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RSA 457:8 · Prohibitions
457:8 Prohibitions. – No town clerk shall issue any certificate for the marriage of any person below the age of 18, and no magistrate or minister of religion shall solemnize the marriage of any such person, if such clerk, magistrate, or minister knows or has reasonable cause to believe that such person is below such age. No magistrate or minister of religion shall solemnize any marriage by proxy. Source. 1907, 80:4. PL 286:8. RL 338:8. RSA 457:8. 1987, 218:4, eff. July 17, 1987. 2024, 81:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
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Source. 1907, 80:4. PL 286:8. RL 338:8. RSA 457:8. 1987, 218:4, eff. July 17, 1987. 2024, 81:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
Source history
- 1907, 80:4. PL 286:8. RL 338:8. RSA 457:8
- 1987, 218:4, eff. July 17, 1987
- 2024, 81:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2025
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2026 HB1260-FN
reference · effective 2027-01-01
rd the following on the marriage license after the marriage ceremony has taken place: certification that he or she is duly authorized to solemnize the marriage in accordance with RSA 457; the officiant's status, pursuant to RSA 457:31; the date of the marriage ceremony; the city, town or location and county where the couple were married; certification that the [bride and groom]marriage applicants were m
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2026 HB1615
reference · effective 2027-01-01
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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2026 HB1615-FN
reference · effective 2027-01-01
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