New Hampshire § 261-21 - Section 261:21 Issuance of New Certificate.
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§ 261-21. Section 261:21 Issuance of New Certificate.
I. The department, upon receipt of a properly assigned certificate of title, with an application for a new certificate of title, the required fee and any other documents required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner and mail or deliver it to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner. II. The department upon receipt of an application for a new certificate of title by a transferee other than by voluntary transfer, with proof of the transfer, the required fee and any other documents required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner. If the outstanding certificate of title is not delivered to it, the department shall make demand therefor from the holder thereof. III. The department shall file and retain for 5 years every surrendered certificate of title, the file to be maintained so as to permit the tracing of title of the vehicle designated therein.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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