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• Perform and Officiate Marriages including Civil Unions

  In the State of New Hampshire, justices of the peace are authorized to perform marriage ceremonies.87 In order to be married in this State, a couple is required to apply for a marriage license from the clerk of any town or city in the State. On May 31, 2007, New Hampshire passed legislation that permits same gender couples to enter civil unions and have the same rights, responsibilities, and obligations as married couples.88 The effective date of the legislation is January 1, 2008. As a result, beginning on January 1, 2008, justices of the peace are authorized to perform civil unions.

• Witness or Attest a Signature

  A Justice of the Peace is authorized to witness a signature. Witnessing a signature is also referred to as attesting a signature. In order for a Justice    of the Peace to witness a signature, the person named in the document must appear before the justice and sign the document in the justice’s presence. The justice’s certification that he or she witnessed a signature provides evidence that the document was actually signed on the date of the certification. This is different from an acknowledgement, which may have been signed on a date prior to the person appearing before the Justice of the Peace to acknowledge the signature.

• Administer Oaths and Affirmations

  A Justice of the Peace is authorized to administer oaths and affirmations. An oath is "a solemn declaration or promise made with an appeal or sense of responsibility towards God for truth of what is being stated". An affirmation is "a pledge equivalent to an oath but without reference to a supreme being or to swearing.

• Take Verifications Upon Oath or Affirmation

  A verification upon oath or affirmation is a declaration by a person under oath or affirmation, made in front of a Justice of the Peace, that his or her written statement is true. The Justice of the Peace’s certification that a person has made a verification upon oath or affirmation is referred to as a jurat. A jurat is required anytime a person must swear to the truth of the contents of a document, such as for an affidavit and certain court documents. In executing a jurat, a Justice of the Peace is confirming that the person appeared before the justice, was given an oath or affirmation by the justice, attested to the truthfulness of the document, and signed the document in the justice's presence.

• Certify and Attest a Copy

  Certifying a copy also referred to as attesting a copy is a Notorial act in which a Justice of the Peace or other authorized official certifies that a photocopy or other type of copy of a document is a true and accurate reproduction of the original document. In certifying or attesting a copy of a document the Justice of the Peace must determine that the proffered copy is a full, true, and accurate transcription or reproduction of the one that is copied.

• Take Depositions                                                                                                     

• A deposition is a written record of a witness’s out-of-court testimony that is reduced to writing for later use in court or for discovery purposes in a legal action. In New Hampshire, depositions must be taken before a Justice of the Peace or other authorized notarial officer.

• Issue Warrants

• New Hampshire Justices of the Peace are authorized by RSA 592-A:5 and RSA 592-A-8 to issue arrest warrants for the arrest of a person for any offense committed in any county.

• Note a Protest of a Negotiable Instrument

• A protest of a negotiable instrument is a written statement by a Justice of the Peace or Notary Public that "upon presentment, a negotiable instrument was neither paid nor accepted.