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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 37, MARRIAGES AND MARRIED PERSONS
Chapter 1: Certain marriages or civil unions prohibited.
Section: 37:1-4: Issuance of marriage or civil union license, emergencies, validity.
37:1-4. Issuance of marriage or civil union license, emergencies, validity.
The marriage or civil union license shall not be issued by a licensing officer sooner than 72 hours after the application therefor has been made; provided, however, that the Superior Court may, by order, waive all or any part of said 72-hour period in cases of emergency, upon satisfactory proof being shown to it. Said order shall be filed with the licensing officer and attached to the application for the license.
A marriage or civil union license, when properly issued as provided in this article, shall be good and valid only for 30 days after the date of the issuance thereof.
amended 1946, c.185, s.1; 1953, c.34, s.1; 1955, c.61; 1991, c.91, s.366; 2006, c.103, s.9; 2018, c.42, s.1.
This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2018-08-17 13:19:17.
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