{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-5-c-36","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 5-C:36","heading":"Birth Record of a Foundling.","body":"The department of health and human services shall record the following information for a \"foundling,\" which shall mean an infant of unknown parentage: the name given to the child, if available; the date and place of filing; the child's sex; the approximate birth date of the child; the signature and title of the custodian; the name and address of the person or institution with whom the child has been placed for care by the department of health and human services; other available data regarding the physical condition of the child, as determined by approximation, in accordance with RSA 5-C:19; the notation \"foundling;\" the city or town where the child was found, which shall be entered as the place of birth; and parentage data, which shall be shown as \"unknown.\"","path":["Title I: THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT","Chapter 5-C: VITAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION","Birth Registration Forms and Procedures"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/I/5-C/5-C-36.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:04:43Z","sha256":"b053527d91e18220442f3dbf2745f4824a8c783d2cf9b77aa303d5b8bce1224b","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-5-c-35","next":"us-nh/rsa-5-c-37"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}