Bank Deposit Slips & Statements

Current Year + 4 Years

Damaged Decal - Town Copy

Until Audited by DMV Auditors + 1 Year

General Records - Anything not specified

Current Year + 4 Years

Municipal Agent Daily Log

Until Audited by DMV Auditors + 1 Year

Registration Copies - Voided

Until Audited by DMV Auditors + 1 Year

Registration Preprints - Unused

Until Audited by DMV Auditors + 1 Year

Registration - Town copy, MV or Boat

Current Year + 4 Years

Title Applications

Current Year + 6 Years

Voided Titles

Sent to state division of Motor Vehicles

Amendment or correction form

Permanently

Application for Certified Copies

1 Year

Birth worksheet - home birth

Permanently

Birth worksheet - hospital birth

Permanently

Burial permit - In-state

6 Years

Burial permit - Out-of-state

10 Years

Clerk copy of marriage certificate

Permanently

Disinterment & reinterment permit - in-state disposition

6 Years

Disinterment & reinterment permit - out-of-state disposition

10 Years

Fetal death report

Permanently

Funeral director receipt

1 Year

Marriage application worksheet when license received from officiant

1 Year

Marriage application worksheet - license not returned or marriage never took place

50 Years

Medical examiner's cremation certificate

6 Years

Vital event records not specifically listed in this paragraph

Permanently

Absentee Affidavit Envelopes

1 Year after next state general election

Absentee Ballot Application

1 Year after next state general election

Absentee Ballot Application - Rejected

No retention time listed

Absentee Ballots - Challenged Federal Elections

22 Months

Absentee Ballots - Challenged Local/non-federal elections

60 Days

Absentee Ballots - Rejected Federal Elections

22 Months

Absentee Ballots - Rejected Local/non federal elections

60 Days

Absentee Voter Registration/Application - FPCA

No retention time listed

Absentee Voter Registration/ Application - Overseas

No retention time listed

Affidavit of Challenged Voters

1 Year after the next state general election

Ballots - Federal elections

22 Months

Ballots - Local/all non-federal elections

60 days

Checklist - marked

No less than 5 Years

Citizenship Affidavit

No retention time listed

Domicile Affidavit

No retention time listed

Election Day Citizenship Affidavit

3 Years

Election Day Domicile Affidavit

3 Years

Election Day Identify Affidavit (Challenged Voter Affidavit Form)

3 Years

Election Day Return to Undeclared Status

No retention time listed

Election Day Voter Registration Form

Keep until voter removed from checklist + 5 Years

Election Returns

Permanently

Election Ward Maps

Until revised plus 1 Year

Letter of Identify Verification

No retention time listed

Notice of Change of Address

No retention time listed

Notice of Death

No retention time listed

Notice of incarcerated felon

No retention time listed

Notice of re-registering in another state

No retention time listed

Notice of transfer in New Hampshire

No retention time listed

Party Change Forms

No retention time listed

Rejected Voter Registration Forms

No retention time listed

30 Day Letter

No retention time listed

Voter Challenge Form

No retention time listed

Voter Registration Form

No retention time listed

Voter Registration Form - purged

No retention time listed

Annual Audit Report

10 Years

Annual reports, town warrants, meeting and deliberative session minutes

Permanently

Articles of agreement or incorporation

Permanently

Bank Deposit Slips & Statements

6 Years

Budgets

Permanently

Cash Receipt and Disbursement Book

6 Years after last entry, or until audited

Dredge and fill permits

4 Years

Job Applications - successful

Retirement or Termination plus 50 Years

Job Applications - unsuccessful

Current Year + 3 Years

Legal actions against the municipality

Permanently

Licenses - dog

Current Year + 1 Year

Liens - Federal liens upon personal property - other than IRS liens

Permanently

Liens - Hospital liens

6 Years

Meeting minutes - tape recordings

Keep until written rcord is approved at meeting - reuse or dispose

Minutes of boards and committees

Permanently

Minutes of town meeting/council

Permanently

Minutes - Selectmen's

Permanently

Oaths of Office

Term of Office plus 3 Years

Ordinances

Permanently

Permits or Licenses - Pole

Permanently

Trust Fund Minutes/Quarterly Reports/Bank Statements

5 Years