New Hampshire Statutes
§ 457:8 — Prohibitions
New Hampshire § 457:8
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 457:8 (2026).
Text
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.
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Legislative 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.
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 § 457:8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/457/457%3A8.