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NH Rev Stat § 456-B:8-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 456-B:8-c - Journal.

    456-B:8-c Journal. –||I. A notary public shall maintain a journal in which the notary public chronicles all notarial acts the notary public performs with respect to a remotely located individual under RSA 456-B:6-a. The notary public shall retain the journal for 10 years after the performance of the last notarial act chronicled in the journal.||II. A journal may be created on a tangible medium or in an electronic format. A notary public shall maintain only one journal at a time to chronicle all notarial acts performed regarding tangible records and one or more journals to chronicle all notarial acts performed regarding electronic records. If a journal is maintained on a tangible medium, it shall be a permanent, bound register with numbered pages. If the journal is maintained in an electronic format, it shall be in a permanent, tamper-evident electronic format complying with the rules of the secretary of state.||III. An entry in a journal shall be made contemporaneously with performance of the notarial act and contain the following information:||(a) The date and time of the notarial act;||(b) A description of the record, if any, and type of notarial act;||(c) The full name and address of each individual for whom the notarial act is performed;||(d) If identity of the individual is based on personal knowledge, a statement to that effect;||(e) If identity of the individual is based on satisfactory evidence, a brief description of the method of identification and the identification credential presented, if any, including the date of issuance and expiration of the identification credential; and||(f) The fee, if any, charged by the notary public.||IV. If the journal of a notary public is lost, the notary public loses access to the journal, or the journal is stolen, the notary public promptly shall notify the secretary of state upon discovering the journal is lost, access is lost, or the journal is stolen.||V. On resignation from, or the revocation or suspension of, the commission of a notary public, the notary public shall retain the journal in accordance with paragraph I and inform the secretary of state where the journal is located.||VI. Instead of retaining a journal as provided in paragraphs I and V, a current or former notary public may transmit the journal to a repository approved by the secretary of state.||VII. Upon the death or adjudication of incompetency of a current or former notary public, the personal representative or guardian of the notary public shall retain the journal as provided in paragraphs I or V or transmit the journal to a repository approved by the secretary of state.|||Source. 2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 8, eff. Feb. 6, 2022.|
NH Rev Stat § 456-B:8-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 456-B:8-d - Validity of Notarial Acts.

    456-B:8-d Validity of Notarial Acts. –||The failure of a notarial officer to perform a duty or meet a requirement specified in this chapter or RSA 455 does not invalidate a notarial act performed by the notarial officer. The validity of a notarial act under this chapter or RSA 455 does not prevent an aggrieved person from seeking to invalidate the record or transaction that is the subject of the notarial act or from seeking other remedies based on law of this state other than this chapter or law of the United States. This section does not validate a purported notarial act performed by an individual who does not have the authority to perform notarial acts.|||Source. 2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 8, eff. Feb. 6, 2022.|
NH Rev Stat § 456-B:8-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 456-B:8-e - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

    456-B:8-e Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. –||This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. section 7003(b).|||Source. 2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 8, eff. Feb. 6, 2022.|
NH Rev Stat § 456-B:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 456-B:9 - Notarial Acts Affected by This Act.

    456-B:9 Notarial Acts Affected by This Act. –||This chapter applies to notarial acts performed on or after its effective date.|||Source. 2005, 118:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 456-B:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 456-B:10 - Uniformity of Application and Construction.

    456-B:10 Uniformity of Application and Construction. –||This chapter shall be so interpreted to make uniform the law among those states enacting it.|||Source. 2005, 118:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 456-B:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments|Title 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 456-B:11 - Short Title.

    456-B:11 Short Title. –||This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.|||Source. 2005, 118:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:1 - Purpose and Intent.

    457:1 Purpose and Intent. –||The purpose of this chapter is to affirm the right of 2 individuals desiring to marry and who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of this chapter to have their marriage solemnized in a religious or civil ceremony in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.|||Source. RS 147:1. CS 156:1. GS 161:1. 1869, 9:1. GL 180:1. PS 174:1. PL 286:1. RL 338:1. RSA 457:1. 1987, 218:1. 2009, 59:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:1-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:1-a - Equal Access to Marriage.

    457:1-a Equal Access to Marriage. –||Marriage is the legally recognized union of 2 people. Any person who otherwise meets the eligibility requirements of this chapter may marry any other eligible person regardless of gender. Each party to a marriage shall be designated "bride," "groom," or "spouse."|||Source. 2009, 59:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:2 - Marriages Prohibited.

    457:2 Marriages Prohibited. –||No person shall marry his or her father, mother, father's brother, father's sister, mother's brother, mother's sister, son, daughter, brother, sister, son's son, son's daughter, daughter's son, daughter's daughter, brother's son, brother's daughter, sister's son, sister's daughter, father's brother's son, father's brother's daughter, mother's brother's son, mother's brother's daughter, father's sister's son, father's sister's daughter, mother's sister's son, or mother's sister's daughter. No person shall be allowed to be married to more than one person at any given time.|||Source. RS 147:2. CS 156:2. GS 161:2. 1869, 9:2. GL 180:2. PS 174:2. PL 286:2. RL 338:2. RSA 457:2. 1965, 46:1. 1987, 218:2. 2009, 59:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:3 - Recognition of Out-of-State Marriages.

    457:3 Recognition of Out-of-State Marriages. –||Every marriage legally contracted outside the state of New Hampshire, which would not be prohibited under RSA 457:2 if contracted in New Hampshire, shall be recognized as valid in this state for all purposes if or once the contracting parties are or become permanent residents of this state subsequent to such marriage, and the issue of any such marriage shall be legitimate. Marriages legally contracted outside the state of New Hampshire which would be prohibited under RSA 457:2 if contracted in New Hampshire shall not be legally recognized in this state. Any marriage of New Hampshire residents recognized as valid in the state prior to the effective date of this section shall continue to be recognized as valid on or after the effective date of this section. Notwithstanding anything in this statute or the provisions of RSA 457:43 to the contrary, any marriage of a same-sex couple lawfully contracted outside New Hampshire shall be recognized in New Hampshire as of the date of its solemnization.|||Source. RS 147:3. CS 156:3. GS 161:3. GL 180:3. PS 174:3. PL 286:3. RL 338:3. RSA 457:3. 1965, 252:1. 1973, 145:6. 2004, 100:1. 2009, 59:1. 2014, 160:1, eff. July 10, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:4 - Marriageable.

    457:4 Marriageable. –||No person below the age of 16 years shall be capable of contracting a valid marriage, and all marriages contracted by such persons shall be null and void.|||Source. 1907, 80:1. PL 286:4. RL 338:4. 2009, 59:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2010. 2018, 272:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:5 - Of Consent.

    457:5 Of Consent. –||The age of consent shall be in the male and in the female, 18 years. Any marriage contracted by a person below the age of consent, except as hereinafter provided, may in the discretion of the superior court be annulled at the suit of the party who at the time of contracting such marriage was below the age of consent, or at the suit of his or her parent or guardian, unless such party after arriving at such age shall have confirmed the marriage.|||Source. 1907, 80:2. 1923, 108:1. PL 286:5. RL 338:5. RSA 457:5. 1973, 72:35, eff. June 3, 1973.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:5-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:5-a - Petition for Annulment; Orders by Court.

    457:5-a Petition for Annulment;  Orders by Court. –||In the event a petition for annulment is filed by the parent or guardian of a minor, as provided in RSA 457:5, the superior court is hereby authorized to make such orders as in the discretion of the court will protect the interest of the minor child, including but not limited to orders directing the minor child to return to its parents or guardian and such orders may be issued ex parte. The party against whom the orders are issued may file a written request with the clerk of the superior court and request a hearing thereon. Such a hearing shall be held no later than 5 days after the request is received by the clerk. The request shall be filed with the clerk of court for the county in which the petition of annulment is filed.|||Source. 1969, 375:1, eff. Aug. 31, 1969.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:6 - Petition by Party Under Age.

    457:6 Petition by Party Under Age. –||I. If the marriage of a person resident in this state, or the marriage of a person who is a nonresident in this state who applies for permission to marry a resident in this state, either person being below the age of consent and above the ages specified in RSA 457:4, is desired, the parties desiring to contract such marriage, with the parent or guardian having the custody of such party below such age, if there be such parent or guardian, may apply in writing to the judicial branch family division having jurisdiction in the location in which one of them resides, for permission to contract such marriage.||II. The petition shall indicate whether, to the knowledge of the petitioner, the department of health and human services, bureau of child protection services has contacted or been involved with the family of the person under the age of consent.||III. As part of the decision making process, the court may conduct an in camera interview of each person under the age of consent, without that person's parent or guardian or the other party to the marriage present.||IV. Permission to contract such marriage shall be granted only upon clear and convincing evidence that the marriage is in the best interest of the person or persons below the age of consent.||V. No permission shall be granted to persons below the age of consent if both parties are nonresidents.|||Source. 1907, 80:3. PL 286:6. RL 338:6. RSA 457:6. 1965, 121:1. 1967, 319:1. 1987, 218:3. 2011, 177:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2012. 2018, 273:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:6-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:6-a - Repealed by 1998, 155:10, III, eff. July 8, 1998.

    457:6-a Repealed by 1998, 155:10, III, eff. July 8, 1998. –|
NH Rev Stat § 457:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:7 - Granting of Permission.

    457:7 Granting of Permission. –||I. Such justice or judge shall at once hear the parties, and, if satisfied that it has been shown by clear and convincing evidence that the marriage is in the best interest of the person or persons below the age of consent, shall grant permission therefor, which shall be filed with the court and shall be reported to the division of vital records. The division shall note the fact of the granting of such permission upon the certificate and upon all copies thereof which are by law required to be kept.||II. In no circumstance shall a justice or judge grant permission to marry under this section if sexual contact or sexual penetration between the parties would, but for the solemnization of the proposed marriage, constitute sexual assault, felonious sexual assault, or aggravated felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A.|||Source. 1907, 80:3. 1917, 79:1. PL 286:7. RL 338:7. 1997, 325:16. 2003, 319:70, eff. July 1, 2003. 2018, 271:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2019 at 12:01 a.m.; 273:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:8 - Prohibitions.

    457:8 Prohibitions. –||No town clerk shall issue any certificate for the marriage of any person below the age of consent, 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, unless permission for such marriage has been given under this subdivision. No magistrate or minister of religion shall solemnize any marriage by proxy.|||Source. 1907, 80:4. PL 286:8. RL 338:8. RSA 457:8. 1987, 218:4, eff. July 17, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:9 - Penalty.

    457:9 Penalty. –||Any person violating any of the provisions of RSA 457:8, or any person knowingly making any false statement as to the age of any person, with intent to induce any clerk to issue a certificate for the marriage of any person below the age of consent, or to induce any magistrate or minister of religion to solemnize the marriage of any such person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1907, 80:5. PL 286:9. RL 338:9. RSA 457:9. 1973, 528:307, eff. Oct. 31, 1973, at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:10 - to 457:16 Repealed by 1975, 69:1, eff. June 6, 1975.

    457:10 to 457:16 Repealed by 1975, 69:1, eff. June 6, 1975. –|
NH Rev Stat § 457:16-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:16-a - to 457:16-e Repealed by 1959, ch. 99, eff. July 13, 1959.

    457:16-a to 457:16-e Repealed by 1959, ch. 99, eff. July 13, 1959. –|
NH Rev Stat § 457:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:17 - Repealed by 1986, 198:23, XLVI, eff. Aug. 2, 1986.

    457:17 Repealed by 1986, 198:23, XLVI, eff. Aug. 2, 1986. –|
NH Rev Stat § 457:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:18 - Repealed by 1986, 198:23, XLVII, eff. Aug. 2, 1986.

    457:18 Repealed by 1986, 198:23, XLVII, eff. Aug. 2, 1986. –|
NH Rev Stat § 457:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:19 - Repealed by 1986, 198:23, XLVIII, eff. Aug. 2, 1986.

    457:19 Repealed by 1986, 198:23, XLVIII, eff. Aug. 2, 1986. –|
NH Rev Stat § 457:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:20 - Repealed by 1986, 198:23, XLIX, eff. Aug. 2, 1986.

    457:20 Repealed by 1986, 198:23, XLIX, eff. Aug. 2, 1986. –|
NH Rev Stat § 457:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:21 - Repealed by 1986, 198:23, III, eff. Aug. 2, 1986.

    457:21 Repealed by 1986, 198:23, III, eff. Aug. 2, 1986. –|
NH Rev Stat § 457:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:22 - Completion of Marriage License Application.

    457:22 Completion of Marriage License Application. –||All persons proposing to be joined in marriage within the state shall complete a marriage license application with all facts required by RSA 5-C:41 to be entered in any town clerk's office. The clerk shall record the application in a book to be kept for that purpose.|||Source. RS 147:4. CS 156:4. 1854, 1518:1. GS 161:4. GL 180:4. PS 174:5. 1897, 18:1. PL 286:22. RL 338:22. 1949, 98:3. RSA 457:22. 1983, 291:1, I. 1995, 310:181. 1997, 325:18. 2003, 319:71. 2005, 268:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:23 - Requirements.

    457:23 Requirements. –||I. No marriage license shall be issued by any town or city clerk until the applicants have each provided for inspection the following documents:||(a) Proof of age;||(b) A certified copy of the final divorce decree, if either or both parties are divorced; and||(c) A certified copy of the death record of spouse, if either or both parties are widowed.||II, III. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1937, 186:1. RL 338:23. RSA 457:23. 1961, 222:1. 1965, 333:1. 1977, 277:1. 1979, 310:2. 1981, 95:2. 1988, 226:2; 262:6. 1995, 310:181. 2005, 261:6. 2011, 187:5, eff. Aug. 13, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:24 - Penalty.

    457:24 Penalty. –||Any person violating the provisions of RSA 457:23 shall forfeit $60 for each such offense.|||Source. 1937, 186:1. RL 338:24.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:25 - Repealed by 1981, 95:3, eff. June 19, 1981.

    457:25 Repealed by 1981, 95:3, eff. June 19, 1981. –|
NH Rev Stat § 457:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:26 - Marriage License.

    457:26 Marriage License. –||The town clerk shall deliver to the parties a marriage license embodying the facts required in RSA 457:22, specifying the time when the application was entered, which license shall be delivered to the minister or magistrate who is to officiate, before the marriage is solemnized. The license shall be valid for not more than 90 days from the date of filing.|||Source. RS 147:5. CS 156:5. 1854, 1518:2. GS 161:5. GL 180:5. PS 174:6. 1903, 93:1. 1905, 79:1. 1911, 173:1. PL 286:23. 1939, 52:1. RL 338:26. RSA 457:26. 1979, 45:2; 310:3. 1997, 325:19. 2006, 86:1, eff. July 4, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:27 - Repealed by 2006, 86:5, eff. July 4, 2006.

    457:27 Repealed by 2006, 86:5, eff. July 4, 2006. –|
NH Rev Stat § 457:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:28 - Procedure.

    457:28 Procedure. –||The procedure upon such application shall be as provided in RSA 457:7.|||Source. PL 286:25. RL 338:28.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:28-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:28-a - Brochures Relative to Family Planning Services, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

    457:28-a Brochures Relative to Family Planning Services, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus. –||The town clerk shall make available to the public, in the office of the town clerk, a list of family planning agencies and services available in the state, the informational brochure relative to fetal alcohol syndrome prepared pursuant to RSA 132:2, XI, and the informational brochure relative to human immunodeficiency virus prepared pursuant to RSA 141-F:3, XIII. The department of health and human services shall supply each town clerk with a sufficient quantity of the brochures initially, to be resupplied upon the request of the town clerk.|||Source. 1973, 132:1. 1983, 291:1, I. 2005, 261:3, eff. Sept. 20, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:28-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:28-b - Destruction of Records.

    457:28-b Destruction of Records. –||The clerk of the superior court and the clerk of the circuit court may destroy petitions by parties under age under RSA 457:6 and related documents after 5 years from the time of filing.|||Source. 1981, 518:2. 2006, 86:3. 2011, 88:20, eff. July 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:29 - Marriage License Fee.

    457:29 Marriage License Fee. –||The fee for the marriage license shall be $50 to be paid by the parties entering into the marriage. The clerk shall forward $43 from each fee to the department of health and human services for the purposes of RSA 173-B:15. The clerk shall retain the remaining $7 as the fee for making the records of notice, issuing the certificate of marriage, and forwarding the $43 portion of the marriage license fee.|||Source. RS 147:5. CS 156:5. 1854, 1518:2. GS 161:5. GL 180:5. PS 174:6. 1911, 173:1. PL 286:26. 1929, 54:1. RL 338:29. 1951, 92:1. RSA 457:29. 1973, 335:3. 1981, 223:1. 1989, 277:1. 1992, 289:8. 1993, 149:2. 1999, 240:5. 2010, Sp. Sess., 1:68. 2011, 224:320. 2015, 244:2, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 457:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Title 457 - Marriages|Section 457:30 - Repealed by 1977, 530:8, eff. Sept. 13, 1977.

    457:30 Repealed by 1977, 530:8, eff. Sept. 13, 1977. –|