District of Columbia § 46-410 Duty of the Mayor or Clerk.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 46-410 — Duty of the Mayor or Clerk.

District of Columbia § 46-410

Title 46Domestic Relations.

Ch. 4Marriage.

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D.C. Code § 46-410 (2026).

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It shall be the duty of the Mayor or 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, 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 Mayor or the Clerk shall provide a printed form, and any false swearing in regard to such matters s

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*NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will expire on August 13, 2026. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation affecting this section, click this link: Permanent Version .*

It shall be the duty of the Mayor or 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, 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 Mayor or the Clerk shall provide a printed form, and any false swearing in regard to such matters shall be deemed perjury.

Legislative History

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