New Hampshire § 457:26 Marriage License

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 457:26 — Marriage License

New Hampshire § 457:26

Title XLIIIDOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 457MARRIAGES

SubdivisionDocumentation of Marriages

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 457:26 (2026).

Text

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.

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Legislative History

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.