RSA 5-C:102 Disclosure of Information to Individuals; Direct and Tangible Interest.

I. Birth records prior to 1901 and death, marriage, divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment records prior to 1948 shall be considered public records.
II. Local and state registrars shall make vital records available only to persons who have a direct and tangible interest in the requested record as described in paragraph III and RSA 5-C:9.
III. In this chapter, the following persons shall be deemed to have a direct and tangible interest with regard to access to a vital record: the registrant; a member of the registrant's immediate family; the registrant's legal guardian; the registrant's legal representative; persons demonstrating a need for information for the determination or protection of a personal or property right; members of the press, radio, television, and