Guide
How to Search County Records
Select Your County
Choose a county from the grid below to access that county's official public records portal, court system, and government offices.
Identify the Record Type
Decide what you need: court records, property deeds, vital records, business filings, or tax assessment records, each is held by a different county office.
Search Online or In Person
The Judicial Branch's Case Access Portal and LUCIE cover electronically filed cases, each county registry of deeds offers online land records, and any of the 234 city and town clerks can issue certified vital records for events since 1935 for births and since 1960 to 1979 for other events.
Pay Any Required Fees
A New Hampshire vital record costs $15 for the first copy and $10 for each additional copy, and a marriage license $50; Right-to-Know copies are charged at actual cost.
Verify Identity if Required
Open records need no ID. Certified vital records require positive identification such as a driver's license or passport and a direct and tangible interest in the record, until births open after 100 years and other records after 50.
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What Records Are Available
- Court RecordsCivil, criminal, family court, probate, traffic cases
- Property RecordsDeeds, mortgages, tax assessments, liens, transfers
- Vital RecordsBirth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates
- Business RecordsBusiness licenses, DBAs, UCC filings, permits
- Voter RegistrationRegistered voters, party affiliation, districts
- Tax RecordsProperty tax assessments, payment history, exemptions
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Straight answers
New Hampshire County Public Records, questions
Are county records public information?
Yes. New Hampshire's Right-to-Know Law, RSA 91-A, requires agencies to make records available or respond within five business days. Court records, registry of deeds documents and assessing data are open. Vital records are private under RSA 5-C and go only to people with a direct and tangible interest, such as immediate family, until they become public: birth records after 100 years and death, marriage and divorce records after 50 years.
How much do certified copies cost?
A certified New Hampshire birth, death, marriage, divorce or civil union certificate costs $15 for the first copy and $10 for each additional copy requested at the same time, from any city or town clerk or the Division of Vital Records Administration, and the $15 search fee is kept if no record is found. A marriage license is $50. Registries of deeds charge statutory copy fees, and under the Right-to-Know Law agencies may charge the actual cost of producing copies.
Can I search county records online?
The New Hampshire Judicial Branch's Case Access Portal and LUCIE let the public look up electronically filed cases online, with registration for fuller access. Each county registry of deeds offers online land records, and towns post assessing data. Vital records are not searchable online; any of the 234 city and town clerks can issue certificates for births since 1935, deaths since 1965, marriages since 1960 and divorces since 1979, and older records come from the town where the event occurred or the state.
What identification do I need?
Open records need no ID. Under RSA 5-C:102 anyone requesting a certified vital record must present positive identification, such as a driver's license or passport, or the alternative documents the state lists when no picture ID is available, and must have a direct and tangible interest in the record, which includes immediate family members, guardians and attorneys.
How long does it take to receive records?
City and town clerks issue certified copies of vital records over the counter, usually the same day, and mailed requests to the Division of Vital Records Administration are filled after receipt. Case Access Portal and registry of deeds searches are immediate, and State Police criminal history requests at the public counter require a government-issued photo ID.