N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-C:106
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5-C:106 Requests for Public Records to Clerk of Towns and Cities.
Official statutory text
I. Requests made to a clerk of a town or city for records as specified in RSA 5-C:105, I, contained in ledger books may be denied for any of the following reasons: (a) The physical condition of the record, such as being too frail to be photocopied. (b) The location of the record, such as the proximity of confidential records to the record to be accessed. (c) The physical space and personnel available to assist the requestor. II. In the case of a denial pursuant to paragraph I, the clerk of the town or city shall redact the record in order to fill the request. III. In the case of a denial pursuant to subparagraph I(c), the clerk of the town or city shall provide the requestor with the date by which the clerk could provide the information. IV. In the case of any denial under this section, the clerk of the town or city shall refer the request to the genealogical research facilities at the division.
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