New Hampshire § 478-A:4 Recording of Documents

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 478-A:4 — Recording of Documents

New Hampshire § 478-A:4

Title XLVIIICONVEYANCES AND MORTGAGES OF REALTY

Ch. 478-AUNIFORM REAL PROPERTY ELECTRONIC RECORDING ACT

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 478-A:4 (2026).

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I. In this section, "paper document" means a document that is received by the register of deeds in a form that is not electronic. II. A register of deeds:

(a)May receive, index, store, archive, and transmit electronic documents;

(b)May provide for access to, and for search and retrieval of, documents and information by electronic means;

(c)Shall, if accepting electronic documents for recording, continue to accept paper documents as authorized by state law and shall place entries for both types of documents in the same index;

(d)May convert paper documents accepted for recording into electronic form;

(e)May convert into electronic form information recorded before the register of deeds began to record electronic documents;

(f)May accept electronically any fee or tax that the register o

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I. In this section, "paper document" means a document that is received by the register of deeds in a form that is not electronic.
II. A register of deeds:
(a) May receive, index, store, archive, and transmit electronic documents;
(b) May provide for access to, and for search and retrieval of, documents and information by electronic means;
(c) Shall, if accepting electronic documents for recording, continue to accept paper documents as authorized by state law and shall place entries for both types of documents in the same index;
(d) May convert paper documents accepted for recording into electronic form;
(e) May convert into electronic form information recorded before the register of deeds began to record electronic documents;
(f) May accept electronically any fee or tax that the register of deeds is authorized to collect; and
(g) May agree with other officials of a state or a political subdivision thereof, or of the United States, on procedures or processes to facilitate the electronic satisfaction of prior approvals and conditions precedent to recording and the electronic payment of fees and taxes.