Wyoming § 20-1-103 License; required

Wyoming Statutes

§ 20-1-103 — License; required

Wyoming § 20-1-103

Title 20Domestic Relations

Ch. 1HUSBAND AND WIFE

Art. 1CREATION OF MARRIAGE

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-1-103 (2026).

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(a)Before solemnization of any marriage in this state, a marriage license shall be obtained from a Wyoming county clerk.

(b)Application for a marriage license shall be made by one (1) of the parties to the marriage before the license is issued. Upon receipt of an application, the county clerk shall ascertain by the testimony of a competent witness and the applicant, the names, the social security numbers of the parties who have valid social security numbers, residences and ages of the parties and whether there is any legal impediment to the parties entering into the marriage contract according to the laws of the state of their residence. The clerk shall enter the facts ascertained in a book kept by him for that purpose, except for the social security numbers which shall be provided to th

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(a) Before solemnization of any marriage in this state, a
marriage license shall be obtained from a Wyoming county clerk.
(b) Application for a marriage license shall be made by
one (1) of the parties to the marriage before the license is
issued. Upon receipt of an application, the county clerk shall
ascertain by the testimony of a competent witness and the
applicant, the names, the social security numbers of the parties
who have valid social security numbers, residences and ages of
the parties and whether there is any legal impediment to the
parties entering into the marriage contract according to the
laws of the state of their residence. The clerk shall enter the
facts ascertained in a book kept by him for that purpose, except
for the social security numbers which shall be provided to the
state office of vital records and not made a part of the county
public record. He may issue a license to marry and shall date
the license on the date of issuance except as otherwise
provided.
(c) Unless there is an order to waive the requirements of
this section by a judge of a court of record in the county
pursuant to W.S. 20-1-105, the clerk shall refuse to issue a
license if:
(i) Either of the parties is legally incompetent to
enter into a marriage contract according to the law of this
state; or
(ii) There is any legal impediment; or
(iii) Either party is sixteen (16) or seventeen (17)
years of age and the consent of a parent or guardian has not
been given except as provided in W.S. 20-1-102(d).
(d) A marriage license obtained from a Wyoming county
clerk shall expire one (1) year from the date the license was
issued if the parties have not solemnized the marriage. The
expiration date shall be shown on the marriage license. Upon
expiration of a marriage license, the parties shall apply for
and obtain a new marriage license before solemnization of their
marriage in this state.