Maine § 19-A §652 Issuance of marriage license

Maine Statutes

§ 19-A §652 — Issuance of marriage license

Maine § 19-A §652

Title 19-ADOMESTIC RELATIONS

Part 2MARRIED PERSONS

Ch. 23MARRIAGE

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 19-A §652 (2026).

Text

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.

2.Marriage license to nonresidents.

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.

4.Expedited procedure.

5.Informational brochure.

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.

7.Parties who are 17 y

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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.
2.
Marriage license to nonresidents.
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.
4.
Expedited procedure.
5.
Informational brochure.
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.
7.
Parties who are 17 years of age.
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.

Legislative History

PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 507, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 507, §4 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 683, §E5 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 683, §E6 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 354, §3 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 574, §§3,4 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2019, c. 340, §§8-11 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 535, §1 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 116, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 47, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 130, §2 (AMD).