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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 455-A - Justices of the Peace › Section 455-A:3 - Powers.

455-A:3 Powers. –
Every justice of the peace shall have the power to administer oaths, perform marriage ceremonies, acknowledge instruments, and any other power prescribed by law. A justice of the peace signing an acknowledgment or jurat on any document or instrument shall type, print, or stamp the name of the justice of the peace and state the expiration date of his or her commission on the document or instrument. However, failure to meet these requirements shall not impair the legal validity of any acknowledgment or jurat.
Source.
1988, 121:10. 1999, 153:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts › Section 456-B:2 - Notarial Acts.

456-B:2 Notarial Acts. –
I. In taking an acknowledgment, the notarial officer must determine, either from personal knowledge or from satisfactory evidence, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the acknowledgment has the identity claimed and that the signature on the instrument is the signature of the individual.
II. In taking a verification upon oath or affirmation, the notarial officer must determine, either from personal knowledge or from satisfactory evidence, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the verification has the identity claimed and that the signature on the statement verified is the signature of the individual.
III. In witnessing or attesting a signature the notarial officer must determine, either from personal knowledge or from satisfactory evidence, that the individual appearing before the officer and signing the record has the identity claimed.
IV. In certifying or attesting a copy of a record or other item that was copied, the notarial officer must determine that the proffered copy is a full, true, and accurate transcription or reproduction of the record or item.
V. In making or noting a protest of a negotiable instrument the notarial officer must determine the matters set forth in RSA 382-A:3-505.
VI. A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record.
VII. (a) For the purposes of this section, but only in the context of executing an estate planning instrument such as a will or estate planning trust, the requirement that a person appear before a notarial officer at the time of the notarial act is satisfied if the notarial officer is:
(1) The attorney, licensed to practice law in New Hampshire and in good standing, who drafted the estate planning instrument;
(2) Another attorney licensed to practice law in New Hampshire and in good standing, under the drafting attorney's supervision; or
(3) A paralegal under the supervision of either such attorney; and
(b) The person and the notarial officer can communicate simultaneously by sight and sound through an electronic device or process at the time of the notarial act.
(c) This paragraph shall apply only to notarial acts performed on or after March 23, 2020. In addition, a notarial act performed in compliance with emergency order #11 pursuant to executive order 2020-04 from its effective date through the date of its expiration is valid.
Source.
2005, 118:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. 2020, 17:11, eff. July 17, 2020. 2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 10, 2021 and Feb. 6, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts › Section 456-B:2-a - Personal Appearance Required.

456-B:2-a Personal Appearance Required. –
If a notarial act relates to a statement made in or a signature executed on a record, the individual making the statement or executing the signature shall appear personally before the notarial officer.
Source.
2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 5, eff. Feb. 6, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts › Section 456-B:2-b - Identification of Individual.

456-B:2-b Identification of Individual. –
I. A notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the individual is personally known to the officer through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the individual has the identity claimed.
II. A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the officer can identify the individual:
(a) By means of:
(1) A passport, driver's license, or government issued nondriver identification card, which is current and unexpired; or
(2) Another form of government identification issued to an individual, which is current and unexpired, contains the signature or a photograph of the individual, and is satisfactory to the officer; or
(b) By a verification upon oath or affirmation of a credible witness personally appearing before the officer and known to the officer or whom the officer can identify on the basis of a passport, driver's license, or government issued nondriver identification card, which is current and unexpired.
III. A notarial officer may require an individual to provide additional information or identification credentials necessary to assure the officer of the identity of the individual.
Source.
2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 5, eff. Feb. 6, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts › Section 456-B:3 - Notarial Acts in This State.

456-B:3 Notarial Acts in This State. –
I. A notarial act may be performed within this state by the following persons:
(a) A notary public of this state;
(b) A judge, marital master, clerk, deputy clerk, register of probate, or deputy register of probate of any court of this state; or
(c) A justice of the peace of this state.
II. Notarial acts performed within this state under federal authority as provided in RSA 456-B:5 have the same effect as if performed by a notarial officer of this state.
III. The signature, embossed official seal or the legible imprint of an electronic or rubber official stamp stating the name of the notary, and the words "notary public, New Hampshire" and the expiration date of the notary public's commission of a person performing a notarial act or for a justice of the peace the name of the justice and the expiration date of his or her commission typed, printed, or stamped on the document are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the designated title.
IV. Any person admitted to the practice of law in this state may administer an oath or affirmation for the purpose of taking oral testimony.
Source.
2005, 118:10. 2007, 120:1, eff. June 11, 2007. 2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 6, eff. Feb. 6, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts › Section 456-B:4 - Notarial Acts in Other Jurisdictions of the United States.

456-B:4 Notarial Acts in Other Jurisdictions of the United States. –
I. A notarial act has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state, if performed in another state, commonwealth, territory, district, or possession of the United States by any of the following persons:
(a) A notary public of that jurisdiction;
(b) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of that jurisdiction; or
(c) Any other person authorized by the law of that jurisdiction to perform notarial acts.
II. Notarial acts performed in other jurisdictions of the United States under federal authority as provided in RSA 456-B:5 have the same effect as if performed by a notarial officer of this state.
III. The signature and title of a person performing a notarial act are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the designated title.
IV. The signature and indicated title of an officer listed in subparagraphs I(a) or (b) conclusively establishes the authority of a holder of that title to perform a notarial act.
Source.
2005, 118:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts › Section 456-B:5 - Notarial Acts Under Federal Authority.

456-B:5 Notarial Acts Under Federal Authority. –
I. A notarial act has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state if performed anywhere by any of the following persons under authority granted by the law of the United States:
(a) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court;
(b) A commissioned officer on active duty in the military service of the United States;
(c) An officer of the foreign service or consular officer of the United States; or
(d) Any other person authorized by federal law to perform notarial acts.
II. The signature and title of a person performing a notarial act are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the designated title.
III. The signature and indicated title of an officer listed in subparagraphs I(a), (b), or (c) conclusively establishes the authority of a holder of that title to perform a notarial act.
Source.
2005, 118:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts › Section 456-B:6 - Foreign Notarial Acts.

456-B:6 Foreign Notarial Acts. –
I. A notarial act has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state if performed within the jurisdiction of and under authority of a foreign nation or its constituent units or a multi-national or international organization by any of the following persons:
(a) A notary public or notary;
(b) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of record; or
(c) Any other person authorized by the law of that jurisdiction to perform notarial acts.
II. An "Apostille" in the form prescribed by the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, conclusively establishes that the signature of the notarial officer is genuine and that the officer holds the indicated office.
III. A certificate by a foreign service or consular officer of the United States stationed in the nation under the jurisdiction of which the notarial act was performed, or a certificate by a foreign service or consular officer of that nation stationed in the United States, conclusively establishes any matter relating to the authenticity or validity of the notarial act set forth in the certificate.
IV. An official stamp or seal of the person performing the notarial act is prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the indicated title.
V. An official stamp or seal of an officer listed in subparagraph I(a) or (b) is prima facie evidence that a person with the indicated title has authority to perform notarial acts.
VI. If the title of office and indication of authority to perform notarial acts appears either in a digest of foreign law or in a list customarily used as a source for that information, the authority of an officer with that title to perform notarial acts is conclusively established.
Source.
2005, 118:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts › Section 456-B:7 - Certificate of Notarial Acts.

456-B:7 Certificate of Notarial Acts. –
I. A notarial act must be evidenced by a certificate signed and dated by a notarial officer. The certificate must include identification of the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed and the title of the office of the notarial officer and may include the official stamp or seal of office. If the officer is a notary public, the certificate must also indicate the date of expiration, if any, of the commission of office, but omission of that information may subsequently be corrected. If the officer is a commissioned officer on active duty in the military service of the United States, it must also include the officer's rank.
II. A certificate of a notarial act is sufficient if it meets the requirements of paragraph I and it:
(a) Is in the short form set forth in RSA 456-B:8;
(b) Is in a form otherwise prescribed by the law of this state;
(c) Is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations applicable in the place in which the notarial act was performed; or
(d) Sets forth the actions of the notarial officer and those are sufficient to meet the requirements of the designated notarial act.
III. By executing a certificate of a notarial act, the notarial officer certifies that the officer has made the determinations required by RSA 456-B:2.
Source.
2005, 118:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts › Section 456-B:8 - Short Forms.

456-B:8 Short Forms. –
The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by RSA 456-B:7, I:
I. For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:
State of _______________________
(County) of ____________________
This instrument was acknowledged before me on
(date)
by
(name(s) of person(s))
___________________________
(Signature of notarial officer)
(Seal, if any)
___________________________
Title (and Rank)
[My commission expires: _____ ]
II. For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:
State of _______________________
(County) of ____________________
This instrument was acknowledged before me on
(date)
by
(name(s) of person(s))
as
(type of authority, e.g., officer, trustee, etc.)
of
(name of party on behalf of whom instrument was executed)
.
___________________________
(Signature of notarial officer)
(Seal, if any)
___________________________
Title (and Rank)
[My commission expires: _____ ]
III. For a verification upon oath or affirmation:
State of _______________________
(County) of ____________________
Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on
(date)
by
(name(s) of person(s) making statement)
.
___________________________
(Signature of notarial officer)
(Seal, if any)
___________________________
Title (and Rank)
[My commission expires: _____ ]
IV. For witnessing or attesting a signature:
State of _______________________
(County) of ____________________
Signed or attested before me on
(date)
by
(name(s) of person(s))
.
___________________________
(Signature of notarial officer)
(Seal, if any)
___________________________
Title (and Rank)
[My commission expires: _____ ]
V. For attestation of a copy of a document:
State of _______________________
(County) of ____________________
I certify that this is a true and correct copy of a document in the possession of ____________________ .
Dated _______________
___________________________
(Signature of notarial officer)
(Seal, if any)
___________________________
Title (and Rank)
[My commission expires: _____ ]
VI. For certifying a tangible copy of an electronic record:
State of __________________
(County) of __________________
I certify that this record is a true and correct copy of an electronic record printed by me or under my supervision.
Dated __________________
_________________________
(Signature of notarial officer)
(Seal, if any)
Title (and Rank)
[My commission expires: ________ ]
Source.
2005, 118:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. 2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 9, eff. Feb. 6, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts › Section 456-B:8-a - Official Stamp; Stamping Device.

456-B:8-a Official Stamp;  Stamping Device. –
I. The electronic or rubber official stamp of a notary public shall:
(a) Include the information required by RSA 455:3; and
(b) Be capable of being copied together with the record to which it is affixed or attached or with which it is logically associated.
II. A notary public is responsible for the security of the notary public's stamping device and may not allow another individual to use the device to perform a notarial act. On resignation from, or the revocation or expiration of, the notary public's commission, or on the expiration of the date set forth in the stamping device, if any, the notary public shall disable the stamping device by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing, or securing it against use in a manner that renders it unusable. On the death or adjudication of incompetency of a notary public, the notary public's personal representative or guardian or any other person knowingly in possession of the stamping device shall render it unusable by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing, or securing it against use in a manner that renders it unusable.
III. If a notary public's stamping device is lost or stolen, the notary public or the notary public's personal representative or guardian shall notify promptly the secretary of state on discovering that the device is lost or stolen.
Source.
2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 8, eff. Feb. 6, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 456-B - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts › Section 456-B:8-b - Notification Regarding Performance of Notarial Act on Electronic Record; Selection of Technology; Rules.

456-B:8-b Notification Regarding Performance of Notarial Act on Electronic Record;  Selection of Technology;  Rules. –
I. A notary public may select one or more tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person may not require a notary public to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record with a technology that the notary public has not selected.
II. Before a notary public performs the notary public's initial notarial act with respect to an electronic record, a notary public shall notify the secretary of state that the notary public will be performing notarial acts with respect to electronic records and identify the technology the notary public intends to use. If the secretary of state has established standards for approval of technology, the technology shall conform to the standards. If the technology conforms to the standards, the secretary of state shall approve the use of the technology.
III. The secretary of state may adopt rules under RSA 541-A to implement this chapter. Rules adopted regarding the performance of notarial acts with respect to electronic records may not require, or accord greater legal status or effect to, the implementation or application of a specific technology or technical specification.
IV. Unless the secretary of state has adopted a rule establishing standards for tamper-evident technology, a notary public shall attach or logically associate the notary public's official stamp to an electronic record by use of a digital certificate complying with the X.509 standard adopted by the International Telecommunication Union or a similar industry-standard technology.
Source.
2021, 206:2, Pt. II, Sec. 8, eff. Feb. 6, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLII - Notaries, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and Acknowledgments › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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 or race. Each party to a marriage shall be designated "bride," "groom," or "spouse."
Source.
2009, 59:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010. 2023, 23:2, eff. July 3, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 457 - Marriages › Section 457:31 - Solemnization of Marriage.

457:31 Solemnization of Marriage. –
A marriage may be solemnized in the following manner:
I. In a civil ceremony by a justice of the peace as commissioned by the state, by a state supreme court justice, superior court judge, or circuit court judge, and by judges of the United States appointed pursuant to Article III of the United States Constitution, by bankruptcy judges appointed pursuant to Article I of the United States Constitution, or by United States magistrate judges appointed pursuant to federal law; or
II. In a religious ceremony by any minister of the gospel in the state who has been ordained according to the usage of his or her denomination, resides in the state, and is in regular standing with the denomination; by any member of the clergy who is not ordained but is engaged in the service of the religious body to which he or she belongs, and who resides in the state, after being licensed therefor by the secretary of state; or within his or her parish, by any minister residing out of the state, but having a pastoral charge wholly or partly in this state.
Source.
RS 147:6. CS 156:6. 1861, 2484:1. GS 161:9. 1877, 57:1. GL 180:9. PS 174:8. 1919, 56:1. 1921, 79:1. PL 286:28. RL 338:31. RSA 457:31. 1969, 435:1. 1998, 294:1. 2001, 11:1. 2006, 86:2. 2009, 59:3. 2014, 9:1, eff. July 13, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 457 - Marriages › Section 457:31-a - Secretary of State.

457:31-a Secretary of State. –
The secretary of state may issue a license to an unordained clergy who is a resident of this state and who is a member of and engaged in the service of a religious body which is chartered by the state if he or she presents a certification from that body that he or she is in its service. Said license shall authorize the clergy to solemnize marriage in this state. The fee for such license shall be $5.
Source.
1969, 435:2. 1975, 81:1. 2006, 86:2, eff. July 4, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 457 - Marriages › Section 457:31-b - Solemnization of Marriage; Applicability.

457:31-b Solemnization of Marriage;  Applicability. –
I. Nothing contained in this chapter shall affect the right of Jewish Rabbis residing in this state, or of the people called Friends or Quakers, to solemnize marriages in the way usually practiced among them, and all marriages so solemnized shall be valid. Jewish Rabbis residing out of the state may obtain a special license as provided by RSA 457:32.
II. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a person authorized to solemnize a marriage in a religious ceremony from solemnizing a marriage in a civil ceremony.
Source.
2009, 60:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2010 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 457 - Marriages › Section 457:32 - Special Commission.

457:32 Special Commission. –
The secretary of state may issue a special license to an ordained or non-ordained minister residing out of the state, or to an individual residing out of state who is authorized or licensed by law to perform marriages in such individual's state of residence, authorizing him or her in a special case to marry a couple within the state. In the case of an individual residing out of state who is authorized or licensed by law to perform marriages in such individual's state of residence, the secretary of state may require the submission of a copy of a valid commission or other indicia of authority to marry in the individual's state of residence as proof of existence of that authority. The names and residences of the couple proposed to be married in such special case shall be stated in the license, and no power shall be conferred to marry any other parties than those named therein. The fee for such license shall be $25. The secretary of state shall keep a permanent record of all such special licenses, which record shall contain the names and residences of the couple to be married and the name and residence of the minister to whom the license is issued.
Source.
RS 147:6. CS 156:6. 1861, 2484:1. GS 161:9. 1877, 57:1. GL 180:9. PS 174:8. 1919, 56:1. 1921, 79:1. 1925, 27:1. PL 286:29. RL 338:32. 2000, 75:1. 2003, 319:20, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 457 - Marriages › Section 457:32-a - Judges of the United States and the State of New Hampshire.

457:32-a Judges of the United States and the State of New Hampshire. –
I. The secretary of state may issue a special license to marry a couple within this state:
(a) To a judge of the United States residing in this state who is appointed pursuant to Article III of the United States Constitution, to a judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court residing in this state and appointed pursuant to Article I of the United States Constitution, or to a United States magistrate judge residing in this state and appointed pursuant to federal law; or
(b) To a state supreme court justice, superior court judge, or circuit court judge.
II. There shall be a fee of $25 for each such license, and the secretary of state shall maintain a record of all such special licenses issued. A copy of the marriage license of the couple proposed to be married shall be filed with the secretary of state who shall maintain a permanent record of all such marriage licenses and the name and residence of the judge or magistrate performing the ceremony.
Source.
1998, 294:2. 2001, 11:2. 2014, 9:2, eff. July 13, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 457 - Marriages › Section 457:32-b - Special Marriage Officiant License.

457:32-b Special Marriage Officiant License. –
I. The secretary of state may issue a special marriage officiant license, which shall temporarily authorize an individual to solemnize a marriage in this state. Any individual who applies for the special marriage officiant license shall register with the secretary of state, complete the registration form prescribed by the secretary of state, and submit an $85 fee to the department of state. The secretary of state shall forward $80 of the fee to the department of health and human services for deposit in the fund for domestic violence programs, established in RSA 173-B:15, and shall retain the remainder of the fee for administrative costs associated with issuance of the license.
II. Upon registration as a special marriage officiant, the individual shall be authorized to solemnize only the civil marriage designated on the registration form and shall receive proof of such authority from the secretary of state. The individual's authority to solemnize the marriage shall expire at the same time as the corresponding license.
Source.
2020, 25:6, eff. Sept. 18, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 457 - Marriages › Section 457:33 - Fee for Solemnizing.

457:33 Fee for Solemnizing. –
The persons joined in marriage by a minister or justice of the peace shall pay the minister or justice a minimum of $5.
Source.
RS 147:7. CS 156:7. GS 161:10. GL 180:10. PS 174:9. PL 286:30. RL 338:33. RSA 457:33. 1969, 244:2. 1988, 121:13, eff. Oct. 1, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 457 - Marriages › Section 457:34 - Penalty for Solemnization Without Valid Certificate.

457:34 Penalty for Solemnization Without Valid Certificate. –
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.
Source.
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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLIII - Domestic Relations › Chapter 457 - Marriages › Section 457:35 - Penalty for Solemnization by Unauthorized Person.

457:35 Penalty for Solemnization by Unauthorized Person. –
If a person not authorized by this chapter to solemnize marriages shall join any persons in marriage, with or without a certificate, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
RS 147:13. CS 156:10. GS 161:11. GL 180:11. PS 174:11. PL 286:32. RL 338:35. RSA 457:35. 1973, 529:113, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.