1 Publication of Notice in Newspaper or Electronic Media. RSA 550:10 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

550:10 Publication of Notice in Newspaper or Electronic Media.

I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever notice is required to be published by the probate court, the clerk of the applicable circuit court established in RSA 490-F shall cause such notice to be made available to the public on the New Hampshire judicial branch website or by other electronic media for no less than 2 weeks beginning no later than 2 weeks before the day or thing of which notice is given, unless otherwise ordered by the judge.

II. The clerk may cause such notice to be published in a newspaper which circulates in the town or city in which the person whose estate is involved last resided, or in the county whose court has jurisdiction, or otherwise as ordered by the judge. If published in a newspaper, the first such publication shall be at least 2 weeks before the day or thing of which notice is given, and the second publication shall be at least 7 days before the day or thing of which notice is given, unless otherwise ordered by the judge.

III. Notice shall be published in English, and may be published in a language other than English, if ordered by the judge.

IV. The clerk may publish in one notice the necessary information pertaining to more than one estate, provided, however, that each separate subject matter such as the appointment of a fiduciary, a hearing on an account, a hearing on a license to sell real estate, or any other designated subject matter shall have a specific designation within each such notice.

V. Prior to such publication, the fiduciary of the estate concerned shall advance and pay to the clerk the cost of such publication as determined by the clerk, and a fee to the clerk as established by the supreme court under RSA 490:27. The fiduciary shall be allowed said sums so paid to the clerk in the account.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.

1 Publication of Notice in Newspaper or Electronic Media. RSA 550:10 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

550:10 Publication of Notice in Newspaper or Electronic Media.

I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever notice is required to be published by the probate court, the clerk of the applicable circuit court established in RSA 490-F shall cause such notice to be made available to the public on the New Hampshire judicial branch website or by other electronic media for no less than 2 weeks beginning no later than 2 weeks before the day or thing of which notice is given, unless otherwise ordered by the judge.

II. The clerk may cause such notice to be published in a newspaper which circulates in the town or city in which the person whose estate is involved last resided, or in the county whose court has jurisdiction, or otherwise as ordered by the judge. If published in a newspaper, the first such publication shall be at least 2 weeks before the day or thing of which notice is given, and the second publication shall be at least 7 days before the day or thing of which notice is given, unless otherwise ordered by the judge.

III. Notice shall be published in English, and may be published in a language other than English, if ordered by the judge.

IV. The clerk may publish in one notice the necessary information pertaining to more than one estate, provided, however, that each separate subject matter such as the appointment of a fiduciary, a hearing on an account, a hearing on a license to sell real estate, or any other designated subject matter shall have a specific designation within each such notice.

V. Prior to such publication, the fiduciary of the estate concerned shall advance and pay to the clerk the cost of such publication as determined by the clerk, and a fee to the clerk as established by the supreme court under RSA 490:27. The fiduciary shall be allowed said sums so paid to the clerk in the account.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.