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Panel considers allowing fillable marriage worksheets and a fee for delayed certificates
Summary
Representative Paul Darje told the Judiciary Committee HB 12-60 would let applicants complete the marriage worksheet outside the clerk's office (including a fillable PDF) and would add a $25 fee for delayed certificates; town clerks and the registrar described current paperwork burdens and raised implementation questions.
Representative Paul Darje introduced HB 12-60, saying the bill would permit marriage registration worksheets to be completed outside the presence of the town or city clerk and would allow (but not require) a fillable PDF version of the worksheet. Darje also proposed adding a $25 fee for a delayed certificate of marriage to roughly cover the clerk’s additional work.
"There has been an average of 9,250 marriages per year in New Hampshire…
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