest in real estate shall be defeated by any change in the nature of the debtor’s right thereto, as by redemption of a mortgage or other encumbrance or the execution to the debtor of any conveyance pursuant to a contract, but the whole interest of […]

Section 511:2 – Exemptions.

    511:2 Exemptions. – The following goods and property are exempted from attachment and execution: I. The wearing apparel necessary for the use of the debtor and the debtor’s family. II. Comfortable beds, bedsteads and bedding necessary for the debtor, the debtor’s spouse and children. III. Household furniture to the value of $3,500. IV. One […]

Section 511:21 – Pews.

    511:21 Pews. – Pews or seats in a meetinghouse or a place of public worship shall be deemed personal property, and may be attached by leaving an attested copy of the writ and of the officer’s return thereon with the town clerk of the town in which the meetinghouse is located. Source. RS 184:12. […]

Section 511:21-a – Corporate Securities.

    511:21-a Corporate Securities. – A security may be attached or levied upon as provided in RSA 382-A:8-112. Whenever jurisdiction exists over the person of a debtor who owns a security and the sheriff or deputy to whom a creditor has delivered process for the attachment of or levy upon such security is unable to […]

Section 511:22 – Toll Franchise.

    511:22 Toll Franchise. – The franchise of a corporation authorized to receive tolls, so far as relates to the right to receive tolls, with all the privileges and immunities belonging thereto, may be attached by leaving an attested copy of the writ and of the officer’s return thereon with the clerk, treasurer or a […]

Section 511:23 – Bulky Articles, Etc.

    511:23 Bulky Articles, Etc. – The officer taking possession to levy upon or attaching any livestock or articles which, by reason of their size, situation, fluidity, explosive or inflammable qualities, including motor vehicles, trucks, trailers, and tractors, are incapable of being conveniently taken into actual possession may, within 48 hours thereafter, leave an attested […]

Section 511:24 – Completing Service; Excessive Attachment.

    511:24 Completing Service; Excessive Attachment. – Service may be made on the defendant before or after leaving the attested copy of the writ as provided in RSA 511:23, and the officer shall not be liable for an excessive attachment although the property so attached exceeds in value the amount of the damage claimed in […]

Section 511:25 – Intermeddling.

    511:25 Intermeddling. – Any person who shall waste, destroy, remove from the state, or diminish in quantity any of the property attached in the manner set forth in RSA 511:23 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Source. 1905, 43:3. PL 332:25. 1929, 109:1. RL 388:25. RSA 511:25. 1973, 528:315, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at […]

Section 511:26 – Interest Attachable.

    511:26 Interest Attachable. – Any personal property not exempt from attachment, subject to a mortgage, pledge, security interest or lien, may be attached as the property of the mortgagor, pledgor, debtor, or general owner, the attaching creditor or officer paying or tendering to the mortgagee, pledgee, secured party or holder the amount for which […]

Section 511:27 – Account.

    511:27 Account. – The creditor or officer may demand of the mortgagee, pledgee, secured party, or holder an account, on oath, of the amount due upon the debt or demand secured by such mortgage, pledge, security interest or lien, and the officer may retain the property in his custody, without tender or payment, until […]