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This table links into the wedding laws and regulations associated with the states and tries to summarize several of their salient points. Those enthusiastic about the wedding law of the jurisdiction that is particular review its legislation straight as opposed to depend on this summary which could never be completely accurate or complete.
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| State | popular Law Marriage | chronilogical age of permission to marry | Medical exams | Marriage permit | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age with parental permission | Age without parental permission | Max. duration between exam and license | range of medical exam | Waiting period before license | Duration of license legitimacy (expiration) | ||||||||
| Alabama- Title 30, Chapter 1 | Yes | 16 a, b | 18 | – | – | – | thirty days | ||||||
| Alaska- Title 25, Chapter 5 | No | 16 c | 18 | – | – | 3 times, d | a couple of months | ||||||
| Arizona- Chapter 1, Article 1 | No | 16 c (2) | 18 | – | – | – | 1 Arkansas- Title 9 asian wife, Subtitle 2, § 11 | No year | 18 | – | – | f | – |
| California- Family Code, §§ 300-500 | No | b, g | 18 | 1 month, d, h | – | – | ninety days | ||||||
| Colorado- §§ 14-2-105 thru 14-2-110 | Yes | 16 c | 18 | – | – | – | thirty days | ||||||
| Connecticut- Title 46b, § 815e | No | 16 c (2) | 18 | – | i | 4 days, d | 65 days | ||||||
| Delaware- Title 13, Chapter 1 | No | 18 | – | – | 24 hours, j | 1 month | |||||||
| Florida- Title 43, Chapter 741 | No | 16 a, ag ag ag e | 18 | – | – | – | 60 days | ||||||
| Georgia- §§ 19-3-1 thru 19-3-68 | No gg | 16 ag ag ag e, k | 18 | – | i | 3 times, l | thirty days | ||||||
| Hawaii- § 572 | No | 15 k | 18 | – | – | —- | thirty days | ||||||
| Idaho- § 32-301 thru 32-501 | No gg | 16 c | 18 | – | m, n | – | – | ||||||
| Illinois- Chapter 750, CS 5, Part II | No | 16 o | 18 | – | p | one day | 60 times | ||||||
| Indiana- Title 31, Article 11 | No gg | 17 ag ag e | 18 | – | q | – | 60 times | ||||||
| Iowa- Chapter 595 | Yes | 16 k | 18 | – | – | 3 times | – | ||||||
| Kansas- Chapter 23, Article 1 | Yes | 16 c (2) | 18 | – | – | 3 times, d | a few months | ||||||
| Kentucky- Chapter 402 | No | 18 k | 18 | – | – | – | thirty day period | ||||||
| Louisiana- Title IV, Chapter 1 (Civil Code 86) | No | 18 c | 18 | 10 times | – | – | – | ||||||
| Maine- Title 19, Chapter 23 | No | 16 c | 18 | – | – | 3 days, d, f | ninety days | ||||||
| Maryland- §§ 2-201 thru 2-503 | No | 16 e, r | 18 | – | – | 48 hours, d | half a year | ||||||
| Massachusetts- Title III, Chapter 207 | No | Male-14 k Female-12 k | 18 | 3-60 days, s | – | 3 times, f | 60 times | ||||||
| Michigan- Chapter 551 | No | 16 | 18 | – | – | 3 times, d | 33 days after application | ||||||
| Minnesota- Chapter 517 | No | 16 k | 18 | – | – | 5 times, d | half a year | ||||||
| Mississippi- Title 93, Chapter 1 | No | g, k | thirty day period | t | 3 times, d | – | |||||||
| Missouri- Chapter 451 | No | 15 u | 18 | – | – | – | thirty day period | ||||||
| Montana- Title 40, Chapter 1 | Yes | 16 k | 18 | – | t | – | 180 times | ||||||
| Nebraska- Chapter 42 | No | 17 | 19 | – | i | – | one year | ||||||
| Nevada- Title 11, Chapter 122 | No | 16 c | 18 | – | – | – | one year | ||||||
| brand brand brand New Hampshire- Title 43, Chapter 457 | No | Male- 14 v Female- 13 v | 18 | – | – | 3 times, d, f | ninety days | ||||||
| New Jersey- Title 37 | No | 16 c, e | 18 | – | – | 72 hours, d | 30 times | ||||||
| brand brand New Mexico- Chapter 40, Article 1 | No | 16 ag ag e, u | 18 | 30 days | t | – | – | ||||||
| New York- Domestic Relations (Chapter 14), Articles 1 and 2 | No | 16 v | 18 | – | w | 24 hours | 60 times | ||||||
| North Carolina- Chapter 51 | No | 16 ag ag e | 18 | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| North Dakota- Chapter 14-03 | No | 16 | 18 | – | – | – | 60 times | ||||||
| Ohio- Title 31, Chapter 3101 | No gg | Male-18 k Female-16 c, ag e | 18 | – | – | 5 times, d, x | 60 days | ||||||
| Oklahoma- 43-3 | No gg | 16 c, e | 18 | 1 month, d | t | y | 30 times | ||||||
| Oregon- Title 11-106 | No | 17 z | 18 | – | – | 3 times, d | 60 days | ||||||
| Pennsylvania- Title 23, Part 1 | No gg | 16 u | 18 | 1 month | t | 3 days, d | 60 days | ||||||
| Rhode Island- Title 15, Chapters 15-1 thru 15-3 | Yes | 18 | – | aa | – | a few months | |||||||
| South Carolina- Title 20, Chapter 1 | Yes | 16 e | 18 | – | – | one day | – | ||||||
| Southern Dakota- Title 25, Chapters 1 and 2 | No | 16 ag ag ag e | 18 | – | – | – | 20 days | ||||||
| Tennessee- Title 36, Chapter 3 | No | 16 u | 18 | – | – | 3 times, d, bb | 30 days | ||||||
| Texas- Title 1, Subtitles the and B | Yes | 16 k, v | 18 | – | – | cc | thirty days | ||||||
| Utah- Title 30, Chapter 1 | Yes | 16 a | 18 dd | – | – | – | thirty days | ||||||
| Vermont- Title 15, Chapter 1 | No | 16 k | 18 | thirty days, d | t | one day, d | – | ||||||
| Virginia- Title 20, Chapter 2 | No | 16 a, e | 18 | – | ee | – | 60 times | ||||||
| Washington- Title 26, Chapter 4 | No | 17 u | 18 | – | ff | 3 times | 60 times | ||||||
| western Virginia- Chapter 48, Article 1 | No | 18 ag ag e | 18 | – | t | 3 times, d | – | ||||||
| Wisconsin- Chapter 765 thru 767 | No | 16 | 18 | – | letter | 5 times, d | 30 days | ||||||
| Wyoming- Title 20, Chapter 1 | No | 16 u | 18 | – | i | – | – | ||||||
| District of Columbia- Division VIII, Title 46, Subtitle 1, Chapter 4 | Yes | 16 a | 18 | thirty days | t | 3 times, d | – | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | No | Male-18 c, e, u Female-16 c, ag e, u | Male- 21 Female- 21 ag ag e | – | t | – | – | ||||||