§48-2-105. Execution of the Application for a Marriage License
Both female and male parties to a contemplated marriage are required to sign the application for a marriage license, under oath. The application must be signed before the clerk of the county commission or another person authorized to administer oaths under the laws of this state.
§48-2-106. Proof of Age
(a) At the time of the execution of the application, the clerk or the person administering the oath to the applicants shall require evidence of the age of each of the applicants. Evidence of age may be as follows: (1) A certified copy of a birth certificate or a duplicate certificate produced by any means […]
§48-2-107. Recording an Application for a Marriage License
The clerk of the county commission shall record the application for a marriage license in the register of marriages provided for in section 2-203. The clerk shall note the date of the filing of the application in the register. The clerk's notation, or a certified copy thereof, is legal evidence of the facts contained in […]
§48-2-201. Form of Marriage License
§48-2-201. Form of marriage license. The marriage license shall be in form substantially as follows: Marriage License. State of West Virginia, County of __________________, to wit: To any person authorized to celebrate marriages: You are hereby authorized to join together in matrimony ______________________________ and ______________________________ Given under my hand, as clerk of the county commission […]
§48-2-202. Endorsement and Return of Licenses by Persons Solemnizing Marriage; Duties of Clerk Pertaining Thereto
(a) The person solemnizing a marriage shall retain the marriage license and place an endorsement on it establishing the fact of the marriage and the time and place it was celebrated. (b) Before the sixth day of the month after the month in which the marriage was celebrated, the person who solemnized the marriage shall […]
§48-2-203. Register of Marriages
(a) The clerk of the county commission is required to maintain a suitable book to be used as a register of marriages. The clerk shall keep a complete record of the following information: (1) Factual information that relates to the eligibility of a person to obtain a marriage license: Provided, That if the license is […]
§48-2-204. Record of Marriage Celebrated Outside of State
If at the time of celebrating any marriage out of this state, either or both of the parties thereto is a resident of this state, a certificate or statement of that fact, verified by the affidavit of any person present at such celebration, or a transcript of the marriage record, certified by the custodian of […]
§48-2-301. Age of Consent for Marriage; Exception
§48-2-301. Age of consent for marriage; exception. (a) The age of consent for marriage for both the male and the female is eighteen years of age. A person under the age of eighteen lacks the capacity to contract a marriage without the consent required by this section. (b) The clerk of the county commission may […]
§48-2-101. Necessity of Marriage License
§48-2-101. Necessity of marriage license. Every marriage in this state must be solemnized under a marriage license issued by a clerk of the county commission in accordance with the provisions of this article. If a ceremony of marriage is performed without a license, the attempted marriage is void, and the parties do not attain the […]
§48-2-102. Where an Application for a Marriage License May Be Made; When an Application May Be Received and a License Issued; Application by Mail
(a) Applicants, regardless of their state or county residency, may apply for a license to be issued by the clerk of the county commission in any county in this state. (b) Applications for licenses may be received and licenses may be issued by the clerk of the county commission when the office of the clerk […]