New Hampshire Statutes
§ 457:34 — Penalty for Solemnization Without Valid Certificate
New Hampshire § 457:34
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XLIIIDOMESTIC RELATIONS
Ch. 457MARRIAGES
SubdivisionSolemnization of Marriage
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 457:34 (2026).
Text
If a minister or justice of the peace shall join any persons in marriage without having first received a certificate of the town clerk, or shall join any persons in marriage with a certificate which he knows to be invalid, he shall forfeit for each offense $60.
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Legislative History
RS 147:12. CS 156:9. 1854, 1518:5. GS 161:8. GL 180:8. PS 174:10. PL 286:31. 1939, 52:2. RL 338:34.
Nearby Sections
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§ 457:1
Purpose and Intent§ 457:1-a
Equal Access to Marriage§ 457:2
Marriages Prohibited§ 457:23
Requirements§ 457:24
Penalty§ 457:26
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 457:34, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/457/457%3A34.