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NH Rev Stat § 5-C:54 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:54 - Approval, Denial, or Dismissal by the State Registrar for a Delayed Certificate of Marriage.

    5-C:54 Approval, Denial, or Dismissal by the State Registrar for a Delayed Certificate of Marriage. –||I. The state registrar shall review each application certified by a clerk of a town or city to determine that the application meets the requirements of RSA 5-C:52 and the evidence submitted establishes the facts of the marriage.||II. If the application complies with the requirements of paragraph I, the state registrar shall approve the application by signing and dating it and shall file the application at the division. The registrar shall return the documentary evidence to the applicant along with a certified copy of the delayed certificate of marriage and send a copy of the documents and the delayed certificate of marriage to the clerk of the town or city.||III. When an applicant does not submit the minimum acceptable documentation required for a delayed registration, or when the state registrar has cause to question the validity or adequacy of the applicant's sworn statement or the documentary evidence, the state registrar shall deny the application by not registering the delayed certificate. The registrar shall notify the applicant of the denial in writing and request the additional documentary evidence to prove the facts of marriage. The registrar shall advise the applicant of the reason for this action and of his or her right to appeal within 30 days to the secretary of state.||IV. If the state registrar is unable to approve an application because the documentary evidence does not comply paragraph I, the registrar shall notify the applicant and the clerk of the town or city of the denial within 10 days of receipt of the application and return the application to the clerk of the town or city.||V. If the state registrar has denied the application, a clerk of the town or city shall contact the applicant to obtain the necessary evidence to meet the requirements, except that the state registrar shall dismiss an application for a delayed certificate of marriage that has not been completed within one year from the date of application.||VI. The state registrar shall send a copy of the letter of dismissal or denial to the clerk of the town or city where the alleged marriage license was issued.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:55 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:55 - Investigation of Bigamous Marriage.

    5-C:55 Investigation of Bigamous Marriage. –||I. If an individual believes a bigamous marriage has taken place and such individual wishes to challenge the validity of the marriage certificate, the individual making the accusation shall provide to the clerk of the town or city a notarized statement of the alleged facts; a copy of the marriage certificate from the accused individual's previous marriage that was allegedly not dissolved; and a notarized affidavit from the spouse in the previous marriage attesting that the marriage was not dissolved. The clerk of the town or city shall prepare the appropriate form and have the person making the accusation sign the form in accordance with RSA 5-C:85. The clerk of the town or city shall forward the notarized statement and all other related documents to the state registrar.||II. The state registrar shall send a letter via certified mail to the accused stating the alleged facts and requesting documentation to prove the marriage certificate in question is valid and dispute the claim of bigamy such as, but not limited to a certified copy of a final divorce or civil annulment of the previous marriage or a death certificate of the spouse from the previous marriage. If the division does not receive a response to the certified letter within 30 days of the signed receipt of the letter, the state registrar shall inform the person making the initial allegation of the lack of response and the need to refer the matter to a court of competent jurisdiction. Upon receipt of the evidence submitted by the accused, the state registrar shall determine whether the validity of the marriage certificate is in question. If the evidence submitted shows that the validity of the marriage certificate is not in question, then the state registrar shall send a certified letter to the accused with the results of the investigation and a copy of the letter to the person making the allegation and the clerk of the town or city. If the evidence submitted shows that the validity of the marriage certificate is in question, then the state registrar shall send a certified letter, indicating the results of the investigation and that the marriage certificate shall be voided, to the accused, the person making the allegation, and the clerk, and the county attorney. In the case where the accused disputes the determination of the state registrar, the accused may request, within 30 days, an administrative hearing. All material forwarded by the clerk of the town or city including the affidavit of the information and any pertinent documents shall be retained by the division.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:56 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:56 - Voiding a Marriage Certificate Due to Bigamy.

    5-C:56 Voiding a Marriage Certificate Due to Bigamy. –||I. Pursuant to RSA 458:1, a marriage certificate shall be voided if an individual accused of bigamy fails to respond to a certified letter or a founded claim of bigamy has been referred to the county attorney by the state registrar as provided in RSA 5-C:55.||II. If the marriage certificate has already been filed with the division, the state registrar shall mark the record "VOID" on the face of the marriage certificate. If the charge of bigamy has been substantiated, the appropriate form as described in RSA 5-C:85 shall be returned by the state registrar to the clerk of the town or city. If a copy of the marriage certificate is also on file at the clerk's office, the clerk shall make a notation to the face of the local record indicating the marriage certificate has been declared "VOID" by the state registrar and the date.||III. A copy of the document that voided the previous marriage certificate shall be presented to the clerk of the town or city in the event that either of the parties wishes to marry in the future and he or she completes a new marriage license in the state of New Hampshire. The new marriage license shall not make reference to the voided marriage certificate.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:57 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:57 - Application for and Preparation of a Certified Copy of a Marriage Certificate.

    5-C:57 Application for and Preparation of a Certified Copy of a Marriage Certificate. –||I. The following information shall be provided on an application for certified copy of marriage record, before a certified copy is issued:||(a) The groom's full name and the bride's full maiden name.||(b) The date of marriage.||(c) The place of marriage.||(d) The purpose for which the certificate is requested.||(e) The applicant's signature.||(f) The applicant's relationship to the bride and groom.||(g) The applicant's name, address, and telephone number.||II. The applicant shall demonstrate a direct and tangible interest in the record.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:59 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:59 - Divorce, Legal Separation, or Civil Annulment Registration Procedures.

    5-C:59 Divorce, Legal Separation, or Civil Annulment Registration Procedures. –||I. Only one record of divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment shall be prepared by the clerk of the court and forwarded to the division for each marriage dissolved by the superior court.||II. Queries to the division concerning any entry on the report of divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment shall be forwarded by the division to the clerk of court or legal representative.||III. Upon receipt from the clerk of superior court of a decree of the resumption of marital relations in accordance with RSA 458:30, the division shall mark the report of divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment with notice of such resumption.||IV. In the case of a court-ordered civil annulment of marriage that occurred in the state of New Hampshire, the following procedures shall apply:||(a) Upon receipt of a report of civil annulment from the clerk of court, the word "VOID" shall be stamped across the face of the marriage certificate by the division to indicate that the marriage has been annulled.||(b) A notation shall be made by the state registrar on the face of the marriage certificate to show that a court-ordered civil annulment was the authority used to void the marriage record and to indicate the name of the authorizing court and the date of the authorization.||V. If a copy of the marriage certificate for which the marriage was annulled is also on file at the office of clerk of the town or city, the division shall send notice of such civil annulment to that clerk. Upon receipt of the notice, the clerk shall stamp, or print with a pen, the word "VOID" across the face of the marriage certificate; note that a court ordered civil annulment was the authority used to void the marriage record; and indicate the name of the authorizing court and the date of such authorization.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:60 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:60 - Application for and Preparation of a Certified Copy of a Divorce, Legal Separation, or Civil Annulment.

    5-C:60 Application for and Preparation of a Certified Copy of a Divorce, Legal Separation, or Civil Annulment. –||I. An applicant for a copy of a divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment certificate shall provide the following information, in writing, to the division:||(a) The husband's first and last name.||(b) The wife's first and maiden name.||(c) The date of decree.||(d) The place of decree by county.||(e) The purpose for which the certificate is requested, in order to establish direct and tangible interest in the record.||(f) The signature of the applicant.||(g) The applicant's relationship to the husband or wife.||(h) The applicant's name, address, and telephone number.||II. If the applicant is determined by the state registrar to have a direct and tangible interest in the record, a certified copy of a divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment record shall be issued by the division, for any year of occurrence.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:61 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:61 - Divorce, Legal Separation, or Civil Annulment Record Copies and Fees.

    5-C:61 Divorce, Legal Separation, or Civil Annulment Record Copies and Fees. –||I. Written application for a copy of a divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment record, shall be made to the division or to the New Hampshire court granting such divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment.||II. The state registrar, upon receipt of a written application, shall issue a certified copy of a divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment record in his or her custody, or a part thereof to any applicant having a direct and tangible interest in the record.||III. Clerks of towns and cities shall not issue certified copies of divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment.||IV. Copies issued from records marked with a notice of resumptive marital relations shall be similarly marked and show the effective date.||V. If needed, an apostille record shall be prepared in the same manner as described in RSA 5-C:99, except that the procedures may be done by the clerk of the court.||VI. A search fee shall be charged for making a record search in accordance with RSA 5-C:10. The search fee shall be payable regardless of whether the record is found. The search fee shall include one certified copy of the record if a copy is desired. The search fee shall apply to certified copies issued by the division, which may differ from fees established by the superior court.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:65 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:65 - Presumptive Death.

    5-C:65 Presumptive Death. –||When a death is presumed to have occurred within the state of New Hampshire but the body cannot be located, a death record shall be prepared by the state registrar upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, indicating the finding of facts. Such death record shall be noted "presumptive," shall include the date of registration, and shall indicate the court and the date of decree.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:66 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:66 - Responsibility of Funeral Director, Next of Kin, or Designated Agent Relative to Completion and Filing of the Death Record.

    5-C:66 Responsibility of Funeral Director, Next of Kin, or Designated Agent Relative to Completion and Filing of the Death Record. –||I. When a funeral director, next of kin, or designated agent is requested to take custody of a body, he or she shall first ascertain whether a pronouncing physician, pronouncing registered nurse, APRN, physician assistant, or a medical examiner has established the cause of death and released the body for final disposition.||II. If a physician, APRN, or physician assistant was present at or immediately after the death, the funeral director, next of kin, or designated agent shall obtain medical certification for the death record in accordance with RSA 5-C:64.||III. The personal history of the deceased and the facts of the death shall be obtained by the funeral director, next of kin, or designated agent from a member of the immediate family of the deceased, or another person possessing the necessary information; medical records from the hospital or institution; or the medical examiner having jurisdiction over the investigation or final determination of the cause of death.||IV. The funeral director, next of kin, or designated agent shall identify the deceased by more than one name, if it is known that the deceased used more than one name during his or her lifetime, by entering the name by which the deceased was most commonly known first on the death record and also indicating any additional name or names, other than maiden name, with the abbreviation "A.K.A."||V. In the case where an additional name becomes known after a death record has been registered with the division, the added name with the notation "A.K.A." shall be filed with the division on the appropriate form to amend a vital record.||VI. The funeral director, next of kin, or designated agent shall file all death record information, including the medical certification, within 36 hours of receiving the body and prior to final disposal of the body.||VII. The state registrar shall inform the state board of registration of funeral directors and embalmers in writing of any violation of RSA 290:11 or RSA 290:12.|||Source. 2005, 268:1. 2007, 215:9. 2009, 54:4, eff. July 21, 2009. 2015, 140:9, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:67 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:67 - Burial Permit.

    5-C:67 Burial Permit. –||I. A clerk of a town or city or a funeral director shall provide the following information for a burial permit:||(a) The full name of the deceased.||(b) The date of death.||(c) The city or town, county, and state of death.||(d) The sex, date of birth, and age of the deceased.||(e) The method, date and place of initial and final disposition, such as, a cemetery or crematory.||(f) The name of the funeral home.||(g) The city or town of the funeral home.||(h) The date that the burial permit is issued.||(i) The lot number, section, and grave number.||(j) If stored, the name of the storage vault; the date of storage; the location of the vault, by city or town and state; the signature of the cemetery sexton or person in charge of the storage vault or, if none, the funeral director; and, the date that the body or cremains are released from the storage vault.||(k) The signature of the cemetery sexton or person in charge of the cemetery or crematory or, if none, the funeral director.||(l) The signature of the city or town board of health official, the city or town local health officer, or the funeral director.||II. Upon receipt of the completed death record, the division shall issue a burial permit or emergency burial permit in accordance with RSA 290:3, RSA 290:3-a, RSA 290:3-b, RSA 5-C:68 and RSA 5-C:69.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:68 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:68 - Burial Permit Procedures.

    5-C:68 Burial Permit Procedures. –||When a body is to be stored, the burial permit shall be completed by the cemetery sexton where the body is entombed and sent to the clerk of the town or city where the storage vault is located. When the body is to be moved from entombment for final disposition, the funeral director, next of kin, or designated agent shall obtain the permit from the clerk of the town or city to use as the permit for final disposition. When the body is to be cremated, at least 48 hours shall elapse before cremation can take place in accordance with RSA 325-A and a separate cremation certificate shall be obtained from the medical examiner and submitted to the crematory with the burial permit pursuant to RSA 325-A. No separate permit shall be required when transporting a body by common carrier or remains to his or her final disposition.|||Source. 2005, 268:1. 2006, 288:3, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:69 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:69 - Filing of the Burial Permit and the Emergency Burial Permit With the Cemetery or Crematory Authority and the Clerk of the Town or City.

    5-C:69 Filing of the Burial Permit and the Emergency Burial Permit With the Cemetery or Crematory Authority and the Clerk of the Town or City. –||The division shall issue emergency burial permits only when the death record is incomplete. The number of emergency burial permits shall be 2 per funeral home at one time, except that, if a New Hampshire funeral home has requested an emergency burial permit on behalf of an out-of-state funeral home, the New Hampshire funeral home shall be allowed to have an additional burial permit. Burial permits and emergency burial permits shall be completed and signed by the cemetery sexton or person in charge of the cemetery, crematory, or other place of disposition of a body or, if none, by the funeral director, next of kin, or designated agent following such disposition. The permit shall be filed with the clerk of the town or city within 6 days after the burial pursuant to RSA 290:6. The cemetery sexton, crematory authority, funeral director, next of kin, or designated agent shall provide the information required for a burial permit or for a permit for disinterment. Burial permits and emergency burial permits shall be retained on file by the clerk of the town or city of the town or city of burial in accordance with the retention schedule established in this chapter.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:70 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:70 - Emergency Burial Permits; Extensions on Time Periods for Filing a Completed Death Record.

    5-C:70 Emergency Burial Permits;  Extensions on Time Periods for Filing a Completed Death Record. –||I. In those cases in which personal data concerning the deceased is not available or it is not possible to obtain the cause of death information within the 36 hours stipulated for obtaining the burial permit, the funeral director, next of kin, or designated agent shall request that an emergency burial permit be issued. The request shall be submitted to the division and accompanied by the incomplete death record. The request shall include, at a minimum, the following information:||(a) The full name of the deceased.||(b) The date and place of death.||(c) The place the body will be stored, if applicable.||(d) The method and place of final disposition.||(e) An explanation of the emergency condition.||(f) The name of the funeral director, next of kin, or designated agent.||(g) The license number of the funeral director, if applicable.||(h) The current date.||II. The funeral director, next of kin, or designated agent shall supply the missing data to the division within 6 calendar days of the date of death. If the funeral director, next of kin, or designated agent is unable to supply the missing information within 6 calendar days, he or she shall request a further extension. The request for a further extension shall be in writing and contain an explanation as to why a further extension is necessary. An additional 6 calendar day extension may be granted by the state registrar.||III. The use of the emergency process for obtaining a burial permit shall be restricted to New Hampshire licensed funeral directors, the next of kin, or the designated agent of the deceased. If a New Hampshire licensed funeral director is acting to assist an out-of-state funeral director in obtaining a burial permit that will involve removal of the body from the state of New Hampshire, the New Hampshire funeral director shall process a burial permit as outlined in RSA 5-C:67 through RSA 5-C:73.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:71 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:71 - Cremation.

    5-C:71 Cremation. –||I. When the body of a deceased person is to be disposed of by cremation, the crematory operator, the funeral director, next of kin, or designated agent in charge of the final disposition arrangements shall present a copy of the death certificate and the burial permit or emergency burial permit with the body to a medical examiner in order to obtain the medical examiner's certificate.||II. A crematory authority shall not cremate the body until the cremation authority has received the medical examiner's certificate for cremation and the burial permit or emergency burial permit.||III. After cremation, the crematory shall forward one copy of the medical examiner's certificate for cremation, along with the burial permit or emergency burial permit, to the clerk of the city or town of cremation. The crematory shall also forward one copy of the medical examiner's certificate to the office of the chief medical examiner, as required by RSA 325-A:18, II, and keep one copy on file.|||Source. 2005, 268:1. 2006, 288:4. 2007, 324:7, eff. Sept. 14, 2007.|