New Hampshire § 261:37 Assignment of Security Interest

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 261:37 — Assignment of Security Interest

New Hampshire § 261:37

Title XXIMOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 261CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

SubdivisionPreviously Registered Vehicles

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 261:37 (2026).

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I.A lienholder may assign, absolutely or otherwise, his security interest in the vehicle to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity of the security interest, but any person without notice of the assignment is protected in dealing with the lienholder as the holder of the security interest and the lienholder remains liable for any obligations as lienholder until an assignment by the lienholder is delivered to the department as provided in this section.

II.The assignee may, but need not to perfect the assignment, deliver to the department an assignment by the lienholder in the form the director prescribes with the required fee.

III.The department shall file each assignment received by it with the required fee and note the assignee as lienho

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I. A lienholder may assign, absolutely or otherwise, his security interest in the vehicle to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity of the security interest, but any person without notice of the assignment is protected in dealing with the lienholder as the holder of the security interest and the lienholder remains liable for any obligations as lienholder until an assignment by the lienholder is delivered to the department as provided in this section.
II. The assignee may, but need not to perfect the assignment, deliver to the department an assignment by the lienholder in the form the director prescribes with the required fee.
III. The department shall file each assignment received by it with the required fee and note the assignee as lienholder upon the record of notice of security interests maintained by the department pursuant to RSA 261:36.