HCS/HB 270 - Under current law, no recorder shall issue a marriage license authorizing the marriage of a person under 15 without a court order for good cause shown. Under this act, the age is changed to 17 and the court may only permit such license issuance after a hearing and a determination that no coercion or abuse of either person entering the marriage exists. Additionally, no license shall be issued for the marriage of a person 21 years or older if the other party is less than 17 years of age. Applicants for a marriage license shall provide proof of age to the recorder in the form of a certified copy of a birth certificate, a passport, or other government-issued identification.
This act is identical to provision in HCS/SS/SB 124 (2017).
SARAH HASKINS