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1 Forfeitures of Personal Property; Sale. Amend RSA 617:5 to read as follows:
617:5 Sale. If a person interested shall appear and claim the property, it may be sold by consent of the parties or upon examination and certificate of its perishable nature or of its being expensive to keep, as in case of sale of like property attached, unless it is provided by law that it shall be destroyed, or unless the court shall otherwise order. No interested person shall be prohibited from appearing and claiming the property. Any interested person who is prohibited from appearing at the sale of the property shall have a claim for damages against the person or entity authorized to sell the property.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 Forfeitures of Personal Property; Sale. Amend RSA 617:5 to read as follows:
617:5 Sale. If a person interested shall appear and claim the property, it may be sold by consent of the parties or upon examination and certificate of its perishable nature or of its being expensive to keep, as in case of sale of like property attached, unless it is provided by law that it shall be destroyed, or unless the court shall otherwise order. No interested person shall be prohibited from appearing and claiming the property. Any interested person who is prohibited from appearing at the sale of the property shall have a claim for damages against the person or entity authorized to sell the property.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.