Alaska Statutes
Title 25. Marital and Domestic Relations
Chapter 05. Alaska Marriage Code

Article 1. Requirements for Marriage.

Sec. 25.05.011. Civil contract. - (a) Marriage is a civil contract entered into by one...

Sec. 25.05.013. Same-sex marriages. - (a) A marriage entered into by persons of the same...

Sec. 25.05.021. Prohibited marriages. - Marriage is prohibited and void if performed when (1) either...

Sec. 25.05.031. Voidable marriages. - If either party to a marriage is incapable of consenting...

Sec. 25.05.041. Matters insufficient to render marriage voidable. - (a) If a marriage is in other respects lawful and...

Sec. 25.05.051. Effect of existing former marriage. - If, during the lifetime of a husband or wife with...

Sec. 25.05.061. Marriage without license. - A marriage contracted after January 1, 1964, is void unless...

Article 2. Licensing Officers.

Sec. 25.05.071. Persons to issue license. - A licensing officer is the only official who may issue...

Sec. 25.05.081. Marriage commissioners. - The presiding judge in each judicial district may, if the...

Article 3. Procedure to Obtain a License.

Sec. 25.05.091. Application for license; disclosure for child support purposes. - (a) One of the contracting parties to a prospective marriage...

Sec. 25.05.111. Issuance of license. - (a) A marriage license may not be issued unless both...

Sec. 25.05.121. Marriage license. - The marriage license issued by a licensing officer in this...

Sec. 25.05.161. Waiver of waiting period. - If a three-day waiting period would result in undue hardship...

Sec. 25.05.171. Judicial permission to marry. - (a) [Repealed, § 8 ch 67 SLA 2022.] (b) A...

Article 4. Forms, Records, and Reports.

Sec. 25.05.191. Marriage license application. - A licensing officer shall make available an application for a...

Sec. 25.05.221. Forms. - (a) Forms for application, statements, consent of parents, affidavits, licenses,...

Sec. 25.05.231. Reports of licenses issued. - The registrar may require reports of licenses issued upon forms...

Sec. 25.05.241. Fees. - The registrar shall establish marriage license fees and provide for...

Sec. 25.05.251. Relationship to Vital Statistics Act. - Nothing in this chapter repeals or abrogates any part of...

Article 5. Solemnization.

Sec. 25.05.261. Who may solemnize. - (a) Marriages may be solemnized (1) by a minister, priest,...

Sec. 25.05.271. Duty of officiating person before ceremony. - The officiating person shall determine that the parties presenting themselves...

Sec. 25.05.281. Marriage solemnized by unauthorized person. - After a license has been obtained, a marriage solemnized before...

Sec. 25.05.291. Civil and religious ceremonies. - When a religious ceremony between two parties follows a civil...

Sec. 25.05.301. Form of solemnization. - In the solemnization of marriage, no particular form is required...

Sec. 25.05.311. Marriage without solemnization. - A marriage contracted after January 1, 1964, is void unless...

Sec. 25.05.321. Marriage certificates. - (a) The person solemnizing the marriage shall, on the forms...

Article 6. Penalties.

Sec. 25.05.331. Unlawful issuance or refusal of license. - A licensing officer who knowingly issues a marriage license knowing...

Sec. 25.05.341. Misrepresentation. - A person who misrepresents a fact required to be stated...

Sec. 25.05.351. Violation concerning marriage license application. - A licensing officer who refuses or neglects to keep a...

Sec. 25.05.361. Unlawful solemnization of marriage. - A person who solemnizes a marriage without first receiving a...

Sec. 25.05.371. Solemnization of marriage by unauthorized person. - A person not authorized by this chapter who wilfully or...

Article 7. General Provisions.

Sec. 25.05.381. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “bureau” means the Bureau of Vital...

Sec. 25.05.391. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the Alaska Marriage Code.