Marriage Generally

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This is Chapter 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Marriage Generally.” It is part of Title 20 “Domestic Relations”.

It’s comprised of the following 29 sections.

§ 20-13	License and solemnization required
§ 20-13.1	Repealed
§ 20-13.2	Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties
§ 20-14	By whom license to be issued
§ 20-14.1	Duration of license; issuance of additional licenses
§ 20-14.2	Repealed
§ 20-15	Tax on license
§ 20-16	Issuance of marriage licenses and marriage certificates
§ 20-16.1	Clerk authorized to amend marriage records
§ 20-17	Repealed
§ 20-20	Clerk to file license and certificate; indexing names of parties; certified copies as evidence
§ 20-21	Clerk to furnish attorney for the Commonwealth list of licenses not returned by minister
§ 20-22	Attorney for the Commonwealth to ascertain before circuit court name of minister failing to return certificates
§ 20-23	Order authorizing ministers to perform ceremony
§ 20-24	Penalty for failure to certify record of marriage
§ 20-25	Persons other than ministers who may perform rites
§ 20-26	Marriage between members of religious society having no minister
§ 20-27	Fee for celebrating marriage
§ 20-28	Penalty for celebrating marriage without license
§ 20-29	Repealed
§ 20-30	Licenses of persons on federal reservations
§ 20-31	Belief of parties in lawful marriage validates certain defects
§ 20-31.1	When marriage legitimates children; issue of marriages prohibited by law, etc., legitimate
§ 20-32	Repealed
§ 20-33	Penalty for clerk issuing license contrary to law
§ 20-34	Repealed
§ 20-37	Validation of certain marriages when license issued by clerk of county court
§ 20-37.1	Validation of certain marriages solemnized outside of Commonwealth
§ 20-37.2	Repealed