New Hampshire § 5-C:88 Town or City Clerk Procedures to Amend Birth Records

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 5-C:88 — Town or City Clerk Procedures to Amend Birth Records

New Hampshire § 5-C:88

Title ITHE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT

Ch. 5-CVITAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

SubdivisionForms and Procedures for Amendments and Corrections to Vital Records and Retention of Vital Record Documents

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 5-C:88 (2026).

Text

I.All amendments shall be made to the record by the clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred.

II.The clerk of the town or city shall: replace the original record with the amended birth record; retain the originally assigned file number; retain the original record attached to the amended record; prepare an amended birth record using the form appropriate for the year of birth; and forward the amended birth record to the division.

III.The clerk of the town or city shall use the amended record for all future inquiries to the record.

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I. All amendments shall be made to the record by the clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred.
II. The clerk of the town or city shall: replace the original record with the amended birth record; retain the originally assigned file number; retain the original record attached to the amended record; prepare an amended birth record using the form appropriate for the year of birth; and forward the amended birth record to the division.
III. The clerk of the town or city shall use the amended record for all future inquiries to the record.