D.C. Code § 46-410

Current through codified emergency legislation effective July 18, 2024

Section 46-410 - [Effective 9/18/2024] Issuance of license - Duty of Clerk; false swearing by applicant deemed perjury

It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia before issuing any license to solemnize a marriage to examine any applicant for said license under oath and to ascertain the names and ages of the parties desiring to marry, and if they are under age the names of their parents or guardians, whether they were previously married, whether they are related or not, and if so, in what degree, which facts shall appear on the face of the application, of which the Clerk shall provide a printed form, and any false swearing in regard to such matters shall be deemed perjury.

D.C. Code § 46-410

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, § 1291; June 25, 1936, 49 Stat. 1921, ch. 804; June 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 991, ch. 646, § 32(b); May 24, 1949, 63 Stat. 107, ch. 139, § 127; July 5, 1966, 80 Stat. 264, Pub. L. 89-493, § 13 (a); July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 570, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 155 (a); Apr. 7, 1977, D.C. Law 1-107, title I, § 113(a), 23 DCR 8737.

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