New Hampshire Revised Statutes 5-C:98 – Vital Records Copies
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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 N.H. Rev. Stat. § 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.
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.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 5-C:98
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
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 N.H. Rev. Stat. § 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.