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New Hampshire Public Records

The New Hampshire Right to Know Law (Title VI, Chapter 91-A) is the set of statutes set forth by the NH state government to ensure greater public access to the proceedings and records created, held and maintained by the NH public body. The statutes define 'Governmental Records' as any information created, accepted, or obtained by or on behalf of any public body or agency as part of it's function. The definitions continue to include all writings or other information including audio, images and video in whatever form they exist in whether physical or electronic.

Records that are expressly NOT available for public access include:

• Grand and Petite Jury Records
• Parole and Pardon Records
• Personal School Records of Students
• Teacher Certification Records not including Teacher Certification Status
• Emergency Planning and Response Strategy Records
• Records that contain confidential information including personal identification either alone or in correlation to school, medical, taxation, licensing, welfare, employment or library user information
• Materials that do not in some way have an official purpose
• Trade Secrets

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State Agencies

New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food
25 Capitol Street, 2nd Floor, PO Box 2042, Concord, NH 03302
(603) 271-3551 | Fax (603) 271-1109

• Office of the Commissioner: (603) 271-3551
• Division of Agricultural Development: (603) 271-3788

State Archives and Records Management
71 South Fruit Street, Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-2236 | Fax (603) 271-2272

Archival Holdings Include:

• Architectural Drawings
• Court Records
• Executive Records
• Genealogy Records
• Land Surveyors' Records
• Land Title Research
• Historical Military Records
• Provincial Land Records
• Provincial Probate Records
• New Hampshire State Papers
• Secretary of State Records
• Secretary of the Treasury Records
• Town Records

Attorney General’s Office, Department of Justice
33 Capitol Street, Concord NH 03301
(603) 271-3658 | Fax (603) 271-2110

There are 2 main divisions within the NH DOJ, and within those divisions are the departments that oversee a variety of functions.  This includes:

• The Division of Public Protection
  Criminal Justice Bureau - includes Drug Enforcement, Homicide, Investigation and Medicaid Fraud Units
  Consumer Protection Bureau
  Environmental Protection Bureau
• The Division of Legal Counsel
  Bureau of Civil Law

Other Departments that fall under the control of the NH DOJ include:

• Victim/ Witness Services
• Cold Case Unit

Corrections Department
105 Pleasant Street, PO Box 1806, Concord NH 03302-1806
(603) 271-5600 | Fax (603) 271-5643

• NH DOC Public Information Office
  (603) 271-5602 | Fax (603) 271-5643
• Inmate Locator

NH Division of Historical Resources
19 Pillsbury Street - 2nd floor, Concord NH 03301-3570
(603) 271-3483 | Fax (603) 271-3433

New Hampshire State Library
20 Park Street, Concord NH 03301
Reference Desk:  (603) 271- 2144 or (603) 271- 2239

DMV - Division of Motor Vehicles
Driver Licensing, 23 Hazen Drive, Concord NH 03305
(603)271-2371

• Directory of Licensing/ DMV Locations
• Directory of Vehicle Registration Locations

NH Department of Resources and Economic Development
172 Pembroke Rd, P.O. Box 1856, Concord NH 03302-1856
(603) 271-2591 | Fax (603) 271-6784

Education Department
101 Pleasant Street, Concord NH 03301
(603) 271-3494 | Fax (603) 271-1953

• Data and Reports

Fish and Game Department
11 Hazen Drive, Concord NH 03301

• License Information, Merchandise: (603) 271-3421 or (603) 271-3422
• Wildlife Division: (603) 271-2461 or (603) 271-2462
• Marine Fisheries Division: (603) 868-1095
• Law Enforcement Division: (603) 271-3127
• Inland Fisheries Division: (603) 271-2501

Locations

• Region 1 (North Country) 629B Main Street, Lancaster NH 03584
  (603) 788-3164 | Fax (603) 788-4823
• Region 2 (Lakes Region) PO Box 417, New Hampton NH 03256
  (603) 744-5470 | Fax (603) 744-6302
• Region 3 (Southeast N.H./Seacoast) 225 Main Street, Durham NH 03824
  (603) 868-1095 | Fax (603) 868-3305
• Region 4 (Southwest N.H.) 15 Ash Brook Court, Keene NH 03431
  (603) 352-9669 | Fax (603) 352-8798

Governor's Office
State House, 25 Capitol Street, Concord NH 03301
(603)271-2121 | Fax (603)271-7680

New Hampshire State Police
Head Quarters:  33 Hazen Drive, Concord NH 03305

• Contacts Directory
• Missing Persons
• Wanted Persons
• Criminal Offenders Search- Sex Crimes and Crimes Against Children

Criminal Records Unit

• Criminal Records Request - Forms and Rules Information

Secretary of State
State House, Room 204, Concord, N.H. 03301
(603) 271-3242 | Fax (603) 271-6316

• Archives and Records Management
• Corporations
• Elections
• Vital Records Administration Division

  • Obtaining Certified Copies of Vital Records

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Abandoned or Unclaimed Property
• Contact your Legislator
• Search the New Hampshire Business Directory

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• Open Records Act
• NH Government Info
• State Archives

• County List
• County Map
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• Court Records
• Genealogy Records
• Military Records
• Jail/Prison Records
• Sex Offenders
• Vital Records

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• Hillsborough County
• Merrimack County
• Rockingham County
• Strafford County
• Sullivan County County