CHAPTER 75
HB 1234 - FINAL VERSION
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2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1234
AN ACT relative to special commissions to perform marriages in New Hampshire.
SPONSORS: Rep. Burling, Sull 1
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
This bill allows the secretary of state to grant a special commission allowing non-ordained ministers residing out of state and individuals residing out of state who are authorized or licensed by law to perform marriages in such individual's state of residence to perform marriages in New Hampshire.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT relative to special commissions to perform marriages in New Hampshire.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
75:1 Marriages; Special Commission; Non-Ministers Residing Out of State Added. Amend RSA 457:32 to read as follows:
457:32 Special Commission. The secretary of state may issue a special license to an ordained or non-ordained minister residing out of the state, or to an individual residing out of state who is authorized or licensed by law to perform marriages in such individual's state of residence, authorizing him or her in a special case to marry a couple within the state. In the case of an individual residing out of state who is authorized or licensed by law to perform marriages in such individual's state of residence, the secretary of state may require the submission of a copy of a valid commission or other indicia of authority to marry in the individual's state of residence as proof of existence of that authority. The names and residences of the couple proposed to be married in such special case shall be stated in the license, and no power shall be conferred to marry any other parties than those named therein. The fee for such license shall be $5. The secretary of state shall keep a permanent record of all such special licenses, which record shall contain the names and residences of the couple to be married and the name and residence of the minister to whom the license is issued.
75:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: April 21, 2000)
(Effective Date: June 20, 2000)
LBAO
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3/15/00
HB 1234 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to special commissions to perform marriages in New Hampshire.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation, as amended by the House, has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004.