Rhode Island Marriage Laws § 15-3-8

State of Rhode Island General Laws 15-3-8

Witnesses to ceremony.

More Rhode Island Marriage Laws

• § 15-2-14 Minimum age for marriage license
• § 15-1-3 Incestuous marriages void.
• § 15-1-2 Marrying kindred forbidden.
• § 15-1-1 Equal access to marriage.
• § 15-1-6 Declaration of validity of marriage by divorced person.
• § 15-2-1 License required – Proof of divorce – Obligation of clerk to issue license.
• § 15-2-1.1 Statewide electronic marriage license system.
• § 15-2-3.1 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome warning law.
• § 15-2-8 Period of validity of license – Return if unused.
• § 15-2-9 License fee – Presentation of license to person performing ceremony.
• § 15-2-12 Recording of license information.
• § 15-2-13 Registrar in city of Providence.
• § 15-3-6 Marriages after the manner of Friends, according to Jewish rites, or spiritual assembly of Baha'is.
• § 15-3-7 Presentation of marriage license.
• § 15-3-8 Witnesses to ceremony.
• § 15-3-9 Statement of objections to marriage.
• § 15-3-10 Penalty for marriage without license or despite impediment.
• § 15-3-13 Filing of return of marriage.
• § 15-3-14 Neglect of duty by person performing ceremony.
• § 15-3-15 Marriages valid despite irregularities – Penalty for marriage without compliance.
• § 15-3-16 Solemnization of marriage without authority.
• § 15-3-17 Court orders regarding invalid marriages.
• § 15-3.1-1 Definitions.
• § 15-3.1-2 Eligibility.
• § 15-3.1-5 Conscience and religious organizations protected.
• § 15-3.1-6 Benefits, protections, and responsibilities.
• § 15-3.1-7 References and inclusions.
• § 15-3.1-8 Reciprocity.
• § 15-3.1-9 Dissolution of civil unions.
• § 15-3.1-10 Requirement of department of health – Civil unions.
• § 15-3.1-11 Severability.
• § 15-1-4 Marriages of kindred allowed by Jewish religion.
• § 15-1-5 Bigamous marriages void – Marriage of persons who are mentally incompetent.
• § 15-3-11 Knowingly performing bigamous marriage.
• § 15-1-7 Marriage codification.
• § 15-1-8 Recognition of relationships entered into in another state or jurisdiction.
• § 15-1-9 Applicability of state laws to marriages not recognized by federal law.
• § 15-2-7 Form and contents of certificates, reports, and other returns.
• § 15-2-9.1 Additional fee for family and children trust fund.
• § 15-3-6.1 Protection of freedom of religion in marriage.
• § 15-3-5 Officials empowered to join persons in marriage.
• § 15-3-12 Endorsement and return of license.
• § 15-3.1-12 Merger of civil union into marriage by action of the parties.
• § 15-3.1-13 Recognized date of marriage.