D.C. Code § 46-411

Current through codified legislation effective September 18, 2024

Section 46-411 - [Effective Until 9/18/2024] Consent of parent or guardian

If any person intending to marry and seeking a license therefor shall be under 18 years of age, and shall not have been previously married, the said Mayor or Clerk shall not issue such license unless a parent, or, if there be neither father nor mother, the guardian, if there be such, shall consent to such proposed marriage, either personally to the Mayor or Clerk, or by an instrument in writing attested by a witness and proved to the satisfaction of the Mayor or Clerk.

D.C. Code § 46-411

Amended by D.C. Law 25-117,§ 2, 70 DCR 015726, eff. 2/6/2024, exp. 9/18/2024.

Amended by D.C. Law 25-296,§ 2, 70 DCR 015226, eff. 11/15/2023, exp. 2/13/2024.

Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1392, ch. 854, § 1292; July 22, 1976, D.C. Law 1-75, § 5(a), 23 DCR 1182; Oct. 1, 1976, D.C. Law 1-87, § 32, 23 DCR 2544.

This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.