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RSA 457:38 · Certified Copy of Record

Title: XLIII: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter: 457 · MARRIAGES
Status: current
Official source linked: Yes

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457:38 Certified Copy of Record. – A copy of the record of a marriage, certified by a city or town clerk or by the registrar of vital records, shall be received in all courts and places as evidence of the fact of the marriage. Source. RS 147:14. CS 156:11. GS 161:12. GL 180:12. PS 174:14. PL 286:35. RL 338:38. RSA 457:38. 1981, 160:5. 2003, 319:72, eff. July 1, 2003.

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Source. RS 147:14. CS 156:11. GS 161:12. GL 180:12. PS 174:14. PL 286:35. RL 338:38. RSA 457:38. 1981, 160:5. 2003, 319:72, eff. July 1, 2003.

Source history

1981, 160:5
2003, 319:72, eff. July 1, 2003
RS 147:14. CS 156:11. GS 161:12. GL 180:12. PS 174:14. PL 286:35. RL 338:38. RSA 457:38

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