§ 15-1-3. Incestuous marriages void.
If any person intermarries within the degrees stated in § 15-1-2, the marriage shall be null and void.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 191, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 243, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 287, § 3; impl. am. G.L. 1923, ch. 107, § 13; P.L. 1926, ch. 843, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 415, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 15-1-3; P.L. 2013, ch. 4, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 5, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 15-1 - Persons Eligible to Marry
Section 15-1-1. - Equal access to marriage.
Section 15-1-2. - Marrying kindred forbidden.
Section 15-1-3. - Incestuous marriages void.
Section 15-1-4. - Marriages of kindred allowed by Jewish religion.
Section 15-1-5. - Bigamous marriages void — Marriage of persons who are mentally incompetent.
Section 15-1-6. - Declaration of validity of marriage by divorced person.
Section 15-1-7. - Marriage codification.
Section 15-1-8. - Recognition of relationships entered into in another state or jurisdiction.
Section 15-1-9. - Applicability of state laws to marriages not recognized by federal law.