Kentucky Revised Statutes 402.080
Marriage license required -- Who may issue
No marriage shall be solemnized without a license therefor. The license shall be issued by the clerk of the county in which the female resides at the time, unless the female is eighteen (18) years of age or over or a widow, and the license is issued on her application in person, in which case it may be issued by any county clerk.
History: Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 36, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2018. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 279, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 518, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 14. -- Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2105.
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§ 402.005
Definition of marriage
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Marriage license valid for thirty days
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§ 402.110
Marriage license to be uniform and completely filled out -- Exception under KRS 402.100.
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§ 402.010
Degree of relationship that will bar marriage
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§ 402.220
Return of license and certificate to clerk after ceremony
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§ 402.030
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§ 402.040
Marriage in another state
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Same-sex marriage in another jurisdiction void and unenforceable
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§ 402.070
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Marriage license required -- Who may issue
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§ 402.090
Soliciting persons to be married by particular person -- Sharing remuneration -- Solicitation by minister or justice of the peace
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§ 402.100
Marriage license -- Marriage certificate -- Confidentiality of Social Security or other government-issued identification card numbers
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§ 402.240
County judge/executive to issue license in absence of clerk
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§ 402.250
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§ 402.260
Marriage manual -- Preparation by Human Resources Coordinating Commission for distribution to marriage applicants
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§ 402.310
Sickle Cell Disease Detection Act
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§ 402.320
Marriage license applicants to be tested for trait or genetically transmitted disease affecting hemoglobin -- Counseling carriers
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§ 402.340
Secretary for Health and Family Services to administer and enforce Sickle Cell Disease Detection Act
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§ 402.230
Filing of marriage certificate -- Record of marriages
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§ 402.020
Other prohibited marriages
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§ 402.050
Who may solemnize marriage -- Persons present
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§ 402.205
Petition to court by seventeen year old for permission to marry -- Evidentiary hearing -- Reasons for denying petition -- Effect of pregnancy -- Emancipation of minor -- Other court-imposed condition -- Fee.
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§ 402.210
Requirements for issuance of license.
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§ 402.990
Penalties