{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-207-35","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, § 35","heading":"Refusal of certificate of intention of marriage","body":"Section 35. The clerk or registrar may refuse to issue a certificate if he has reasonable cause to believe that any of the statements contained in the notice of intention of marriage are incorrect; but he may, in his discretion, accept depositions under oath, made before him, which shall be sufficient proof of the facts therein stated to authorize the issuing of a certificate. He may also dispense with the statement of any facts required by law to be given in a notice of intention of marriage, if they do not relate to or affect the identification or age of the parties, or a former marriage of either party, if he is satisfied that the same cannot with reasonable effort be obtained.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 207"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter207/Section35","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:37Z","sha256":"d4d805b38031877e2de8b5c8b2606ae714e4e1ca19ecb24a6d780115efe229a5","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-207-34","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-207-36"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}