Whoever fails to comply with §§ 46-416, 46-416.01, and 46-420 shall be imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, or both. Prosecutions for violations of this section shall be conducted by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia.
(Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 960, Pub. L. 89-682, § 6; July 7, 1967, 81 Stat. 122, Pub. L. 90-53, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 570, Pub. L. 91-358, § 155(a); Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-354, § 72, 52 DCR 2638; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-169, § 32, 59 DCR 5567; Dec. 17, 2014, D.C. Law 20-148, § 3(b), 61 DCR 8314.)
1981 Ed., § 30-121.
1973 Ed., § 30-123.
D.C. Law 15-354 substituted “Attorney General for the District of Columbia” for “Corporation Counsel”.
The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-169 substituted “relating to any person who has, or suspected to have, syphilis” for “relating to any person suffering, or suspected to be suffering from, syphilis.”
The 2014 amendment by D.C. Law 20-148 rewrote the section.
Section 35 of D.C. Law 19-169 provided that no provision of the act shall impair any right or obligation existing under law.
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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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 Financial inability to pay for blood test or required statement [Repealed]