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New Hampshire · Through 2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025

RSA 457:32-a: Judges of the United States and the State of New Hampshire.

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  1. Title XLIII: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
  2. Chapter 457: MARRIAGES
  3. Solemnization of Marriage

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.

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