PRINTER'S NO. 105
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
141
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MOUL, DUNBAR, KNOWLES, MILLARD, PICKETT, DAVIS,
CALTAGIRONE, WARD, MENTZER, D. COSTA, SCHLOSSBERG, ORTITAY,
LAWRENCE, PHILLIPS-HILL AND GABLER, JANUARY 23, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 23, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in marriage license, repealing
provisions relating to waiting period after application and
further providing for issuance of license.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1303 of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is repealed:
[§ 1303. Waiting period after application.
(a) General rule.--No marriage license shall be issued prior
to the third day following the making of application therefor.
(b) Exceptions.--The court may authorize a license to be
issued at any time after the making of the application in the
following cases:
(1) In case of emergency or extraordinary circumstances.
(2) If an applicant is a member of the Pennsylvania
National Guard or other reserve component of the armed forces
of the United States and is called or ordered to active duty
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