19-A §652. Issuance of marriage license

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ME Code › Title 19-A › Part 2 › Chapter 23 › Section 652

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1. Marriage license issued. After the filing of notice of intentions of marriage, except as otherwise provided, the clerk or the State Registrar of Vital Statistics shall deliver to the parties a marriage license specifying the time when the intentions were recorded. [PL 2019, c. 340, §8 (AMD).]

2. Marriage license to nonresidents. [PL 2001, c. 574, §4 (RP).]

3. Void after 90 days. The license is void if not used within 90 days from the day the intentions were filed in accordance with section 651 . [PL 2019, c. 340, §9 (AMD).]

4. Expedited procedure. [PL 2001, c. 574, §4 (RP).]

5. Informational brochure. [PL 2025, c. 130, §2 (RP).]

6. Related parties. A marriage license may not be issued to parties related as described in section 701, subsection 2 , unless the clerk or State Registrar of Vital Statistics has received from the parties the physician's certificate of genetic counseling required by section 651 . [PL 2019, c. 340, §10 (AMD).]

7. Parties who are 17 years of age. [PL 2025, c. 47, §1 (RP).]

8. Parties under 18 years of age. The clerk or State Registrar of Vital Statistics may not issue a marriage license to a person under 18 years of age. A. [PL 2019, c. 535, §1 (RP).] B. [PL 2019, c. 535, §1 (RP).] C. [PL 2019, c. 535, §1 (RP).] [PL 2025, c. 47, §2 (AMD).]

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