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RSA 457:26 · Marriage License
457:26 Marriage License. – The town clerk shall deliver to the parties a marriage license embodying the facts required in RSA 457:22, specifying the time when the application was entered, which license shall be delivered to the minister or magistrate who is to officiate, before the marriage is solemnized. The license shall be valid for not more than 90 days from the date of filing. Source. RS 147:5. CS 156:5. 1854, 1518:2. GS 161:5. GL 180:5. PS 174:6. 1903, 93:1. 1905, 79:1. 1911, 173:1. PL 286:23. 1939, 52:1. RL 338:26. RSA 457:26. 1979, 45:2; 310:3. 1997, 325:19. 2006, 86:1, eff. July 4, 2006.
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Source. RS 147:5. CS 156:5. 1854, 1518:2. GS 161:5. GL 180:5. PS 174:6. 1903, 93:1. 1905, 79:1. 1911, 173:1. PL 286:23. 1939, 52:1. RL 338:26. RSA 457:26. 1979, 45:2; 310:3. 1997, 325:19. 2006, 86:1, eff. July 4, 2006.
Source history
- 1854, 1518:2. GS 161:5. GL 180:5. PS 174:6
- 1903, 93:1
- 1905, 79:1
- 1911, 173:1. PL 286:23
- 1939, 52:1. RL 338:26. RSA 457:26
- 1979, 45:2; 310:3
- 1997, 325:19
- 2006, 86:1, eff. July 4, 2006
- RS 147:5. CS 156:5
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owing information on the marriage license: the date that the marriage license is issued, the signature of the clerk, and the name of the city or town of issuance. VI. Pursuant to RSA 457:26, the date that the marriage license is issued shall be not more than 90 days from the date that marriage intentions were filed. VII. Upon request of [the groom]either marriage applicants, the name of a legal guardian s
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nd common law governing licensed marriage, divorce, legal separation, annulment, spousal support, child custody, parental rights, and related matters, including but not limited to RSA 457, RSA 458, RSA 461-A, RSA 490-D, and applicable doctrines of equity. VIII. "Filing" means submission of a document to the department of state for administrative purposes only, not constituting judicial review, record
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