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If any person intending to marry and seeking a license therefore shall be under 18 years of age, the Mayor or Clerk shall not issue such license.

History

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

Mar. 21, 2025, D.C. Law 25-311, § 3(c)

Dec. 31, 2025, D.C. Law 26-76, § 2(c)

Prior Codifications

1973 Ed., § 30-111.

1981 Ed., § 30-111.

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(c) of Let Our Vows Endure Emergency Amendment Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-1, Jan. 11, 2019, 66 DCR 600).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(c) of Let Our Vows Endure (LOVE) Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 (D.C. Act 25-296, Nov. 15, 2023, 70 DCR 15226).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(c) of Let Our Vows Endure Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-156, Oct. 9, 2025, 72 DCR 10908).

Temporary Legislation

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(c) of Let Our Vows Endure (LOVE) Temporary Amendment Act of 2023 (D.C. Law 25-117, Feb. 6, 2024, 70 DCR 15726).

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(c) of Let Our Vows Endure Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 (D.C. Law 26-76, Dec. 31, 2025, 72 DCR 12877).