New Hampshire Marriage Laws | § 457:34

New Hampshire Revised Statutes - Title 63 457:34

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.

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.

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§ 457:35 Penalty for Solemnization by Unauthorized Person.
§ 457:31 Solemnization of Marriage.
§ 457:4 Marriageable.
§ 457:5 Of Consent.
§ 457:37 Affirmation of Freedom of Religion in Marriage.
§ 457:5-a Petition for Annulment; Orders by Court.
§ 457:32 Special Commission.
§ 457:32-b Special Marriage Officiant License.
§ 457:1 Purpose and Intent.
§ 457:3 Recognition of Out-of-State Marriages.
§ 457:6 Petition by Party Under Age.
§ 457:29 Marriage License Fee.
§ 5-C:42 Marriage License and Registration.
§ 457:1-a Equal Access to Marriage
§ 457:2 Marriages Prohibited.
§ 457:7 Granting of Permission.
§ 457:8 Prohibitions.
§ 457:9 Penalty.
§ 457:22 Completion of Marriage License Application.
§ 457:23 Requirements
§ 457:24 Penalty
§ 457:26 Marriage License
§ 457:28 Procedure.
§ 457:28-a Brochures Relative to Family Planning Services, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
§ 457:28-b Destruction of Records.
§ 457:31-a Secretary of State
§ 457:31-b Solemnization of Marriage; Applicability.
§ 457:32-a Judges of the United States and the State of New Hampshire.
§ 457:33 Fee for Solemnizing.
§ 457:34 Penalty for Solemnization Without Valid Certificate.
§ 457:36 Effect of Informality.
§ 457:38 Certified Copy of Record.
§ 457:39 Cohabitation, etc.
§ 457:40 In Civil Actions.
§ 457:41 In Criminal Cases.
§ 457:42 Marriage of Parents.
§ 457:43 Residents.
§ 457:44 Nonresidents; Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage.
§ 457:45 Civil Union Recognition.
§ 457:46 Obtaining Legal Status of Marriage.
§ 5-C:46 Marriage of Step-Children and Adopted Children.
§ 5-C:51 Certificate of Remarriage.
§ 5-C:43 Distribution of the Marriage License.
§ 5-C:44 Offshore Marriages
§ 5-C:45 Marriage of Minors.
§ 5-C:47 Marriage of Prisoners.
§ 5-C:49 Officiant Responsibilities.
§ 5-C:52 Delayed Certificate of Marriage.
§ 5-C:50 Remarriage Permitted.
§ 5-C:41 Marriage Registration Forms.