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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 457:5 (2026)

Of Consent

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[RSA 457:5 effective until January 1, 2025; see also RSA 457:5 set out below.]
    457:5 Of Consent. – The age of consent shall be in the male and in the female, 18 years. Any marriage contracted by a person below the age of consent, except as hereinafter provided, may in the discretion of the superior court be annulled at the suit of the party who at the time of contracting such marriage was below the age of consent, or at the suit of his or her parent or guardian, unless such party after arriving at such age shall have confirmed the marriage.
[RSA 457:5 effective January 1, 2025; see also RSA 457:5 above.]
    457:5 Of Consent. – The age of consent shall be in the male and in the female, 18 years.

Source. 1907, 80:2. 1923, 108:1. PL 286:5. RL 338:5. RSA 457:5. 1973, 72:35, eff. June 3, 1973. 2024, 81:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1985–2019 · leading case: State v. Benoit, 490 A.2d 295 (N.H. 1985).
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State v. Benoit, 490 A.2d 295 (N.H. 1985). “1983) (cities and towns may adopt curfews prohibiting persons under the age of sixteen in public places or streets after nine o’clock unless accompanied by a parent or guardian); RSA 571-C:1 (Supp.”
James Farmer v. State of Florida, 268 So. 3d 1009 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019). “020 (2018); N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 457:5 (2018); N.J.”
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