New Hampshire
Residents nothing; out-of-state $25 per wedding
What a Lumen minister should do
New Hampshire residents: no registration. Everyone else: $25 special license per wedding from the Secretary of State with the ordination certificate.
Register with
New Hampshire Secretary of State (out-of-state ministers only; NH-resident ordained ministers need nothing)
Authority
RSA 457:31, 457:32
How
Mail with check/money order, or online via QuickStart
Documents
Application + copy of ordination documentation; names the one marriage
Fee
$25 per marriage
Expires
One named marriage; file the license with the couple's marriage license at the town clerk after the ceremony
Official form
Application for Special License — Out-of-State Minister (RSA 457:32)
Note
Download from the Secretary of State; fill from the data sheet.
Your registration packet
One PDF: a cover letter from the church to the office with every datum they ask for, your Letter of Good Standing and your Certificate of Ordination — plus a data sheet to copy into the office's form or portal.
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