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License Information
 | You both need to go to the town clerk's office to apply | |
| for your marriage license - Link to Town Offices | ||
| The license fee is $45.00 | |
| When you go to apply for your license you will need to | |
| bring: |
- photo identification (driver's license)
- certified copy of birth certificate only if you are 25 yrs or
younger - if divorced, a certified copy of divorce decree
- if widowed, spouse's death certificate
| There is no waiting period in the State of New Hampshire | |
| (It is important to remember that many town clerks have limited office hours.) | ||
| The license is valid for 90 days from issuance | |
| You do not need a blood test or witnesses | |
| Your marriage can be performed by: A judge, supreme | |
| court justice, assistant judge, justice of the peace, priest, rabbi, or minister residing in New Hampshire, or recognized by the State of New Hampshire. If the officiant does not reside in New Hampshire, or is not recognized by the State of New Hampshire, they must file for a special license (for that marriage only) from the Secretary of State in Concord, New Hampshire | ||
| You must deliver the license to the officiant before the | |
| marriage can be performed. After the ceremony, the officiant will complete the license, sign it, and return it to the town clerk's office within 6 working days of the ceremony so your marriage may be officially registered. |
| New in 2008 Civil Unions became legal in New Hampshire |