New Hampshire § 5-C-35 - Section 5-C:35 Certificate of Foreign Birth.

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§ 5-C-35. Section 5-C:35 Certificate of Foreign Birth.

I. Upon receipt of a completed application for certificate of foreign birth, the division shall prepare a certificate of foreign birth for the foreign born child pursuant to RSA 5-C:34. II. A certificate of foreign birth shall include: (a) A unique file locating number assigned by the division. (b) The full name of the child after adoption. (c) The sex of the child. (d) The date and place of the child's birth, actual or probable. (e) The full name of the adoptive parent, including maiden name if appropriate, and his or her dates and places of birth. (f) The residence address of the adoptive parent. (g) The county of probate court. (h) The date of the adoption decree. (i) The signature of the state registrar and the date the record was filed. III. When a New Hampshire certificate of foreign birth is prepared it shall be on file only at the division. IV. The birth certificate established according to this section shall show the true or probable foreign country of birth, and shall state that the certificate is not evidence of United States citizenship for the child for whom it is issued or for the adoptive parents. V. The registrar shall not establish a New Hampshire certificate of birth if the court decreeing the adoption, the adoptive parents, or the adopted person if 18 years of age or older requests that the certificate not be established. VI. Any birth certificate established under this section shall not be deemed a record within the meaning of RSA 170-B:23, II.

Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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