Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, § 28 (2026)

Certificate of intention of marriage; delivery; time

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Section 28. On or after the third day from the filing of notice of intention of marriage, except as otherwise provided, but not in any event later than sixty days after such filing, the clerk or registrar shall deliver to the parties a certificate signed by him, specifying the date when notice was filed with him and all facts relative to the marriage which are required by law to be ascertained and recorded, except those relative to the person by whom the marriage is to be solemnized. Such certificate shall be delivered to the minister or magistrate before whom the marriage is to be contracted, before he proceeds to solemnize the same. If such certificate is not sooner used, it shall be returned to the office issuing it within sixty days after the date when notice of intention of marriage was filed.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2003–2003 · leading case: Goodridge v. Dep't of Pub. Health, 440 Mass. 309 (Mass. 2003).

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Goodridge v. Dep't of Pub. Health, 440 Mass. 309 (Mass. 2003). “G. L. c. 207, §§ 28, 30, 38-40 (this completed form is commonly known as the “marriage certificate”).”

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