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2014 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs
Section 1 Marriage in General
Section 40-1-14 Production of license and proof of legal qualifications.

NM Stat § 40-1-14 (2014) What's This?
40-1-14. Production of license and proof of legal qualifications.
Prior to a ceremony, all persons authorized to solemnize marriage shall require the parties contemplating marriage to produce a license signed and sealed by the county clerk issuing the license. Nothing in Chapter 40, Article 1 NMSA 1978 shall excuse any person authorized by the laws of this state to solemnize the contract of marriage from being satisfied as to the legal qualifications of any parties desiring to be married, in addition to the authority conferred by the license.
History: Laws 1905, ch. 65, 3; Code 1915, 3437; C.S. 1929, 87-113; 1941 Comp., 65-112; 1953 Comp., 57-1-12; 2013, ch. 144, 9.

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