New Hampshire § 457-31 - Section 457:31 Solemnization of Marriage.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 457-31 — Section 457:31 Solemnization of Marriage., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 457-31. Section 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: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 457-31 ("Section 457:31 Solemnization of Marriage.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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