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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-B - Pooled Risk Management Programs › Section 5-B:2 - Definitions.

5-B:2 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Department" means the department of state.
II. "Informational filing" means an annual filing with the department made solely for the purpose of providing public access to certain information concerning the nature and organization of pooled risk management programs. Such informational filing shall be limited to the following:
(a) The name and legal address of each pooled risk management program;
(b) A list of current officers, their titles and addresses;
(c) A brief description of the coverage provided;
(d) The annual audit required under RSA 5-B:5, I(d);
(e) A written plan of operation or bylaws; and
(f) The annual actuarial evaluation required under RSA 5-B:5, I(f).
III. "Political subdivision" means any city, town, county, school district, chartered public school, village district, school administrative unit, or any district or entity created for a special purpose administered or funded by any of the above-named governmental units.
IV. "Risk management" means the defense of claims and indemnification for losses arising out of the ownership, maintenance, and operation of real or personal property and the acts or omissions of officials, employees, and agents; the provision of loss prevention services including, but not limited to, inspections of property and the training of personnel; and the investigation, evaluation, and settlement of claims by and against political subdivisions.
Source.
1987, 329:1. 1995, 260:1. 2008, 354:1, eff. Sept. 5, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-B - Pooled Risk Management Programs › Section 5-B:3 - Pooled Risk Management Authorized and Affirmed; Membership.

5-B:3 Pooled Risk Management Authorized and Affirmed;  Membership. –
I. A political subdivision, by resolution of its governing body, may establish and enter into agreements for obtaining or implementing insurance by self-insurance; for obtaining insurance from any insurer authorized to transact business in this state as an admitted or surplus lines carrier; or for obtaining insurance secured in accordance with any method provided by law; or for obtaining insurance by any combination of the provisions of this paragraph. Agreements made pursuant to this paragraph may provide for pooling of self-insurance reserves, risks, claims and losses, and of administrative services and expenses associated with them among political subdivisions. To accomplish the purposes of this chapter, 2 or more political subdivisions may form an association under the laws of this state or affirm an existing association so formed to develop and administer a risk management program having as its purposes reducing the risk of its members; safety engineering; distributing, sharing, and pooling risks; acquiring insurance, excess loss insurance, or reinsurance; and processing, paying and defending claims against the members of such association.
II. RSA 53-A shall not apply to an association formed or affirmed under this chapter, nor to the participation in such an association by a political subdivision.
III. Pooled risk management programs established for the benefit of political subdivisions may provide any or all of the following coverages:
(a) Casualty, including general and professional liability; errors and omissions; workers' compensation and employer's liability; medical payments; or unemployment compensation as authorized under federal law.
(b) Property, including marine and inland navigation; transportation; boiler and machinery; fire; theft; or natural hazards.
(c) Vehicle, including any liability or loss arising from the ownership or operation of vehicles.
(d) Surety and fidelity.
(e) Environmental impairment.
(f) Hospital, medical, surgical or dental benefits for employees and their dependents.
(g) Life, income maintenance, accidental death and dismemberment, vision loss or impairment, or legal benefits for employees and their dependents.
(h) Unanticipated special education cost recovery.
Source.
1987, 329:1, eff. July 24, 1987. 2021, 209:2, Pt. IV, Sec. 4, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-B - Pooled Risk Management Programs › Section 5-B:4 - Informational Filing Required; Fee.

5-B:4 Informational Filing Required;  Fee. –
Pooled risk management programs established for the benefit of political subdivisions shall make an informational filing, as defined in RSA 5-B:2, II, with the department and shall pay an annual filing fee of $150. The department may make requests for additional information necessary to exercise regulatory or enforcement authority pursuant to, but not limited to, the hearings procedures under RSA 421-B:6-613 over any pooled risk management program formed or affirmed in accordance with this chapter. Pooled workers' compensation and unemployment compensation programs which are regulated by and which report to the department of labor and the department of employment security, under RSA 281-A and RSA 282-A, respectively, shall be exempt from the requirements of this section as long as their operations and reports conform to the laws and rules adopted by those departments.
Source.
1987, 329:1. 1994, 158:16. 2009, 128:2, eff. June 29, 2009. 2015, 273:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-B - Pooled Risk Management Programs › Section 5-B:5 - Standards of Organization and Operation.

5-B:5 Standards of Organization and Operation. –
I. Each pooled risk management program shall meet the following standards of organization and operation. Each program shall:
(a) Exist as a legal entity organized under New Hampshire law.
(b) Be governed by a board the majority of which is composed of elected or appointed public officials, officers, or employees. Board members shall not receive compensation but may be reimbursed for mileage and other reasonable expenses. Board members shall comply with the provisions of RSA 15-A.
(c) Return all earnings and surplus in excess of any amounts required for administration, claims, reserves, and purchase of excess insurance to the participating political subdivisions.
(d) Provide for an annual audit of financial transactions by an independent certified public accountant. The audit shall be filed with the department and distributed to participants of each pooled risk management program.
(e) Be governed by written bylaws which shall detail the terms of eligibility for participation by political subdivisions, the governance of the program and other matters necessary to the program's operation. Bylaws and any subsequent amendments shall be filed with the department.
(f) Provide for an annual actuarial evaluation of the pooled risk management program. The evaluation shall assess the adequacy of contributions required to fund any such program and the reserves necessary to be maintained to meet expenses of all incurred and incurred but not reported claims and other projected needs of the plan. The annual actuarial evaluation shall be performed by a member of the American Academy of Actuaries qualified in the coverage area being evaluated, shall be filed with the department, and shall be distributed to participants of each pooled risk management program.
(g) Provide notice to all participants of and conduct 2 public hearings for the purpose of advising of potential rate increases, the reasons for projected rate increases, and to solicit comments from members regarding the return of surplus, at least 10 days prior to rate setting for each calendar year.
II. If a pooled risk management program fails to provide for an annual audit or an annual actuarial evaluation, the department shall perform or cause to be performed the required audit or evaluation and shall be reimbursed the cost by the program.
Source.
1987, 329:1. 1997, 14:1. 2010, 149:4, 5, eff. June 14, 2010. 2014, 14:1, eff. July 13, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-B - Pooled Risk Management Programs › Section 5-B:6 - Declaration of Status; Tax Exemption; Liability.

5-B:6 Declaration of Status;  Tax Exemption;  Liability. –
I. Any pooled risk management program meeting the standards required under this chapter is not an insurance company, reciprocal insurer, or insurer under the laws of this state, and administration of any activities of the plan shall not constitute doing an insurance business for purposes of regulation or taxation.
II. Any such program operating under this chapter, whether or not a body corporate, may sue or be sued; make contracts; hold and dispose of real property; and borrow money, contract debts, and pledge assets in its name.
III. Participation by a political subdivision in a pooled risk management program formed and affirmed under this chapter shall not subject any such political subdivision to any liability to any third party for the acts or omissions of the pooled risk management program or any other political subdivision participating in the program.
Source.
1987, 329:1, eff. July 24, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-B - Pooled Risk Management Programs › Section 5-B:7 - Confidentiality of Certain Claims Information.

5-B:7 Confidentiality of Certain Claims Information. –
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any information of any pooled risk management program formed or affirmed under this chapter pertaining to claims analysis or claims management shall be privileged and confidential and not subject to disclosure to any third party.
Source.
1987, 329:1, eff. July 24, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:2 - Division of Vital Records Administration Established.

5-C:2 Division of Vital Records Administration Established. –
I. There is established within the department of state a division of vital records administration under the supervision of a director of vital records administration. The secretary of state, with the approval of the governor and council, shall appoint the director of vital records administration, who shall be known as the state registrar and who shall be an unclassified employee. The director of vital records administration shall be academically and technically qualified to hold the position. The director shall be a citizen of this state. The term of office for the state registrar shall be 4 years. Any vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.
II. The salary of the state registrar shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a and shall be determined in accordance with the procedure in RSA 94:1-d and RSA 14:14-c.
Source.
2005, 268:1. 2010, 122:1, eff. Aug. 8, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:3 - Declaration of Policy, Purpose and Scope.

5-C:3 Declaration of Policy, Purpose and Scope. –
I. The New Hampshire constitution identifies the office of the secretary of state as the keeper of the records of the state.
II. The division shall:
(a) Provide access to vital records and vital records data while assuring the privacy of all New Hampshire citizens.
(b) Outline the confidentiality requirements for vital records.
(c) Set forth the procedures, conditions, and criteria for release of information regarding vital records data and statistics.
(d) Enforce the provisions of this chapter in regard to the collection, maintenance, and dissemination of vital records information.
(e) Provide guidance to data collectors pursuant to this chapter.
(f) Describe the informational requirements of the forms used by the division of vital records for the collection of vital records information.
(g) Establish, in conjunction with the department of health and human services, the procedures, conditions, and criteria for release of information regarding vital records data and statistics for health-related research pursuant to RSA 126:24-d.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:5 - Statistical Forms.

5-C:5 Statistical Forms. –
I. Forms and data fields maintained electronically shall include all facts contained on the national standard certificate forms developed by the National Center for Health Statistics, United States Department of Health and Human Services. As revisions to the National Center for Health Statistics standard certificates are made, the secretary of state shall incorporate into forms and data fields new facts contained on the standard certificates.
II. In addition to the secretary of state, any interested state agency or individual may request that additional data fields be added to any of the vital records statistical forms. Such requests shall be granted upon meeting the following minimum requirements:
(a) Any individual and any state agency, with the exception of the department of health and human services, shall provide a description of need for the additional data fields.
(b) Any individual and any state agency, with the exception of the department of health and human services, shall provide a business plan describing how the additional data fields will be used.
(c) All individuals and all state agencies shall demonstrate that they have adequate resources to pay for software changes to the secretary of state's automated data collection system including development, testing, training of users, maintenance, and replacement of statistical forms.
(d) All individuals and all state agencies shall provide assurances that any statistical form changes shall not adversely affect any of the data contracts that the secretary of state maintains.
III. The secretary of state shall not remove or add any data fields used for purposes of protecting the public health or to conduct health-related research without prior notice and agreement of the department of health and human services.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:6 - Seal of Registrar.

5-C:6 Seal of Registrar. –
The registrar shall have an official seal which shall be like the seal of the state except that the device thereon shall be surrounded by the words "New Hampshire Department of State, Registrar of Vital Records" in the place of the words "Seal of the State of New Hampshire, 1776."
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:7 - Authenticated Copies.

5-C:7 Authenticated Copies. –
Every certificate or other official paper executed by the registrar under seal, in pursuance of authority conferred by law, shall be received as evidence, and may be recorded in the proper recording offices in the same manner and with like effect as a legally acknowledged deed; and copies of papers and records in his or her office, so authenticated, shall be received as evidence with the same effect as the originals.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:8 - Preservation of Returns.

5-C:8 Preservation of Returns. –
The registrar shall cause the returns made to him or her under this chapter and the returns of divorces made by the clerks of court to be arranged, alphabetical indexes of all the names contained in such returns to be made, and the whole to be bound in convenient volumes and preserved in his or her office. Records of births, marriages, deaths, and divorces shall be kept separately.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:10 - Fees for Copies, Verifications and Amendments to Vital Records.

5-C:10 Fees for Copies, Verifications and Amendments to Vital Records. –
I. A town clerk or the registrar shall be paid in advance, by any person requesting any copy or verification as provided in RSA 5-C:9, the sum of $15 for making a search, which sum shall include payment for the issuance of such copy or verification, and $10 for each subsequent copy, provided that the fee to town clerks for examination of documents and issuance of a delayed birth certificate shall be $25.
II. The town clerk shall forward $8 of each search fee collected by the clerk under this section to the department of state for deposit in the vital records improvement fund established under RSA 5-C:15 and shall retain the remaining $7 as the clerk's fee for issuing such a copy. For subsequent copies issued at the same time, the town clerk shall forward $5 of the fee collected for each subsequent copy under this section to the department for deposit in the vital records improvement fund established under RSA 5-C:15 and shall retain the remaining $5 as the clerk's fee for issuing such a copy. The town clerk shall retain the $25 fee for a delayed birth certificate as the clerk's fee for examining documents and issuing the delayed birth certificate. Fees collected by the registrar shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit into the vital records improvement fund established under RSA 5-C:15.
III. Any correction or amendment to a record of any birth, marriage, or death shall be made by the town clerk according to the procedures established in this chapter. The town clerk shall receive for amending or correcting any record the fee of $10 to be paid by the person making application for such an amendment or correction. The town clerk shall retain the fee collected under this paragraph for making such correction or amendment. Such fee shall be waived if the error was made by the town clerk.
Source.
2005, 268:1. 2010, Sp. Sess., 1:69, eff. June 10, 2010. 2013, 144:109, eff. July 1, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:11 - Decorative Heirloom Certificates.

5-C:11 Decorative Heirloom Certificates. –
I. The registrar shall, upon request and payment of the fee, supply to any applicant having a direct and tangible interest as provided in RSA 5-C:9 and RSA 5-C:102, a decorative heirloom certificate of any birth or marriage registered with him or her.
II. The decorative heirloom certificate shall be of a distinctive design and shall include the seal of the registrar and an original signature.
III. The fee for each decorative heirloom certificate shall be $25. The registrar shall forward $15 of each fee collected to the state treasurer for deposit into the vital records improvement fund established under RSA 5-C:15.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:12 - Furnishing to Governmental Agencies.

5-C:12 Furnishing to Governmental Agencies. –
Certified copies, certificates of partial facts, verifications, or search of the records may be made for any federal, state, or local governmental agency by special arrangement without regard to the provisions of RSA 5-C:10.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:13 - Record as Evidence.

5-C:13 Record as Evidence. –
A certified copy issued by a town clerk of a record of a birth, marriage, or death, on file with the town clerk or division, shall be prima facie evidence of the fact, in any judicial proceeding.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:15 - Vital Records Improvement Fund.

5-C:15 Vital Records Improvement Fund. –
There is hereby established a special fund for the improvement and automation of vital records at the state and local levels. The sole purpose of the fund shall be to provide revenues for the improvement of the registration, certification, preservation, and management of the state's vital records, and said money shall not be used for any other purpose. Moneys in the fund shall be allocated for software applications and development, preservation efforts, hardware, communications and technical support associated with these purposes. Said moneys shall not be used for rent or electricity expenses or for general clerical or administrative personnel of the division. The secretary of state shall allocate moneys in the fund with the assistance of the advisory committee established under RSA 5-C:16. The fund shall accrue interest and shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the secretary of state.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:16 - Advisory Committee.

5-C:16 Advisory Committee. –
I. There is established an advisory committee to assist the secretary of state in administering the fund established under RSA 5-C:15. The advisory committee shall also determine the need for improvement and automation of the processing of vital records upon recommendations from representatives of the department, the New Hampshire City and Town Clerks' Association, and the department of information technology. The members of the committee shall be appointed as follows:
(a) Two town clerks, appointed by the New Hampshire City and Town Clerks' Association.
(b) Two city clerks, appointed by the New Hampshire City and Town Clerks' Association.
(c) A funeral director, appointed by the New Hampshire Funeral Directors' Association.
(d) A physician licensed under RSA 329 from the office of chief medical examiner, or designee.
(e) A public member, who shall have a direct interest in the registration of vital records, appointed by the department.
(f) The registrar of vital records, or designee.
(g) A health information specialist, appointed by the New Hampshire Hospital Association.
(h) The chief information officer, department of information technology, or designee.
(i) The state archivist, or designee.
(j) The commissioner of health and human services, or designee.
(k) A representative of a local city public health agency, appointed by the commissioner of health and human services.
(l) One vital records information user, who shall have a direct interest in the use and dissemination of vital records information, appointed by the commissioner of health and human services.
(m) The secretary of state, or designee.
II. The members of the committee shall choose a chairperson by majority vote. The chairperson shall serve for a term of one year, but may be confirmed by majority vote for as long as the chairperson remains a member. Members of the advisory committee shall serve 2-year terms and no member shall serve more than 2 consecutive terms. The city and town clerk members shall serve staggered terms and initially one town clerk and one city clerk shall serve for 2 years and one town clerk and one city clerk shall serve for 3 years.
Source.
2005, 268:1. 2006, 141:2. 2008, 335:5, eff. Sept. 5, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:17 - Quarterly Reports.

5-C:17 Quarterly Reports. –
The department shall file a financial report for the vital records improvement fund for the preceding quarter showing the summary of receipts and expenditures, according to the uniform classifications.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:18 - Annual Report.

5-C:18 Annual Report. –
The department shall prepare and file a report on the uses of the vital records improvement fund and shall submit the report to the vital records improvement advisory committee no later than December 31 of each year. The report shall contain the following:
I. The gross revenue received by the fund.
II. A summary of receipts and expenditures, according to uniform classifications.
III. Accomplishments achieved pursuant to RSA 5-C during the preceding fiscal year.
IV. An outline of the projects and programs to be conducted in the ensuing fiscal year with proceeds from the funds.
V. Any recommendations for additional legislation, and other relevant matters.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:21 - Distribution of the Birth Record.

5-C:21 Distribution of the Birth Record. –
I. The hospital or institution birth registrar shall forward a completed birth record to the division and clerk of the town or city no later than 6 days from the date of birth, and provide to the parents upon discharge from the hospital or institution an exact copy of the information that will appear on the official birth record of the newborn child. If the mother has signed release papers for adoption, the hospital or institution birth registrar shall make the notation "Adoption Pending" on the face of the parent's notice, and forward the parent notice to the division instead of giving it to the mother.
II. Hospital and institution birth registrars shall not issue any document resembling a birth certificate or which appears to be an official birth record.
III. The clerk of the town or city where the birth occurred shall review the information on the parent notice presented by the parent, and, if the information is confirmed by the parent, the clerk shall issue a certified copy of the birth certificate to the parent after receipt of payment pursuant to RSA 5-C:10. If the parent states that the information is incorrect, the clerk shall follow the correction procedures in RSA 5-C:85. In the case of a home birth, the clerk shall forward a copy of the completed birth record with the birth worksheet to the division within 2 business days of its completion; mail the parent notice to the parent or personally present it to the parent; and exchange the parent notice for a certified copy after payment of the fee required by RSA 5-C:10.
IV. The division shall provide the following to the city or town of residence of the mother:
(a) The child's name.
(b) The child's date of birth.
(c) The child's place of birth.
(d) The father's name.
(e) The mother's name.
(f) The state file number, which is a unique, sequential identifying number assigned by the division.
V. If corrections of misspellings or typographical errors are required, the clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred shall forward a notice of changes to the division and issue a certified copy of the birth record, as amended, to the parents.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:22 - Legitimation of Child Form.

5-C:22 Legitimation of Child Form. –
I. Unless the legitimation is by court order, each parent shall complete a legitimation of child form with the following:
(a) Information regarding the child, mother, and natural father, including: the name of the child as originally recorded; date and place of birth; maiden name of the natural mother; mother's social security number; mother's city or town of residence; full name of the child, full name of the natural father; date of birth of the natural father; state or foreign country of birth of the natural father; natural father's social security number; and current mailing address of the parents.
(b) The signature of the natural father and the mother.
(c) The city or town and county where the affidavit was signed.
(d) The signature of the notary public or justice of the peace with the expiration date of commission, the date signed, and sealed if applicable.
(e) Indication as to whether the certificate of marriage was presented to the clerk of the town or city.
(f) The date received by the clerk of the town or city.
(g) The date the new record was made.
(h) The signature and city or town of the clerk.
II. When the mother or natural father or both are under the age of 18, each signature shall be accompanied by the notarized signature of a parent or guardian unless the legitimation is by court order.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:23 - Birth Record Following Legitimation.

5-C:23 Birth Record Following Legitimation. –
I. An application for filing an amended birth record in the case of a legitimation shall be made by a parent on a legitimation of child form pursuant to RSA 5-C:22 and submitted to the clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred.
II. Upon receipt of a legitimation of child form and a certified copy of the parent's marriage record, or in accordance with procedures outlined in RSA 457:42 and RSA 460:29, the clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred shall prepare an amended birth record.
III. The following procedures shall be followed if a legitimation case is settled by the court pursuant to RSA 460:29:
(a) A certified copy of the court order shall be presented by the parents to the clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred.
(b) The legitimation form shall be prepared pursuant to RSA 5-C:22 and filed by the clerk of the city or town with a notation on the form indicating that the court order has been the basis of the action under RSA 460:29.
(c) The birth record shall then be processed as specified in RSA 5-C:87, and amended by adding information to the record concerning the father.
IV. The clerk of the city or town shall prepare the amended birth record in accordance with RSA 5-C:89, adding the information concerning the father.
V. The court order and the legitimation of child form shall be retained permanently by the clerk of the city or town on the form appropriate for the year of birth pursuant to RSA 5-C:86.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:25 - Informational Requirements for an Affidavit of Paternity.

5-C:25 Informational Requirements for an Affidavit of Paternity. –
I. Parents shall include the following information when completing an affidavit of paternity:
(a) Information about the child including: the child's first, middle, and last names; the child's city or town and state of birth; the child's date of birth; the child's name as it appears on the birth record; the child's social security number, if known; whether the child is living; and, the child's date and place of death, if applicable.
(b) Information about, and signature of, the child's natural father, including: the natural father's full name and date of birth; the natural father's state of birth; the natural father's social security number; the natural father's address; and, the natural father's signature and date signed, unless the natural father is a minor in which case his parent or guardian's signature shall be obtained and the date signed.
(c) Information about, and signature of, the child's mother, including: the mother's maiden name; the mother's social security number; the mother's address; if the mother is a minor, her parent or guardian's signature; and, the mother's signature and date signed, unless the mother is a minor, in which case her parent or guardian's signature shall be obtained and the date signed.
(d) When the mother's husband agrees that he is not the child's natural father, the following information, and signature of, the mother's husband, including: the husband's name; the husband's social security number; the husband's address; and the husband's signature and date signed, unless the husband is a minor in which case his parent or guardian's signature shall be obtained and the date signed.
(e) The signatures of the child's natural father, mother, and, if he is not the child's father, her husband, shall be notarized and shall include the date signed and the date the notary's commission expires.
(f) Certification of hospital or birthing center, including the name and signature of the preparer and date signed, and the name and the address of the hospital or birthing facility.
II. In the case of a home birth, the midwife or attendant shall refer the mother to the clerk of the town or city to complete the affidavit of paternity.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:26 - Preparation of New Birth Record Following Paternity Determination.

5-C:26 Preparation of New Birth Record Following Paternity Determination. –
I. Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order regarding the paternity of a child born in New Hampshire, the clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred shall prepare a new birth record.
II. Acceptable documentation for preparing a new birth record shall include a certified court order that clearly states that the birth record shall be changed to reflect paternity or a photocopy of that court order and a letter from the division of child support services indicating that a paternity hearing has been initiated by that division.
III. The clerk of the town or city shall prepare the new birth record, retain its originally assigned file number, send the copy marked "state" to the division; and retain the copy marked "clerk."
IV. Upon receipt of the completed affidavit of paternity by the clerk of the city or town, the information concerning the father shall be added to the birth record, or in the case of an affidavit of paternity submitted after the filing of the birth record, a new record shall be completed by the clerk of the town or city and forwarded to the division in accordance with this section and RSA 5-C:21.
V. The surname of the child shall be recorded as shown on the affidavit of paternity and in accordance with RSA 5-C:24. If the mother is unwed, the surname given to the child shall be any name chosen by the mother and father. If the mother is married and a 3-party affidavit of paternity is being utilized, the surname of the child shall be any name chosen by the mother.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:27 - Rescission of Paternity Form.

5-C:27 Rescission of Paternity Form. –
I. A parent or legal guardian who is a signatory to the affidavit of paternity shall provide information to complete a rescission of paternity form as follows:
(a) Information about the child, including the child's first, middle, and last names as they appear on the birth record, the child's date of birth, the city or town of birth, the child's social security number, if known, and the child's sex.
(b) Information about the child's father and mother, and the mother's husband if a 3-party affidavit of paternity was completed, including the father's full name, the father's date of birth, the father's mailing address, the mother's full name, the mother's mailing address, whether a completed 3-party affidavit of paternity was submitted and, if a 3-party affidavit was filed, the husband's full name and mailing address.
(c) The rescinder's signature and date.
II. The form shall be attested to by a notary public or justice of the peace. The city or town clerk shall sign and date the form.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:28 - Rescission of Paternity Procedures.

5-C:28 Rescission of Paternity Procedures. –
I. A parent or legal guardian may request to rescind an affidavit of paternity from the clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred within 60 days of the filing of an affidavit of paternity unless an administrative or judicial proceeding related to the child results in an earlier date.
II. Once the completed rescission of paternity form is filed, the clerk of the town or city shall remove the name of the father from the birth record and insert "not stated" in the space provided for the father's name or, if the original birth record was filed prior to the completion of an affidavit of paternity, change the child's name on the birth record back to the name stated on the original record before the affidavit of paternity was filed.
III. After the 60-day rescission period has passed, any challenge to the affidavit shall be decided only by a court of competent jurisdiction.
IV. The fee for changing the birth record due to a rescission of paternity shall be in accordance with RSA 5-C:10.
V. The clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred shall distribute the rescission of paternity to the birth mother; the father named on the affidavit of paternity; the parent or legal guardian of minor signatory as stated on the affidavit of paternity; the division; the department of health and human services; the husband, if a 3-party affidavit of paternity was completed; and, the hospital that was the originator of the affidavit of paternity, if applicable.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:29 - Surrogate Mother.

5-C:29 Surrogate Mother. –
When it is known that a child has been born to a surrogate mother and it is intended that the child be adopted after birth by the natural father's wife, the preparation of the initial birth record shall be governed by the following:
I. If the surrogate mother is a married woman, a 3-party affidavit of paternity shall be prepared with the natural father shown as the child's father.
II. If the surrogate mother is not married, an affidavit of paternity shall be prepared with the natural father shown as the child's father; and only after an affidavit of paternity has been executed shall the name of the natural father appear on the birth record.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:30 - Birth Resulting From Artificial Insemination.

5-C:30 Birth Resulting From Artificial Insemination. –
I. When it is known that the birth of a child is the result of artificial insemination of sperm from a person who is not the mother's husband, the male parentage shall be indicated on the birth record as follows:
(a) If the mother is married, the husband's name shall be listed as the father of the child.
(b) If the mother is unwed, an affidavit of paternity shall be executed when the donor of the sperm can be identified and is willing to be identified on the birth record or, otherwise, the phrase "not stated" shall be entered for the father's name.
II. In the case where the birth of a child is the result of artificial insemination of a surrogate mother, the preparation of the birth record shall be governed by the procedures in RSA 5-C:29.
Source.
2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:31 - Notice of Adoption.

5-C:31 Notice of Adoption. –
All information on an adoption shall be completed on a form prescribed by the division, in accordance with RSA 170-B:22. A parent or the court shall provide the following information in order to complete the form:
I. The child's information taken from a certified copy of the adoptee's original birth record, including the name of the child; the child's date and place of birth; the child's sex; the child's race; and the child's ancestry.
II. Facts about the child's birth, including:
(a) Whether there are siblings in substitute care, indicated as yes or no.
(b) Whether there are members of the sibling group adopted together, indicated as yes or no.
(c) Whether the child had a previous adoptive placement, indicated as yes or no.
(d) Whether the child is considered by the court to have special needs, such as a developmental or intellectual disability, learning disabilities, or a medical condition, indicated as yes or no.
(e) The date of adoptive placement.
(f) Sponsorship of adoption indicated as public, private or tribal, agency, independent person or other.
(g) Location of any sponsor of the adoption.
III. The natural father's information, including his full name if stated on the original birth record; his date of birth; his race and ancestry; his marital status; and whether his parental rights were terminated.
IV. The birth mother's information, including her full maiden name; her date of birth; her race and ancestry; her marital status at birth of child; and whether her parental rights were terminated.
V. Information from both adoptive parents, if a couple is adopting, or one parent in the case where one parent is adopting, including his or her full name; date and state of birth; race and ancestry; marital status; residence at the time of the child's birth; and any prior relationship with the child.
VI. The names as they shall appear on the new birth record, including the adoptive parents' names, and the adoptee's name.
VII. The current mailing address and signature of the adoptive parent or parents.
VIII. The probate court information, including the date of the adoption decree; the name, county and state of the court and the name of the judge or justice presiding; the volume, page, and record number of the probate court filing; the signature and seal of the court and date signed; and the name of the city or town of birth and the date the report was sent by the probate court to the clerk of the town or city of birth occurrence, the department of health and human services, and the division.
IX. The city or town clerk information, including the date received by the clerk of the town or city of birth occurrence; the date the new birth record was made; the signature of the clerk of the town or city; and the city or town of the clerk.
Source.
2005, 268:1. 2006, 141:3. 2008, 52:1, eff. July 11, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:32 - Adoption Recording Procedures.

5-C:32 Adoption Recording Procedures. –
I. Adoptions shall be recorded pursuant to this section and RSA 170-B:22.
II. In accordance with the reporting requirements cited in RSA 170-B:22, the clerk of the county probate court shall send a completed adoption form, as referenced in RSA 5-C:31, for each child adopted in the state of New Hampshire to the division within 7 days after the final decree is filed.
III. Upon receipt of a notice of adoption from the probate court, the clerk of the town or city of birth occurrence shall immediately process a new birth record and, within 2 weeks, forward a copy to the division.
IV. Upon receipt by the division of a notice of adoption in New Hampshire for a child born out-of-state the division shall send notice of the adoption to the vital records agency of the state of birth so that the birth record in that state can be amended and, if the adoption notice received by the division contains inaccurate or missing information, the state registrar shall return the notice to the court issuing the adoption decree via the applicable state's vital records agency asking for necessary corrections.
V. Upon the receipt of a notice of an out-of-state adoption of a child born in the state of New Hampshire, the division shall send notice of the adoption to the clerk of the town or city of birth occurrence. When the clerk receives the above notice, he or she shall follow the procedure outlined in RSA 5-C:33 for amending the birth record. When out-of-state adoptions are being processed, if the information provided to the clerk of birth occurrence does not contain sufficient information needed to complete the amended birth record pursuant to RSA 5-C:33, the clerk shall request the information from the adoptive parents. If a response has not been received within 30 days from the date of the request, the amended record shall be prepared and "not available" shall be entered for information that has not been provided. When a clerk of a town or city receives an adoption notice from a New Hampshire court that contains inaccurate or missing information, the adoption notice shall be returned to the New Hampshire court with a letter asking the court to resolve the question involved.
VI. In the case of a private adoption, when requested by a court of competent jurisdiction, the division shall issue a copy of the original birth certificate.
Source.
2005, 268:1. 2006, 141:4. 2011, 88:20, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration › Section 5-C:34 - Application for Certificate of Foreign Birth.

5-C:34 Application for Certificate of Foreign Birth. –
I. The registrar shall establish a New Hampshire certificate of foreign birth for a person born in a foreign country and for whom a final decree of adoption has been issued by a court of competent jurisdiction in New Hampshire. This certificate of foreign birth shall be established and registered and a certified copy of such certificate issued when the registrar receives a request and a fee of $25 from the adoptive parents or adopted person over 18 years of age for such a certificate and a report of the adoption as provided in RSA 170-B:22. Funds paid to the registrar shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit into the vital records improvement fund established under RSA 5-C:15.
II. A completed application for certificate of foreign birth shall include:
(a) The county of the probate court involved.
(b) The name of the child prior to adoption.
(c) The names of the adoptive parents.
(d) The date the adoption was approved by the probate court.
(e) The full name of the child after adoption.
(f) The sex of the child.
(g) The child's date of birth.
(h) The city or town, the state or local equivalent and the country of the child's place of birth.
(i) The child's alien registration card number.
(j) Information from both adoptive parents, if a couple is adopting, or one parent in the case where one parent is adopting, including each parent's full name, including the full maiden name of the adoptive mother, if applicable; each parent's date and place of birth; each parent's residence address; each parent's signature or the signature of the child's legal guardian or legal representative if a minor; and the date signed.
(k) The signature of a justice of the peace, or the signature and seal of a notary public.
III. The applicant shall attach the following documents to the completed application for a certificate of foreign birth:
(a) A report of adoption as required by RSA 170-B:22.
(b) A certified copy of the original adoption decree.
(c) The child's alien registration card.
(d) The documents used to establish the date and place of birth, such as an English translation of the original birth certificate, a copy of an adoption report from the adoption agency, or any report issued by the government of the country of birth describing facts known regarding the origin of the child.
(e) Cash or a check made payable to "The State of New Hampshire," in the amount specified in paragraph I.
Source.
2005, 268:1. 2006, 141:7, 8, eff. July 21, 2006.