RSA 563:5 Evidence of Death or Status.

In addition to otherwise applicable rules of evidence, the following rules relating to a determination of death and status apply:
I. Death occurs when an individual is determined to be dead under RSA 141-D:2.
II. A certified or authenticated copy of a death certificate purporting to be issued by a governmental official or agency of the place where the death purportedly occurred is prima facie evidence of the fact, place, date, and time of death and of the identity of the decedent.
III. A certified or authenticated copy of any record or report of a governmental official or agency, domestic or foreign, that an individual is missing, detained, dead, or alive is prima facie evidence of the status and of the dates, times, identities, circumstances, and places disclosed