PRINTER'S NO. 331
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
360
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY TOPPER, WARREN, TOOHIL, BERNSTINE, BIZZARRO,
BRIGGS, CALTAGIRONE, CIRESI, T. DAVIS, DRISCOLL, ECKER,
EMRICK, GOODMAN, HERSHEY, HILL-EVANS, HOWARD, IRVIN,
ISAACSON, KAUFFMAN, KINSEY, KLUNK, McCLINTON, McNEILL,
D. MILLER, MIZGORSKI, NEILSON, PETRARCA, RABB, SANKEY,
SCHEMEL, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHWEYER, SHUSTERMAN, STAATS AND
ULLMAN, FEBRUARY 4, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 4, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in marriage license, further providing
for restrictions on issuance of license.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1304(b) of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 1304. Restrictions on issuance of license.
(b) Minors.--
(1) No marriage license may be issued if either of the
applicants for a license is under [16 years of age unless the
court decides that it is to the best interest of the
applicant and authorizes the issuance of the license.
(2) No marriage license may be issued if either of the
applicants is under 18 years of age unless the consent of the
custodial parent or guardian of the applicant is personally
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given before the person issuing the license or is certified
under the hand of the custodial parent or guardian attested
by two adult witnesses and, in the latter case, the signature
of the custodial parent or guardian is acknowledged before an
officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments. When the
minor has no guardian and a judge of the court is absent or
not accessible for any reason, the office issuing the license
may appoint a guardian pro hac vice for the minor.] 18 years
of age.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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