New Hampshire § 5-C:95 Amending the Death Certificate

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 5-C:95 — Amending the Death Certificate

New Hampshire § 5-C:95

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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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 5-C:95 (2026).

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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 p

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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.