§ 5131. Issuance of civil marriage license; solemnization; return of civil marriage certificate; registration (a)(1) Upon receipt of a completed application in a form prescribed by the State Registrar, which shall require both parties to sign the application certifying to the accuracy of the facts contained in the application, a town clerk shall issue to […]
§ 5132. Civil marriage license; participants in address confidentiality program (a) If a participant in the program described in 15 V.S.A. chapter 21, subchapter 3 notifies the town that the participant’s confidential address should not appear on the civil marriage license or certificate, then the town clerk shall not disclose such confidential address or the […]
§ 5137. Issuance of license (a) A town clerk shall issue a civil marriage license to all applicants who have complied with the provisions of section 5131 of this title and who are otherwise qualified under the laws of the State to apply for a license to marry and to contract for such marriage. (b) […]
§ 5139. Clerk’s duties; penalty (a) A town clerk who knowingly issues a civil marriage license without first requiring the applicant to fill out, sign, and certify the accuracy of the application, as provided in section 5131 of this title, shall be fined not more than $50.00 nor less than $20.00. (b) [Repealed.] (Amended 2009, […]
§ 5140. Penalty for misrepresentation A person making application to a clerk for a license to marry who makes a material misrepresentation in filling the forms contained in the declaration of intention shall be deemed guilty of perjury and punished accordingly.
§ 5141. Confirmation of legal qualifications of parties; penalty (a) At a minimum, before issuing a civil marriage license to an applicant, the town clerk shall review the license application to confirm that: (1) the information submitted therein does not facially indicate that the parties are prohibited from marrying by the laws of this State; […]
§ 5142. Persons not authorized to marry 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 a person who has not attained majority, unless the town clerk has received in writing the consent of one of the parents of […]
§ 5143. Penalties A person who aids in procuring a civil marriage license by falsely pretending to be the parent or guardian having authority to give consent to the marriage of a minor shall be fined not more than $500.00. (Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2017, No. 46, § 44, […]
§ 5144. Persons authorized to solemnize marriage (a) Marriages may be solemnized by: (1) a Supreme Court Justice, a Superior judge, a judge of Probate, an assistant judge, a justice of the peace, a magistrate, a Judicial Bureau hearing officer, or an individual who has registered as a temporary officiant with the Vermont Secretary of […]
§ 5144a. Temporary officiant for marriages (a) By registering with the Secretary of State, an individual may temporarily be authorized to solemnize a marriage in this State. When registering, the individual shall provide: (1) A completed registration form provided by the Secretary of State. (2) A $100.00 fee. (b) Upon registration as a temporary officiant, […]
§ 5145. Civil marriage license required for solemnization Persons authorized by section 5144 of this title to solemnize marriage shall require a civil marriage license of the parties, before solemnizing such marriage. The license shall afford full immunity to the person who solemnizes the marriage. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. Feb. 1, 1967; […]
§ 5146. Penalty for solemnization without license or failure to return A person who solemnizes a marriage without first obtaining of the parties the license required by law, or who fails to properly fill out the form thereon provided for his or her use and return the license and certificate of civil marriage to the […]
§ 5147. Solemnization by unauthorized person; penalty; validity of marriage (a) An individual who, knowing that he or she is not authorized so to do, undertakes to join others in marriage, shall be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than $300.00 nor less than $100.00, or both. (b) A marriage solemnized […]
§ 5148. Evidence of marriage A copy of the record of the civil marriage made by a person required by law at the time the marriage was solemnized to make and keep the record certified by such person, or by the town or county clerk or the State Registrar or the State Archivist, if the […]
§ 5150. Correction of civil marriage certificate (a) Within six months after a marriage is solemnized, the town clerk may correct or complete a civil marriage certificate upon application by a party to the marriage or by the person who solemnized the marriage. The town clerk may correct or complete the certificate accordingly and shall […]
§ 5151. Delayed certificates of civil marriage (a) A couple married in this State for whom no certificate of civil marriage was filed as required by law, may petition the Probate Division of the Superior Court of the district in which the civil marriage license was obtained to determine the facts with respect to this […]
