Except as provided in section 517.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), all marriages contracted within this state prior to March 1, 1979 or outside this state that were valid at the time of the contract or subsequently validated by the laws of the place in which they were contracted or by the domicile of the parties are valid in this state.
1978 c 772 s 15; 1997 c 203 art 10 s 4
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations
Section 517.01 — Civil Marriage Contract.
Section 517.02 — Persons Capable Of Contracting.
Section 517.03 — Prohibited Civil Marriages.
Section 517.04 — Persons Authorized To Perform Civil Marriages.
Section 517.041 — Power To Appoint Court Commissioner; Duty.
Section 517.05 — Credentials Of Minister.
Section 517.06 — Parties Examined.
Section 517.08 — Application For License.
Section 517.09 — Solemnization.
Section 517.10 — Certificate; Witnesses.
Section 517.101 — Certified Copies Of Civil Marriage Certificate.
Section 517.13 — Penalty For Failure To File Certificate.
Section 517.14 — Illegal Civil Marriage; False Certificate; Penalty.
Section 517.15 — Unauthorized Person Performing Ceremony.
Section 517.16 — Immaterial Irregularity Of Officiating Person Does Not Void.
Section 517.18 — Civil Marriage Solemnization.
Section 517.201 — Relationship To Other Law; Rules Of Construction.