It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia before issuing any license to solemnize a marriage to examine any applicant for said license under oath and to ascertain the names and ages of the parties desiring to marry, and if they are under age the names of their parents or guardians, whether they were previously married, whether they are related or not, and if so, in what degree, which facts shall appear on the face of the application, of which the Clerk shall provide a printed form, and any false swearing in regard to such matters shall be deemed perjury.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1392, ch. 854, § 1291; June 25, 1936, 49 Stat. 1921, ch. 804; June 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 991, ch. 646, § 32(b); May 24, 1949, 63 Stat. 107, ch. 139, § 127; July 5, 1966, 80 Stat. 264, Pub. L. 89-493, § 13(a); July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 570, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 155(a); Apr. 7, 1977, D.C. Law 1-107, title I, § 113(a), 23 DCR 8737.)
1981 Ed., § 30-110.
1973 Ed., § 30-110.
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of Let Our Vows Endure Emergency Amendment Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-1, Jan. 11, 2019, 66 DCR 600).
Structure District of Columbia Code
§ 46–401. Equal access to marriage
§ 46–401.01. Marriages void ab initio — In general
§ 46–402. Marriages void ab initio — Judicial decree
§ 46–403. Marriages void from date of decree; age of consent
§ 46–404. Persons allowed to institute annulment proceedings
§ 46–405. Illegal marriages entered into in another jurisdiction
§ 46–405.01. Recognition of marriages from other jurisdictions
§ 46–406. Persons authorized to celebrate marriages
§ 46–407. Celebration of marriage by unauthorized persons. [Repealed]
§ 46–408. Celebration of marriage without license. [Repealed]
§ 46–409. Issuance of license — Waiting period. [Repealed]
§ 46–410. Issuance of license — Duty of Clerk; false swearing by applicant deemed perjury
§ 46–411. Consent of parent or guardian
§ 46–412. Form of license; return; coupons
§ 46–413. Failure to make return
§ 46–415. Issue of marriages of colored persons. [Repealed]
§ 46–416. Public inspection and examination of applications
§ 46–416.01. Social security numbers to be filed with application
§ 46–417. Premarital blood tests; statement regarding test to be filed with application. [Repealed]
§ 46–418. Waiver of certain requirements. [Repealed]
§ 46–419. Financial inability to pay for blood test or required statement [Repealed]