New Mexico Statutes
§ 40-1-14 — Production of license and proof of legal qualifications
New Mexico § 40-1-14
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 40-1-14 (2026).
Text
Prior to a ceremony, all persons authorized to solemnize marriage shall require the parties contemplating marriage to produce a license signed and sealed by the county clerk issuing the license. Nothing in Chapter 40, Article 1 NMSA 1978 shall excuse any person authorized by the laws of this state to solemnize the contract of marriage from being satisfied as to the legal qualifications of any parties desiring to be married, in addition to the authority conferred by the license.
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Legislative History
Laws 1905, ch. 65, § 3; Code 1915, § 3437; C.S. 1929, § 87-113; 1941 Comp.,
Nearby Sections
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§ 40-1-10
License required; county clerk§ 40-1-11
Fees; disposition§ 40-1-12
Repealed§ 40-1-13
Repealed§ 40-1-16
Application of law§ 40-1-17
Uniform use form§ 40-1-19
Offenses; penalties§ 40-1-3
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 40-1-14, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/40/40-1-14.