Virginia § 20-20 Clerk to file license and certificate; indexing names of parties; certified copies as evidence

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§ 20-20 — Clerk to file license and certificate; indexing names of parties; certified copies as evidence

Virginia § 20-20

Title 20DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 2MARRIAGE GENERALLY

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Va. Code Ann. § 20-20 (2026).

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The clerk to whom the license and certificate are returned, shall file and preserve the original in his office, and make an index of the names of both of the parties married.

When the certificates of such person celebrating such marriage are returned to the clerk, and recorded as provided in this section and § 32.1-267, copies of the same properly certified by the clerk lawfully having the custody thereof or properly certified by the State Registrar of Vital Records shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein set forth in all courts of this Commonwealth.

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The clerk to whom the license and certificate are returned, shall file and preserve the original in his office, and make an index of the names of both of the parties married.

When the certificates of such person celebrating such marriage are returned to the clerk, and recorded as provided in this section and § 32.1-267, copies of the same properly certified by the clerk lawfully having the custody thereof or properly certified by the State Registrar of Vital Records shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein set forth in all courts of this Commonwealth.