Virginia Statutes

§ 20-24 — Penalty for failure to certify record of marriage

Virginia § 20-24

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 20Domestic Relations

Ch. 2Marriage Generally

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Bluebook

Va. Code Ann. § 20-24 (2026).

Text

If any minister authorized to celebrate rites of marriage under § 20-23, or any other person so authorized under § 20-25, shall fail to comply with § 32.1-267, the penalty shall be $25.

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Legislative History

Code 1919, § 5093; 1979, c. 502; 1981, c. 298; 2025, c. 104.

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