Revision: Dec. 16, 2011, midnight
SB 225-FN-LOCAL – AS INTRODUCED
2012 SESSION
05/09
SENATE BILL 225-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to fees for vital records.
SPONSORS: Sen. Boutin, Dist 16; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Rep. Infantine, Hills 13; Rep. Long, Hills 10; Rep. Messier, Hills 17
COMMITTEE: Public and Municipal Affairs
This bill increases the portion of vital record fees retained by the town clerk and removes the requirement that a portion of the fees be deposited in the general fund.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12-2852
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to fees for vital records.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Fees for Copies, Verifications, and Amendments to Vital Records. Amend RSA 5-C:10 II to read as follows:
II. The town clerk shall forward $8 of each search fee collected by the clerk under this section to the department of state for deposit in the vital records improvement fund established under RSA 5-C:15[, and $3 to the state treasurer for deposit in the general fund,] and shall retain the remaining [$4] $7 as the clerk’s fee for issuing such a copy. For subsequent copies issued at the same time, the town clerk shall forward $5 of the fee collected for each subsequent copy under this section to the department for deposit in the vital records improvement fund established under RSA 5-C:15 [and $2 to the state treasurer for deposit in the general fund,] and shall retain the remaining [$3] $5 as the clerk’s fee for issuing such a copy. The town clerk shall retain the $25 fee for a delayed birth certificate as the clerk’s fee for examining documents and issuing the delayed birth certificate. Fees collected by the registrar shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit into the vital records improvement fund established under RSA 5-C:15.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
LBAO
12-2852
12/14/11
SB 225-FN-LOCAL - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to fees for vital records.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from the Department of State. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the Senate Clerk's Office.