Full question:
My girlfriend and I are 17 years old living in New Hampshire. Last month we got married after making a false statement of our age to the clerk in order to obtain marriage certificate and the minister of religion in order to solemnize our marriage. What will be the penalty given to us?
- Category: Marriage
- Date:
- State: New Hampshire
Answer:
In New Hampshire, any person knowingly making a false statement regarding the age of the person with intent to induce any clerk to issue certificate of marriage of any person who is below the age of consent or induces a minister of religion to solemnize the marriage, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.This is provided in RSA 457:9. It reads:
“Any person violating any of the provisions of RSA 457:8, or any person knowingly making any false statement as to the age of any person, with intent to induce any clerk to issue a certificate for the marriage of any person below the age of consent, or to induce any magistrate or minister of religion to solemnize the marriage of any such person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.”
Per RSA 457:8:
“No town clerk shall issue any certificate for the marriage of any person below the age of consent, and no magistrate or minister of religion shall solemnize the marriage of any such person, if such clerk, magistrate or minister knows or has reasonable cause to believe that such person is below such age, unless permission for such marriage has been given under this subdivision. No magistrate or minister of religion shall solemnize any marriage by proxy.”
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