Vital Records

Certified Copies of Marriages, Births, Deaths, & Divorces

Vital Records“New Hampshire vital records are considered to be private, and access to them is restricted by statute to those individuals who have a "direct and tangible interest" in the record. RSA 5-C:9. Certain older records are exempted from these access restrictions. Birth records 100 years or older, and deaths, marriages and divorce records 50 years or older are considered to have unrestricted access.”

Copies of Vital Record events:

1.) Birth from 1935 to present are available at any New Hampshire Town Clerk’s office.

2.) Death from 1965 to present are available at any New Hampshire Town Clerk’s office.

3.) Marriage 1960 to present are available at any New Hampshire Town Clerk’s office.

4.) Divorce 1979 to present are available at any New Hampshire Town Clerk’s office.

5.) Civil Unions 2008 & 2009 are available at any New Hampshire Town Clerk’s office.

6.) Civil Dissolutions 2008 to within 6 months from search date are available at any New Hampshire Town Clerk’s office.

Positive identification must be shown in order to obtain copies of Vital Records. Cost for certified copies is $15.00 for the first record and $10.00 for each subsequent copy of the same record requested at the same time.

Please note that the fee is for the record search and is charged whether or not the record is located.