Change 1 Article Choose an article 5-C:1 Definitions. 5-C:2 Division of Vital Records Administration Established. 5-C:3 Declaration of Policy, Purpose and Scope. 5-C:4 Registrar of Vital Records; Privacy; Duties. 5-C:5 Statistical Forms. 5-C:6 Seal of Registrar. 5-C:7 Authenticated Copies. 5-C:8 Preservation of Returns. 5-C:9 Disclosure of Information From Vital Records. 5-C:10 Fees for Copies, Verifications and Amendments to Vital Records. 5-C:11 Decorative Heirloom Certificates. 5-C:12 Furnishing to Governmental Agencies. 5-C:13 Record as Evidence. 5-C:14 Duties and Responsibilities; Penalties. 5-C:15 Vital Records Improvement Fund. 5-C:16 Advisory Committee. 5-C:17 Quarterly Reports. 5-C:18 Annual Report. 5-C:19 Completion of Birth Worksheet for Hospital or Institutional Births. 5-C:20 Completion of the Birth Worksheet for Non-Hospital Births. 5-C:21 Distribution of the Birth Record. 5-C:22 Legitimation of Child Form. 5-C:23 Birth Record Following Legitimation. 5-C:24 Affidavit of Paternity. 5-C:25 Informational Requirements for an Affidavit of Paternity. 5-C:26 Preparation of New Birth Record Following Paternity Determination. 5-C:27 Rescission of Paternity Form. 5-C:28 Rescission of Paternity Procedures. 5-C:29 Surrogate Mother. 5-C:30 Birth Resulting From Artificial Insemination. 5-C:31 Notice of Adoption. 5-C:32 Adoption Recording Procedures. 5-C:33 Procedure for Amending the Birth Record Following Adoption. 5-C:34 Application for Certificate of Foreign Birth. 5-C:35 Certificate of Foreign Birth. 5-C:36 Birth Record of a Foundling. 5-C:37 Preparation of the Birth Record of a Foundling. 5-C:38 Application for Delayed Certificate of Birth. 5-C:39 Town and City Clerk Procedures for Delayed Certificate of Birth. 5-C:40 State Registrar Approval, Denial, or Dismissal of Delayed Certificate of Birth. 5-C:41 Marriage Registration Forms. 5-C:41 Marriage Registration Forms. 5-C:42 Marriage License and Registration. 5-C:43 Distribution of the Marriage License. 5-C:43 Distribution of the Marriage License. 5-C:44 Offshore Marriages. 5-C:45 Repealed by 2024, 81:5, VII, eff. Jan. 1, 2025. 5-C:46 Marriage of Step-Children and Adopted Children. 5-C:47 Marriage of Prisoners. 5-C:48 Civil Annulments of Marriage. 5-C:49 Officiant Responsibilities. 5-C:50 Remarriage Permitted. 5-C:51 Certificate of Remarriage. 5-C:52 Delayed Certificate of Marriage. 5-C:52 Delayed Certificate of Marriage. 5-C:53 Delayed Certificate of Marriage Procedures. 5-C:54 Approval, Denial, or Dismissal by the State Registrar for a Delayed Certificate of Marriage. 5-C:55 Investigation of Bigamous Marriage. 5-C:56 Voiding a Marriage Certificate Due to Bigamy. 5-C:57 Application for and Preparation of a Certified Copy of a Marriage Certificate. 5-C:57 Application for and Preparation of a Certified Copy of a Marriage Certificate. 5-C:58 Divorce, Legal Separation, and Civil Annulment Forms. 5-C:59 Divorce, Legal Separation, or Civil Annulment Registration Procedures. 5-C:60 Application for and Preparation of a Certified Copy of a Divorce, Legal Separation, or Civil Annulment. 5-C:61 Divorce, Legal Separation, or Civil Annulment Record Copies and Fees. 5-C:62 Death Registration Forms. 5-C:63 Initiation of the Death Record. 5-C:64 Medical Certification of the Death Record. 5-C:65 Presumptive Death. 5-C:66 Responsibility of Funeral Director, Next of Kin, or Designated Agent Relative to Completion and Filing of the Death Record. 5-C:67 Burial Permit. 5-C:68 Burial Permit Procedures. 5-C:69 Filing of the Burial Permit and the Emergency Burial Permit With the Cemetery or Crematory Authority and the Clerk of the Town or City. 5-C:70 Emergency Burial Permits; Extensions on Time Periods for Filing a Completed Death Record. 5-C:71 Cremation. 5-C:72 Disinterment and Reinterment Forms. 5-C:73 Disinterment and Reinterment Procedures. 5-C:74 Reporting Fetal Deaths. 5-C:75 Reporting Fetal Deaths. 5-C:75-a Certificate of Stillbirth. 5-C:75-b Limited Release of Information to CDC; Fetal Death. 5-C:76 Fetal Death Paternity Affidavit. 5-C:77 Procedures for Completion of the Fetal Death Paternity Affidavit. 5-C:78 Burial Permit for Disposition of Fetal Remains. 5-C:79 Procedures for the Disposition of Fetal Death Remains. 5-C:80 Delayed Registration of Death. 5-C:81 Queries. 5-C:82 Application for and Preparation of a Certified Copy of a Death Certificate. 5-C:83 Issuance of Death Certificate Copies. 5-C:84 Matching of Birth and Death Certificates. 5-C:85 General Forms for Amending or Correcting a Vital Record. 5-C:86 Forms to Amend Birth Records. 5-C:87 Initiating Amendments and Corrections to Birth Records. 5-C:88 Town or City Clerk Procedures to Amend Birth Records. 5-C:89 Documentary Evidence Required to Amend Birth Record. 5-C:90 Forms for Amending or Correcting a Marriage Record. 5-C:91 False Information on the Marriage Application Worksheet. 5-C:92 Amending or Correcting a Certificate of Marriage. 5-C:93 Amendments and Corrections to Divorce, Legal Separation, or Civil Annulment Records. 5-C:94 Amendments and Corrections to a Death Record. 5-C:95 Amending the Death Certificate. 5-C:96 Retention Schedule for Forms and Other Documents. 5-C:97 Marriage Licenses. 5-C:98 Vital Records Copies. 5-C:99 Apostille Records. 5-C:100 Search Fees. 5-C:101 Requests From Government Agencies. 5-C:102 Disclosure of Information to Individuals; Direct and Tangible Interest. 5-C:103 Release of Information to Federal or Other Agencies. 5-C:104 Release of Information to the Media. 5-C:105 Disclosure of Information to Genealogists. 5-C:106 Requests for Public Records to Clerk of Towns and Cities. 5-C:107 Handling of Special Records. 5-C:108 Procedures for Requesting Vital Records Data for Health-Related Research. 5-C:109 Aggregate Data. 5-C:110 Public Use Statistical File. 5-C:111 Hearings.
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5-C:37 Preparation of the Birth Record of a Foundling.
Whoever assumes the custody of a foundling shall report such within 6 days to the clerk of the custodian's city or town of residence. The clerk of the town or city shall assist in the completion of the birth record of a foundling, pursuant to RSA 5-C:36, and file the completed birth record with the division.
Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
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5-C:37 Preparation of the Birth Record of a Foundling.
Whoever assumes the custody of a foundling shall report such within 6 days to the clerk of the custodian's city or town of residence. The clerk of the town or city shall assist in the completion of the birth record of a foundling, pursuant to RSA 5-C:36, and file the completed birth record with the division.
Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
A proposal here is not law. Support on Solon is evidence that people want the change; the official route says what it takes to make it law.