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Issuance of Marriage
Licenses in the Town
of Provincetown
Policy
Statement Adopted by the Provincetown Board of Selectmen, March
15, 2004; Revised May 10, 2004
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Couples:
Read the
May 26th statement
issued by the Provincetown Board of Selectmen temporarily suspending
issuance of marriage licenses to out-of-state same-sex couples
not intending to reside in Massachusetts. Provincetown
continues to issue licenses to out-of-state same-sex couples
intending to reside in Massachusetts.
See questions
& answers from the presentation to clerks from the Governor's
Office on May 4, 2004 regarding the meaning of the term "intent". |
Read
the NOTICE TO OUT-OF-STATE COUPLES
Issuance of Marriage Licenses in the Town of
Provincetown.
It shall be the policy of the Provincetown Board of Selectmen that
the Town Clerk may issue marriage licenses to any persons-- whether
residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, non-Commonwealth
residents that intend to reside in Massachusetts, or non-Commonwealth
residents that do not intend to reside in Massachusetts-- who
complete the revised "Notice of Intention of Marriage"
form prescribed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
and affirm the following statement thereon: "I have reviewed
a list of impediments to marriage for my place of residence and
hereby state that there is an absence of any legal impediment to
the marriage and do hereby depose and say that all of the statements
as set forth in the above notice whereof I could have knowledge
are true and are made under the penalties of perjury (c.4, s.6,
Rule 6 General Laws)."
Town Counsel's opinions relative thereto shall be
kept on file at the Office of the Town Clerk and made available
for public inspection.
[Read Town Counsel's May
7, 2004 and March
12, 2004 opinions]
Adopted: March 15, 2004; Revised May 10,
2004
In favor: Avellar, Andrews, Couture, Olson, Peake
Opposed: none
TOWN OF PROVINCETOWN
TOWN CLERK
INFORMATIONAL NOTICE
TO
OUT-OF-STATE COUPLES INTENDING TO RESIDE
OUTSIDE OF MASSACHUSETTS
Be aware that if you are issued a certificate of marriage
it is possible that the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
may refuse to accept and record the completed certificate
if the Registry or another state entity determines that
an impediment to your marriage exists in your state of residence.
If an impediment to marriage exists in your state of residence,
a substantial question exists as to whether the marriage
will be legally recognized in Massachusetts or your state
of residence, even though a certificate of marriage has
been issued to you in Massachusetts.
If you have concerns regarding this information or the consequences
thereof, you should consult an attorney.
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Questions? Contact
the Town
Clerk.
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