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§ 1304. Restrictions on issuance of license

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 23 Pa.C.S.A. Domestic RelationsEffective: July 7, 2020

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 23 Pa.C.S.A. Domestic Relations (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Marriage
Chapter 13. Marriage License (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 7, 2020
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 1304
§ 1304. Restrictions on issuance of license
(a) Repealed by 1997, June 25, P.L. 331, No. 35, § 1, imd. effective.
(b) Minors.--
(1) No marriage license may be issued if either of the applicants for a license is under 18 years of age.
(2) Deleted by 2020, May 8, P.L. 121, No. 18, § 1, effective in 60 days [July 7, 2020].
(c) Incompetent persons.--No marriage license may be issued if either of the applicants for a license is weak minded, insane, of unsound mind or is under guardianship as a person of unsound mind unless the court decides that it is for the best interest of the applicant and the general public to issue the license and authorizes the issuance of the license.
(d) Persons under influence of alcohol or drugs.--No marriage license may be issued if, at the time of making application, either of the applicants is under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
(e) Marriage to relatives.--No marriage license may be issued to applicants within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity which are as follows:
A man may not marry his mother.
A man may not marry the sister of his father.
A man may not marry the sister of his mother.
A man may not marry his sister.
A man may not marry his daughter.
A man may not marry the daughter of his son or daughter.
A man may not marry his first cousin.
A woman may not marry her father.
A woman may not marry the brother of her father.
A woman may not marry the brother of her mother.
A woman may not marry her brother.
A woman may not marry her son.
A woman may not marry the son of her son or daughter.
A woman may not marry her first cousin.

Credits

1990, Dec. 19, P.L. 1240, No. 206, § 2, effective in 90 days. Amended 1993, Dec. 22, P.L. 555, No. 79, § 1, effective in 60 days. Affected 1997, June 25, P.L. 331, No. 35, § 1, imd. effective. Amended 2020, May 8, P.L. 121, No. 18, § 1, effective in 60 days [July 7, 2020].
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 1304, PA ST 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 1304
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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