CPA · Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act
Part 6 — Registration
40 Wrongful registration
liable, a person who registers a lien against a particular estate or
interest in land or a particular parcel of land
(a) for an amount grossly in exc ess of the amount due to the
person or that the person expects to become due to the
person, or
(b) when the person knows or ought reasonably to know that
the person does not have a lien,
is liable for legal and other costs and damages incurred as a result
of it unless that person satisfies the court that the registration of the
lien was made or the amount of the lien was calculated in good
faith and without negligence.
RSA 1980 cB-12 s29;1985 c14 s15