{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-457-32-a","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 457:32-a","heading":"Judges of the United States and the State of New Hampshire.","body":"I. The secretary of state may issue a special license to marry a couple within this state:\n(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\n(b) To a state supreme court justice, superior court judge, or circuit court judge.\nII. 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.","path":["Title XLIII: DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 457: MARRIAGES","Solemnization of Marriage"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XLIII/457/457-32-a.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:25:58Z","sha256":"ce4175d0012fddfe8353d6d9286d15d3f666a3f235eff7f2277956f1deddb7f4","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-457-32","next":"us-nh/rsa-457-32-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}