Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, § 35 (2026)

Refusal of certificate of intention of marriage

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Section 35. The clerk or registrar may refuse to issue a certificate if he has reasonable cause to believe that any of the statements contained in the notice of intention of marriage are incorrect; but he may, in his discretion, accept depositions under oath, made before him, which shall be sufficient proof of the facts therein stated to authorize the issuing of a certificate. He may also dispense with the statement of any facts required by law to be given in a notice of intention of marriage, if they do not relate to or affect the identification or age of the parties, or a former marriage of either party, if he is satisfied that the same cannot with reasonable effort be obtained.

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Cited in 1 case, 1977–1977 · leading case: Sec'y of the Commonwealth v. City Clerk of Lowell, 366 N.E.2d 717 (Mass. 1977).

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Sec'y of the Commonwealth v. City Clerk of Lowell, 366 N.E.2d 717 (Mass. 1977). · cites it 2× “207, § 21, shows a different name from that shown in a notice of intention of marriage, G.L.c. 207, § 35, authorizes the clerk to require a deposition under oath to prove the facts.”

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