25 CFR 11.601
§ 11.601 Marriage licenses.
United States · 25 CFR — Indians · Status: effective
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- 25 CFR 11.601, § 11.601 Marriage licenses, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/103582
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A marriage license shall be issued by the clerk of the court in the absence of any showing that the proposed marriage would be invalid under any provision of this part or tribal custom, and upon written application of an unmarried male and unmarried female, both of whom must be eighteen (18) years or older. If either party to the marriage is under the age of eighteen (18), that party must have the written consent of parent or his or her legal guardian.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.