HOUSE BILL NO. 4801
June 15, 2023, Introduced by Reps. Rheingans and Morgan and referred to the Committee on
Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1887 PA 128, entitled
"An act establishing the minimum ages for contracting marriages; to
require a civil license in order to marry and its registration; to
provide for the implementation of federal law; and to provide a
penalty for the violation of this act,"
by amending section 1 (MCL 551.101).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 1. It shall be necessary for all All parties intending to
2 be married to must obtain a marriage license from the county clerk
3 of the county in which either the man or woman party desiring to be
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1 married resides, and to must deliver the said license to the
2 clergyman clergy person or magistrate who is to officiate, before
3 the marriage can be performed. If both parties to be married are
4 non-residents nonresidents of the this state, it shall be necessary
5 to a party must obtain such the license from the county clerk of
6 the county in which the marriage is to be performed.
7 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
8 unless Senate Joint Resolution ____ or House Joint Resolution F
9 (request no. 00367'23) of the 102nd Legislature becomes a part of
10 the state constitution of 1963 as provided in section 1 of article
11 XII of the state constitution of 1963.
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Statutes affected:
House Introduced Bill: 551.101