N.J.S.A. 37:1-17.1 — License and certificate of marriage or civil union; transmittal.

37:1-17.1 License and certificate of marriage or civil union; transmittal. 2. License and certificate of marriage or civil union; transmittal. The license and the original certificate shall be transmitted pursuant to R.S.26:8-41. One copy of the certificate shall be retained by the local registrar and one copy shall be given to the persons contracting the marriage or civil union. In the case of persons who have married or entered into a civil union pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2011, c.179 (C.37:1-17.3), one copy of the certificate shall be retained by the local registrar and one copy shall be given to one of the contracting persons and to the attorney-in-fact for the other contracting person. The remaining copy shall be retained by the person solemnizing the marriage or civil union. L.1980, c.128, s.2; amended 2006, c.103, s.21; 2011, c.179, s.6.

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