10- 146 C.M.R. ch. 14, § 6

Current through 2024-25, June 19, 2024
Section 146-14-6 - DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE REQUIREMENTS

To be acceptable for registration, the parties, parentage, ceremony and marital status information specified in Section 5, as alleged in the application, shall be supported by the following documents:

A. Three pieces of acceptable documentary evidence from both of the parties that will establish, to the satisfaction of the State Registrar, all of the parties' information as specified in Section 5(A). Documents may include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. A copy of the marriage intentions obtained from the clerk of the municipality where the intentions were filed; or
2. A birth certificate of both the parties; or
3. A driver's license or State ID of both of the parties; and
4. A voter's registration card; or
5. A vehicle registration or title: or
6. Other acceptable documents, as designated by the State Registrar.
B. Two pieces of acceptable documentary evidence from both of the parties that will establish, to the satisfaction of the State Registrar, all of the parentage information, as specified in Section 5(B). Documents may include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. A copy of the marriage intentions obtained from the clerk of the municipality where the intentions were filed; or
2. A birth certificate of both the parties; or
3. Other acceptable documents as designated by the State Registrar.
C. Two pieces of acceptable documentary evidence are required to establish, to the satisfaction of the State Registrar, all of the ceremony information, as specified in Section 5(C). Documents may include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. A copy of the marriage intentions obtained from the clerk of the municipality where the intentions were filed; or
2. An original ceremonial certificate from the officiant or the facility where the ceremony took place; or
3. A notarized affidavit of at least two witnesses to the marriage ceremony; or
4. Other acceptable documents as designated by the State Registrar.
D. Two pieces of acceptable documentary evidence is required to establish, to the satisfaction of the State Registrar, the marital status, as specified in Section 5(D). Documents may include, but are not limited to:
1. A tax return naming both parties establishing the marital status; or
2. A birth certificate of a child born after the marriage took place (showing marital status); or
3. Other acceptable documents, as designated by the State Registrar.

10- 146 C.M.R. ch. 14, § 6