Category Archives: Clerk MAAP Software

a category for the discussion of any news, tips, and best practices relevant to users and administrators of the online MAAP module of the avitar clerk/mv application.

Changes to Civil Forfeiture Law re: Cost of Service (COS) Fee

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Michelle B

A recent amendment to RSA 466:14 updates the Cost of Service (COS) for the civil forfeiture of unlicensed dogs. Service Fee UpdateThe $7 flat fee for serving a civil forfeiture notice has been changed. The cost of service—whether delivered by … Continue reading →

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Commercial (COMM) Plates

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Michelle B

On Sunday, June 23, 2025, the New Hampshire Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) introduced a new hard-stop in the vehicle registration process for Commercial (COMM) plates. This change was implemented because the State is trying to clean up thousands of … Continue reading →

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Scroll Bar Issue

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Amy

We’ve received several calls from users that are unable to use the scroll bar in certain areas of their Avitar software. If you are experiencing a similar issue, here’s what you need to know:

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Creating Categories in Town Clerk Services

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Michelle B

In our latest Clerk software update 3.4.4, we added the ability to add Categories to your Town Clerk Services. The Category option was added to help you organize and simplify the available services. For example, you have multiple services that … Continue reading →

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What Status Option Do I Choose When Processing an Online/Lockbox Error Transaction?

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Michelle B

There has been some confusion regarding which Status option you should select when there is an error while processing Online/Lockbox batch files.

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3.4.0 Update Notes and February Renewal Files

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Michelle B

We have received an abundance of calls over the past couple days concerning Clerks not knowing how to process Trust and Lease transactions, or processing them incorrectly. Since Senate Bill 92 (a/k/a SB92) became law, and went into effect on … Continue reading →

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Clerk 3.4.0 Update

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Michelle B

Here’s a little reminder about the Clerk 3.4.0 update blog we sent in December re: IMPORTANT Software Update Information. The Clerk 3.4.0 update was emailed Thursday, January 2, 2020, and while some of you have already installed it (thank you), … Continue reading →

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How to Change a Payment Tender Type

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Michelle B

We have received many calls recently from Clerks needing to change the Payment Tender Type, some after they’ve already deposited. This is a function that Clerks are able to perform without assistance from Avitar (excluding tender types of Short Slip … Continue reading →

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State Short Slips for Research

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Michelle B

We recently received an email from DMV (dated 4-18-2019) with regard to processing State Short Slips for Research, and what supporting documentation is needed. We created this blog to explain how you should process these particular Short Slips.

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Rules for Survivorship Titles and Registrations

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Amy

We have encountered many questions lately regarding Survivorship Titles and Registrations as there are many different ways to process this type of transaction.  With our most recent Clerk update (version 3.3.5) you may have noticed a new module icon labeled … Continue reading →

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