Rhode Island Statutes

§ 15-3.1-2 — § 15-3.1-2. Eligibility.

Rhode Island § 15-3.1-2

JurisdictionRhode Island

Title 15Domestic Relations

Ch. 15-3.1Civil Unions

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-3.1-2 (2026).

Text

§ 15-3.1-2. Eligibility.
Persons shall be eligible to enter into a civil union only if both such persons are:
(1) At least eighteen (18) years of age;
         
(2) Of the same sex;
         
(3) Not a party to another civil union or a spouse in a marriage with any other person;
         
(4) Not in a family relationship within the degrees stated in Rhode Island general laws § 15-1-1 or § 15-1-2; and
         
(5) Neither person is mentally incompetent at the time of the civil union.

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§ 15-3.1-2. Eligibility.

Persons shall be eligible to enter into a civil union only if both such persons are:

(1) At least eighteen (18) years of age;

(2) Of the same sex;

(3) Not a party to another civil union or a spouse in a marriage with any other person;

(4) Not in a family relationship within the degrees stated in Rhode Island general laws § 15-1-1 or § 15-1-2; and

(5) Neither person is mentally incompetent at the time of the civil union.

Legislative History

P.L. 2011, ch. 198, § 1.

Nearby Sections

15

§ 15-1-1

§ 15-1-1. Equal access to marriage.

§ 15-1-2

§ 15-1-2. Marrying kindred forbidden.

§ 15-1-3

§ 15-1-3. Incestuous marriages void.

§ 15-1-4

§ 15-1-4. Marriages of kindred allowed by Jewish religion.

§ 15-1-5

§ 15-1-5. Bigamous marriages void — Marriage of persons who are mentally incompetent.

§ 15-1-6

§ 15-1-6. Declaration of validity of marriage by divorced person.

§ 15-1-7

§ 15-1-7. Marriage codification.

§ 15-1-8

§ 15-1-8. Recognition of relationships entered into in another state or jurisdiction.

§ 15-1-9

§ 15-1-9. Applicability of state laws to marriages not recognized by federal law.

§ 15-10-1

§ 15-10-1. Penalty for unreasonable neglect of destitute parents.

§ 15-10-2

§ 15-10-2. Orders for benefit of parents.

§ 15-10-3

§ 15-10-3. Director of human services as complainant.

§ 15-10-4

§ 15-10-4. Other parties as complainants — Jurisdiction and venue.

§ 15-10-5

§ 15-10-5. Costs paid by state.

§ 15-10-6

§ 15-10-6. Prosecution of criminal actions.

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