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NH Rev Stat § 5-C:90 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:90 - Forms for Amending or Correcting a Marriage Record.

    5-C:90 Forms for Amending or Correcting a Marriage Record. –||I. Corrections to a marriage record shall be initiated by the officiant or the marriage partners either by a personal visit or a letter to the clerk of the town or city who issued the marriage license.||II. The clerk of the town or city shall make all corrections to the marriage record in accordance with RSA 5-C:85.||III. The original signed request shall be retained on file by the clerk of the town or city in conformance with the retention schedule established by this chapter.||IV. When amending a record, the change shall be noted by the clerk of the town or city on the marriage record with a notation indicating the documentation reviewed, if any, the date the change was made and whether the change was requested within 6 months of filing the original vital record.||V. The correction process as described above shall not apply to records that are part of the public domain, pursuant to RSA 5-C:105, unless it is shown that the record is to be used for legal purposes or the registrant is still alive.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:91 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:91 - False Information on the Marriage Application Worksheet.

    5-C:91 False Information on the Marriage Application Worksheet. –||I. If it becomes known to the clerk of the town or city who has issued a marriage license that false information was given on the worksheet and included on the license, or if the clerk discovers information that is known to be incorrect because of inconsistencies with other records, the clerk shall notify the bride and groom and, if appropriate, the officiant, by certified mail of the inconsistency and request that they respond in writing within 30 days. The clerk shall also request that they attach to the response letter any information which will assist in correcting the worksheet information; send a copy of the letter to the division; and prepare the appropriate form under RSA 5-C:85 to correct the vital record.||II. Upon receipt of a response letter under paragraph I, the division shall correct the marriage certificate in accordance with RSA 5-C:92.||III. If no response is received, the division shall make a notation on the marriage certificate that there is conflicting information that has not been resolved or, in response to alleged bigamy or falsification of information provided on the marriage worksheet, pursue penalties in accordance with RSA 5-C:14.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:92 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:92 - Amending or Correcting a Certificate of Marriage.

    5-C:92 Amending or Correcting a Certificate of Marriage. –||I. Within 6 months of the filing of the marriage registration, corrections shall be made on the marriage record using the form indicated under RSA 5-C:85, I.||II. When a person makes application to amend or correct a marriage record, the clerk of the city or town who issued the marriage license shall be paid the application fee required of the applicant by RSA 5-C:10, unless the correction is due to an error by the clerk.||III. Other than minor corrections in spelling or clerical errors, name changes involving the name of a spouse as listed on a marriage certificate shall be made as follows: a certified copy of the court order from a court of competent jurisdiction changing the name shall be obtained by the applicant; the court order shall be presented to the clerk of the town or city who issued the marriage license; the name change shall be shown with the notation A.K.A.; there shall be a notation on the marriage record which shall show the name of the court and the date of the court order; and shall be in accordance with RSA 5-C:90.||IV. When an applicant does not submit documentation to substantiate the need to amend a marriage record, or when the state registrar has reasonable cause to question the validity or adequacy of the applicant's sworn statements or the documentary evidence, the state registrar shall notify the applicant, in writing of the deficiencies in the application. The state registrar shall notify the applicant, in writing, that the vital record shall not be amended unless the deficiencies are corrected and that the applicant has the right to appeal the registrar's decision within 30 days.||V. The correction process as described above shall not apply to public records under RSA 5-C:105 unless it is shown that such a record is to be used for legal purposes or the registrant is still alive.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:93 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:93 - Amendments and Corrections to Divorce, Legal Separation, or Civil Annulment Records.

    5-C:93 Amendments and Corrections to Divorce, Legal Separation, or Civil Annulment Records. –||I. Any change to a divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment record shall be initiated with the clerk of court by the husband, wife, or their legal representative or representatives.||II. Any amendments or corrections shall be submitted to the division through the clerk of courts as specified in paragraph I.||III. A certificate or record registered under RSA 458 shall be amended only in accordance with RSA 458.||IV. Any changes or additions made to the divorce record shall be made only on the divorce record received by the division from the court with an asterisk and notated to show why the changes were made.||V. The form indicated under RSA 5-C:85, I shall be used as the notice from the division to the court reflecting a change to the divorce record so that the court record agrees with the division record.||VI. No changes shall be made to correct divorce, civil annulment, or legal separation records that are part of the public domain pursuant to RSA 5-C:105, unless the record is to be used for legal purposes or the registrant is still alive.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:95 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:95 - Amending the Death Certificate.

    5-C:95 Amending the Death Certificate. –||I. When the clerk of a town or city or the division amends a record, the change shall be noted indicating the authority, date, and correction procedure utilized.||II. When the state registrar questions the validity or adequacy of the applicant's sworn statements or the evidence submitted, he or she shall: notify the clerk of the town or city of the deficiencies in writing; request that deficiencies be corrected within 30 days; and notify the clerk of the town or city in the written correspondence above that if the deficiencies are not corrected, the state registrar shall not amend the death certificate.||III. The correction process described above shall not apply to records that have become part of the public domain under RSA 5-C:105, unless they are to be used for a legal purpose, such as proving United States citizenship.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:96 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:96 - Retention Schedule for Forms and Other Documents.

    5-C:96 Retention Schedule for Forms and Other Documents. –||I. "Vital event record," for the purpose of the retention schedule established in this section, means all of the following records:||(a) All birth records and any related documents used in the preparation of new records, including completed affidavits of paternity legitimation forms, court-ordered paternity decisions, court-authorized decisions related to change of gender, and all records relating to adoptions.||(b) All death records, including changes affecting medical certification, submitted by the physician, APRN, or physician assistant to either the clerk of the town or city or the division.||(c) All marriage records, including any documents and related material used in the process of voiding any marriage certificate.||(d) Divorce, civil annulment, and legal separation records that are on file at the division.||II. For the purpose of preservation of facts in relation to births, marriages, deaths, and divorces, vital event records shall be retained by the city or town clerks and hospitals as follows:||(a) Application forms used to apply for certified copies: retained for one year.||(b) Marriage application worksheet when the clerk of the town or city has received the license from the officiant: retained for one year.||(c) Marriage application worksheet when the marriage license has not been returned by the officiant or it has been determined that the marriage had never taken place: retained for 50 years.||(d) Birth worksheet, hospital birth: retained permanently.||(e) Birth worksheet, home birth: retained permanently.||(f) In-state burial permit: retained for 6 years.||(g) Out-of-state burial permit: retained for 10 years.||(h) Disinterment and reinterment permit; in-state disposition: retained for 6 years.||(i) Disinterment and reinterment permit; out-of-state disposition: retained for 10 years.||(j) Medical examiner's cremation certificate: retained for 6 years.||(k) Amendment or correction form: retained permanently.||(l) Clerk of the town or city's copy of marriage certificate: retained permanently.||(m) Fetal death report: retained permanently.||(n) Funeral director receipt: retained for one year.||(o) Vital event records, including, birth, marriages, and deaths, not specifically listed in this paragraph: retained permanently.|||Source. 2005, 268:1. 2007, 215:14. 2009, 54:4, eff. July 21, 2009. 2015, 140:14, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:97 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:97 - Marriage Licenses.

    5-C:97 Marriage Licenses. –||I. If the marriage license issued to the prospective bride and groom is not used for any reason, it shall be returned to the clerk of the town or city of issuance.||II. If the completed marriage license has not been returned by the officiant within 30 days of the planned date of the marriage, as noted on the marriage application worksheet, or 90 days has elapsed from the date the marriage intentions were filed, the clerk of the town or city shall contact the applicants to determine whether the marriage ever took place and who officiated and contact the officiant to request the marriage license.||III. If the clerk of the town or city is unable to obtain the marriage license, the clerk shall notify the division within 24 hours and contact one of the applicants to begin the process for a delayed marriage certificate as described in RSA 5-C:52.||IV. In the circumstances noted in paragraph II, the clerk of the town or city shall retain the application worksheet permanently and a notation shall be made to the application stating the marriage presumably did not take place.||V. All marriage worksheets shall be retained by the clerk of the town or city in accordance with the retention schedule as specified in this chapter.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:98 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:98 - Vital Records Copies.

    5-C:98 Vital Records Copies. –||I. A vital record may not be issued, duplicated, sealed, or notarized by any persons other than the division or clerks of towns and cities. These restrictions shall not apply to vital records in the public domain unless a certified copy is requested.||II. Certified copies of vital records shall be issued to the public only by the state registrar or a clerk of a town or city in accordance with this chapter.||III. Written application for a certified copy of a vital record shall be made by mail or in person at the division or at the office of a clerk of a town or city. Telephone and facsimile requests shall be acceptable only if payment is made through an electronic fee system by which payment for vital record copies may be made through a computerized system.||IV. Certified copies issued from records marked "Delayed" or "Amended" shall be similarly noted and show the effective date of the delay or amendment.||V. A certified copy of a vital record shall be issued if a direct and tangible interest claim is approved pursuant to RSA 5-C:102.||VI. A clerk of a town or city or the state registrar shall issue a certified copy of a vital record or a summary of the vital record even though required items of information are missing from the application if the information provided enables the record to be located and identified and there is no question concerning the direct and tangible interest of the applicant.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:99 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:99 - Apostille Records.

    5-C:99 Apostille Records. –||An apostille record means a vital record document which contains the certification as provided for in the 1961 Hague Convention and which is recognized in the United States and other certifying countries as a certified document. An apostille record shall be prepared in the same manner as required for a certified copy and shall contain the following: the signature of the state registrar or the clerk of the town or city; the notarized acknowledgement of the state registrar or clerk and acknowledgement of the document by the New Hampshire secretary of state, including his or her signature and seal.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:100 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:100 - Search Fees.

    5-C:100 Search Fees. –||I. The fee for making a record search shall be in accordance with RSA 5-C:10.||II. The search fee shall be payable regardless of whether the record is found.||III. The search fee shall include one certified copy of the record if a copy is desired and if it has been determined that the requestor has a direct and tangible interest in such record.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:101 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:101 - Requests From Government Agencies.

    5-C:101 Requests From Government Agencies. –||I. Federal, state, or local government agencies may request certified copies of vital records by special arrangement without regard to RSA 5-C:10 by submitting such request to the local or state registrar.||II. If a free copy is issued by a clerk of a town or city or by the division to a United States Veterans Administration, a notation shall be made by the registrar on the face of the copy stating: "This certified copy is issued to be used solely in connection with U.S. Veterans Administration claim application and processing."|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:103 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:103 - Release of Information to Federal or Other Agencies.

    5-C:103 Release of Information to Federal or Other Agencies. –||I. For statistical purposes, the state registrar shall, by written agreement, transmit copies of vital event records to offices of vital statistics outside of New Hampshire when such records relate to residents of those jurisdictions or persons who die in those jurisdictions.||II. The written agreement in paragraph I shall require that the copies transmitted be used for statistical and administrative purposes only and shall provide for the retention and disposition of such copies.||III. Copies received by the division from offices of vital statistics in other states shall be by written agreement and handled in the same manner as prescribed in this section.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:104 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:104 - Release of Information to the Media.

    5-C:104 Release of Information to the Media. –||I. All requests for vital event records from persons representing the news media shall be made directly to the state registrar in writing, or reduced to writing by the division, and include specific information to identify the record under investigation as described in paragraph II.||II. Information from the news media that shall be required prior to release of information shall include the name of the registrant, the date and place of the event in question, and the type of vital record requested.||III. Media requests for cause of death information from a death certificate shall be made directly to the state registrar in writing, or reduced to writing by the division.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:105 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:105 - Disclosure of Information to Genealogists.

    5-C:105 Disclosure of Information to Genealogists. –||I. (a) Birth records more than 100 years old and death, marriage, and divorce records more than 50 years old shall be considered part of the public domain.||(b) By April 1 of each year, the division shall release public domain records that became public during the previous calendar year.||II. A genealogist may be designated as an authorized representative by means of a written statement from the registrant or a member of the registrant's immediate family.||III. The written statement designating a genealogist as an authorized representative shall:||(a) Indicate whether the writer is the registrant or a member of the registrant's immediate family, in which case the relationship shall be specified.||(b) Indicate the specific record or records requested.||(c) Authorize the division to release the information as specified.||(d) Contain the signature of the authorizing party and be notarized.||IV. Certified copies of records as specified in paragraph I shall be issued on safety paper, when requested, according to the fees established by RSA 5-C:10.|||Source. 2005, 268:1. 2008, 47:1, eff. May 12, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:106 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:106 - Requests for Public Records to Clerk of Towns and Cities.

    5-C:106 Requests for Public Records to Clerk of Towns and Cities. –||I. Requests made to a clerk of a town or city for records as specified in RSA 5-C:105, I, contained in ledger books may be denied for any of the following reasons:||(a) The physical condition of the record, such as being too frail to be photocopied.||(b) The location of the record, such as the proximity of confidential records to the record to be accessed.||(c) The physical space and personnel available to assist the requestor.||II. In the case of a denial pursuant to paragraph I, the clerk of the town or city shall redact the record in order to fill the request.||III. In the case of a denial pursuant to subparagraph I(c), the clerk of the town or city shall provide the requestor with the date by which the clerk could provide the information.||IV. In the case of any denial under this section, the clerk of the town or city shall refer the request to the genealogical research facilities at the division.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:107 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:107 - Handling of Special Records.

    5-C:107 Handling of Special Records. –||I. Records relative to adoptions shall be handled in accordance with RSA 5-C:33.||II. Access to non-certified copies of records involving paternity judgments, affidavits of paternity, legitimation, and change of sex which require the preparation of a new birth certificate shall be handled as provided by this paragraph. Any New Hampshire state agency shall be granted access when a specific legal authority is presented. The registrant and parents, legal guardians, or legal representatives of the registrant shall have access to the record, and any order from a court of competent jurisdiction requesting access shall be honored. To indicate that the document is a non-certified copy, a copy of the document shall be marked "informational copy only."||III. Hospital copies of birth certificate worksheets, fetal death reports, and death certificates shall be considered a vital event record subject to the disclosure requirements described in RSA 5-C:9 and this subdivision.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:108 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:108 - Procedures for Requesting Vital Records Data for Health-Related Research.

    5-C:108 Procedures for Requesting Vital Records Data for Health-Related Research. –||Vital records data or copies of vital records that directly or indirectly identify individuals shall be made available for health-related research purposes upon receipt of a written application and approval of the state's vital records privacy board for health-related research pursuant to RSA 126:24-d.|||Source. 2005, 268:1. 2010, 87:1, eff. July 24, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:109 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:109 - Aggregate Data.

    5-C:109 Aggregate Data. –||Statistics derived from vital records data shall be considered to be aggregate data if published by towns with a populations of or above 5500. Population estimates shall be derived from the most recent decennial census.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:110 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:110 - Public Use Statistical File.

    5-C:110 Public Use Statistical File. –||The department shall make available a public use statistical file containing vital record information of all New Hampshire residents. The public use statistical file shall not contain any identifying personal information or information to constructively identify an individual.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 5-C:111 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 5-C - Vital Records Administration|Section 5-C:111 - Hearings.

    5-C:111 Hearings. –||If aggrieved by any decision for denial of access to vital records documents under this chapter, an individual may request, within 30 days of the denial, an administrative due process hearing.|||Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|