New Hampshire § 457:5 Of Consent

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 457:5 — Of Consent

New Hampshire § 457:5

Title XLIIIDOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 457MARRIAGES

SubdivisionAge

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 457:5 (2026).

Text

The age of consent shall be in the male and in the female, 18 years.

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Legislative History

1907, 80:2. 1923, 108:1. PL 286:5. RL 338:5. RSA 457:5. 1973, 72:35, eff. June 3, 1973. 2024, 81:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.

Nearby Sections

15

§ 457:1

Purpose and Intent

§ 457:1-a

Equal Access to Marriage

§ 457:10

to 457:16 Repealed by 1975, 69:1, eff. June 6, 1975

§ 457:16-a

to 457:16-e Repealed by 1959, ch. 99, eff. July 13, 1959

§ 457:17

Repealed by 1986, 198:23, XLVI, eff. Aug. 2, 1986

§ 457:18

Repealed by 1986, 198:23, XLVII, eff. Aug. 2, 1986

§ 457:19

Repealed by 1986, 198:23, XLVIII, eff. Aug. 2, 1986

§ 457:2

Marriages Prohibited

§ 457:20

Repealed by 1986, 198:23, XLIX, eff. Aug. 2, 1986

§ 457:21

Repealed by 1986, 198:23, III, eff. Aug. 2, 1986

§ 457:22

Completion of Marriage License Application

§ 457:23

Requirements

§ 457:24

Penalty

§ 457:25

Repealed by 1981, 95:3, eff. June 19, 1981

§ 457:26

Marriage License

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