Requesting a Vital Record

In order to obtain certified copies of Vital Records (births, deaths, marriages or civil unions), you must complete an application to the City Clerk and pay a state search fee.  The current fee is $12.  This fee is payable whether or not a record is found, so be sure to request the record from the town or city clerk where the event occurred or through the NH Bureau of Vital Records (http://www.sos.nh.gov/vitalrecords/index.html).  Additional copies of the same record issued at the same time are $8.00 each.  Search fees for the issuance of birth, death, marriage and civil union records are set by state law, not the local city or town clerk (RSA 5-C:10).  $8.00 of the $12.00 fee for a certified record of a birth, death, marriage or civil union is forwarded to the state.  $38.00 of the $45.00 fee for a marriage license or civil union license is forwarded to the state.

Effective January 1, 2005, all individuals requesting a certified copy of a vital record (birth, marriage, or death record, pursuant to RSA 5:C-16) must present positive identification including, but not limited to, a driver’s license, passport or other picture identification or, in the absence of acceptable picture identification, shall complete the form “Documentation Evidence for Individuals not Possessing an Acceptable Picture Identification.”  

If ordering by mail, you must include the request form as well as a photocopy of your identification or the form, “Documentation Evidence for Individuals not Possessing an Acceptable Picture Identification” along with photocopies of the supporting documentation required with that form.  Mail-in orders without positive identification will be returned without having been processed.

APPLYING FOR A COPY OF A VITAL RECORD ONLINE

The Nashua City Clerk's Office accepts cash or check, only.  The office cannnot accept payment by credit card or debit card and, therefore, cannot accept payment for requests submitted by email, fax, or telephone.  However, the NH Bureau of Vital Records can accommodate online orders for certified copies of vital records using USCERTS, a third-party credit card service.   Go to https://www.uscerts.com/uscerts/certificates?p_action=start&p_state=NH   Additionally, USCerts can provide expedited service for speedy receipt of your certificate.  There are additional fees for credit card usage or expedited delivery.  This order will be processed by the NH Bureau of Vital Records, not the City Clerk's Office.  For further information, contact the NH Bureau of Vital Records directly at (603) 271-4650. 

Link to Vital Records Request Forms