§ 31. Nature of marriage
Marriage is hereby declared to be a civil contract which may be entered into between a male and a female in accordance with law.
§ 32. Persons solemnizing marriage
No marriage shall be valid unless solemnized by— (1) a clergyman or minister of any religion whether he resides in the Virgin Islands or elsewhere in the United States; or (2) witnessed by a Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahai is according to the usage of their religious community; or (3) any judge or any […]
§ 33. Solemnization of marriage by unauthorized person; penalty
Whoever, not being a person authorized by section 32 of this title, solemnizes the rites of marriage in the Virgin Islands, shall be fined not more than $500.
§ 34. Solemnizing marriage without a license; penalty
Whoever, being authorized by section 32 of this title to solemnize marriages, solemnizes a marriage without first having had delivered to him a license addressed to him, issued by the clerk of the Superior Court and authorizing the marriage, shall be fined not more than $500.
§ 35. Examination of applicants for marriage license
(a) The clerk of the Superior Court, before issuing any license to solemnize a marriage, shall examine the applicants therefor under oath, and ascertain with respect to each such applicant— (1) the full name, and age at last birthday; (2) date and place of birth; (3) nationality, and usual residence; (4) names of parents or […]
§ 36. Consent of parents or guardians required
If upon the examination prescribed by section 35 of this title, it appears that the male or female applicant is under 18 years of age and has not been previously married, the court shall not issue a license unless the father of such person, or if there be no father, the mother, or if there […]
§ 37. Posting of application
(a) Before any marriage license is issued, the application for such license shall be posted for public examination in the office of the clerk of the court for 8 days. (b) In special cases, however, the court may issue a license without the posting required by subsection (a) of this section.
§ 38. Issuance of marriage license; form
(a) If it appears from the examination required by section 35 of this title that the parties are legally competent to marry, and if the provisions of sections 36 and 37 of this title, should they be applicable, have been complied with, the Superior Court shall issue a license addressed to some particular minister, judge […]
§ 39. Fees
The following fees shall be charged: (a) Marriage license including notarization of application $100.00 (b) Marriage by judge $400.00 (c) Marriage license application $100.00 (d) Such fees shall be paid over to the Treasury of the Virgin Islands.
§ 40. Failure to make return of marriage
Whoever, having solemnized the rites of marriage under authority of a license issued pursuant to section 38 of this title, fails to make return as therein required, shall be fined not more than $50.
§ 41. Records to be maintained by Superior Court
(a) Each Superior Court shall provide a record book consisting of applications and licenses in blank, to be filled up with information on the parties for whose marriages any licenses are issued. The applications and licenses shall be numbered consecutively from “1” upwards. (b) The Superior Court shall also keep a record book in which […]