New Hampshire § 479-9 - Section 479:9 Informal Discharges, Validated.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 479-9 — Section 479:9 Informal Discharges, Validated., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 479-9. Section 479:9 Informal Discharges, Validated.
Every duly recorded satisfaction piece or instrument executed prior to January 1, 1980, with intent to cancel and discharge or assign a mortgage of real estate, fully identifying the mortgage so intended to be canceled and discharged or assigned, but not drawn in formal accordance with statutory requirements, shall be held a valid discharge or assignment of such mortgage and a release or assignment of the mortgaged interest in such real estate. This section shall not apply to such satisfaction pieces or instruments, the validity of which is brought into question in any suit pending in any court before January 1, 1987.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 479-9 cover?
Section 479-9 ("Section 479:9 Informal Discharges, Validated.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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