New Hampshire Statutes
§ 457:31-a — Secretary of State
New Hampshire § 457:31-a
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XLIIIDOMESTIC RELATIONS
Ch. 457MARRIAGES
SubdivisionSolemnization of Marriage
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 457:31-a (2026).
Text
The secretary of state may issue a license to an unordained clergy who is a resident of this state and who is a member of and engaged in the service of a religious body which is chartered by the state if he or she presents a certification from that body that he or she is in its service. Said license shall authorize the clergy to solemnize marriage in this state. The fee for such license shall be $5.
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Legislative History
1969, 435:2. 1975, 81:1. 2006, 86:2, eff. July 4, 2006.
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 457:31-a, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/457/457%3A31-a.