Bill Text: NH HB203 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relative to the unauthorized practice of law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-05-28 - Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote === BILL KILLED ===; Senate Journal 16 [HB203 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2015-HB203-Introduced.html

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HB 203 – AS INTRODUCED

2015 SESSION

15-0833

01/03

HOUSE BILL 203

AN ACT relative to the unauthorized practice of law.

SPONSORS: Rep. Beaudoin, Straf 9; Rep. Jones, Straf 24; Rep. Cook, Rock 11

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill allows certain persons who are not authorized to practice law to represent a trust that owns the premises on matters in the circuit court of New Hampshire on landlord tenant issues.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15-0833

01/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT relative to the unauthorized practice of law.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Unauthorized Practice of Law. Amend RSA 540:30 to read as follows:

540:30 Unauthorized Practice of Law; Exception; Certain Employees and Members of Limited Liability Companies, Corporations, or Partnerships. Notwithstanding RSA 311:7, a person of good character who is not approved to practice law in New Hampshire, but is a member or employee of a limited liability company, corporation, or partnership, which has 5 or fewer members, or is the trustee and a beneficiary or is a brother, sister, son, or daughter of any of the beneficiaries of a trust that owns the premises, or is employed, either directly or indirectly, by the owner of the premises to manage the premises for the owner, shall, with the proper written authorization from the owner, trust, or organization, be authorized to represent the entity on matters in the circuit court of New Hampshire arising under this chapter and RSA 503; provided that each such appearance shall require a new written authorization and in cases under RSA 503 the subject is a landlord/tenant dispute.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.