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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1185H.P. 790House of Representatives, March 20, 2025
An Act to Prohibit Persons Under 18 Years of Age from Marrying
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative SUPICA of Bangor.
Cosponsored by Senator MARTIN of Oxford and
Representatives: CLOUTIER of Lewiston, FAIRCLOTH of Bangor, JULIA of Waterville,
MEYER of Eliot, MURPHY of Scarborough, PUGH of Portland, RANA of Bangor, Senator:
INGWERSEN of York. Page 1 - 132LR1132(01)
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2 as amended by PL 2023, c. 116, §1, is repealed.
3 as amended by PL 2023, c. 116, §2, is further
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5 18 years of age. The clerk or State Registrar of Vital Statistics
6 may not issue a marriage license to a person under 17 18 years of age.
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8 This bill eliminates the provisions of law that allow a marriage license to be issued to
9 a person who is 17 years of age. Under the bill, a marriage license may not be issued to a
10 person who has not attained 18 years of age.
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