Vermont § 5142 Persons not authorized to marry

Vermont Statutes

§ 5142 — Persons not authorized to marry

Vermont § 5142

Title 18Title 18: Health

Ch. 105Chapter 105: Civil Marriage Records and Licenses

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, § 5142 (2026).

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The following persons are not authorized to marry, and a town clerk shall not knowingly issue a civil marriage license, when:

(1)either party is under 18 years of age;

(2)either party lacks capacity to understand the nature of the conduct at issue;

(3)either party is 18 years of age or older and under guardianship, without the written consent of the party’s guardian;

(4)the parties are prohibited from marrying under 15 V.S.A. § 1a on account of consanguinity or affinity; or

(5)either party has a living spouse, as prohibited under 13 V.S.A. § 206. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. Feb. 1, 1967; 1967, No. 147, § 47, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; 1971, No. 90, § 13; 1973, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 2009, No. 3, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 98; 2017, No. 46, § 43, eff. Jul

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The following persons are not authorized to marry, and a town clerk shall not knowingly issue a civil marriage license, when:
(1) either party is under 18 years of age;
(2) either party lacks capacity to understand the nature of the conduct at issue;
(3) either party is 18 years of age or older and under guardianship, without the written consent of the party’s guardian;
(4) the parties are prohibited from marrying under 15 V.S.A. § 1a on account of consanguinity or affinity; or
(5) either party has a living spouse, as prohibited under 13 V.S.A. § 206. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. Feb. 1, 1967; 1967, No. 147, § 47, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; 1971, No. 90, § 13; 1973, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 2009, No. 3, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 98; 2017, No. 46, § 43, eff. July 1, 2019; 2023, No. 8, § 3, eff. July 1, 2023.)