New Hampshire Revised Statutes 261:36 – Filing of Notices of Security Interest
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I. The department shall file each notice of security interest received by it with the required fee and maintain a record of all notices of security interests filed by it:
(a) Alphabetically, under the name of the owner;
(b) Under the vehicle identification number; and
(c) In the discretion of the director, by any other method he determines.
II. The department need not maintain, in the record provided for in paragraph I, any reference to a security interest in a previously registered vehicle after the department files a notice of release of the security interest or issues a certificate of title of the vehicle containing the name of the lienholder.
III. The department, before issuing or reissuing a certificate of title, shall check the name of the owner and the vehicle identification number against the record provided for in paragraph I.
(a) Alphabetically, under the name of the owner;
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 261:36
- Certificate: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:9 - Department: shall mean the department of safety of the state of New Hampshire. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:19
- Director: shall mean the director of the division of motor vehicles of the department of safety. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:20
- Lienholder: shall mean a person holding a security interest in a vehicle. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:49
- Owner: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:72 - Previously registered vehicle: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:79 - Vehicle: shall mean :
I. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:122 - Vehicle identification number: shall mean a unique distinguishing number issued by a vehicle manufacturer to a particular vehicle and stamped or embossed on a permanent part of the vehicle or on a plate provided by the manufacturer for that purpose, or such unique distinguishing number issued by the motor vehicle titling authority of this or any other state in lieu of a manufacturer's number. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 259:123
(b) Under the vehicle identification number; and
(c) In the discretion of the director, by any other method he determines.
II. The department need not maintain, in the record provided for in paragraph I, any reference to a security interest in a previously registered vehicle after the department files a notice of release of the security interest or issues a certificate of title of the vehicle containing the name of the lienholder.
III. The department, before issuing or reissuing a certificate of title, shall check the name of the owner and the vehicle identification number against the record provided for in paragraph I.