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RSA 455-A:3 · Powers
455-A:3 Powers. – Every justice of the peace shall have the power to administer oaths, perform marriage ceremonies, acknowledge instruments, and any other power prescribed by law. A justice of the peace signing an acknowledgment or jurat on any document or instrument shall type, print, or stamp the name of the justice of the peace and state the expiration date of his or her commission on the document or instrument. However, failure to meet these requirements shall not impair the legal validity of any acknowledgment or jurat. Source. 1988, 121:10. 1999, 153:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
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Source. 1988, 121:10. 1999, 153:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
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- 1988, 121:10
- 1999, 153:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000
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2026 HB1550
amend · effective 2027-01-01
ts. Amend RSA 490-D:8 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph: III. Each marital master shall first be commissioned as a justice of the peace, pursuant to RSA 455-A, as a requirement to qualify as a marital master. (a) Marital masters shall renew their commission as a justice of the peace every 5 years by completing the same application process of RSA 455-A:2. (b) In their
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2026 HB1550-FN
amend · effective 2027-01-01
ts. Amend RSA 490-D:8 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph: III. Each marital master shall first be commissioned as a justice of the peace, pursuant to RSA 455-A, as a requirement to qualify as a marital master. (a) Marital masters shall renew their commission as a justice of the peace every 5 years by completing the same application process of RSA 455-A:2. (b) In their