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Uniform Special Deposits Act explained: deposit protections and opt-in escrow-like accounts

Committee on Commerce · March 31, 2026

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Summary

HB1502 would adopt the Uniform Special Deposits Act to clarify protections for opt-in special deposit accounts (escrow-like arrangements) that shield funds from a depositor’s creditors until contingencies trigger payment to beneficiaries; witnesses said existing residential tenant protections remain unchanged and commercial users could benefit.

Representative John Hunt introduced HB1502 and called forward Charles Mooney, an appointed Uniform Law Commission commissioner, to explain the Uniform Special Deposits Act and why New Hampshire should adopt it.

Mooney described special deposits as opt-in bank or credit-union accounts that function like protected escrow…

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