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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-C:90

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5-C:90 Forms for Amending or Correcting a Marriage Record.

Official statutory text

I. Corrections to a marriage record shall be initiated by the officiant or the marriage partners either by a personal visit or a letter to the clerk of the town or city who issued the marriage license. II. The clerk of the town or city shall make all corrections to the marriage record in accordance with RSA 5-C:85. III. The original signed request shall be retained on file by the clerk of the town or city in conformance with the retention schedule established by this chapter. IV. When amending a record, the change shall be noted by the clerk of the town or city on the marriage record with a notation indicating the documentation reviewed, if any, the date the change was made and whether the change was requested within 6 months of filing the original vital record. V. The correction process as described above shall not apply to records that are part of the public domain, pursuant to RSA 5-C:105, unless it is shown that the record is to be used for legal purposes or the registrant is still alive.

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