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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-125 (2026)

Marriage ceremony; official; witnesses; marriage license; covenant marriages

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A. A valid marriage is contracted by a male person and a female person with a proper marriage license who participate in a ceremony conducted by and in the presence of a person who is authorized to solemnize marriages and at which at least two witnesses who are at least eighteen years of age participate.

B. A marriage license shall be signed by both persons married, two of the witnesses to the marriage ceremony and the person who solemnized the marriage, who shall return the signed marriage license to the clerk of the superior court for recording.

C. This section does not apply to the conversion of an existing marriage that is valid in this state to a covenant marriage that complies with the requirements of section 25-902.  

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1993–2014 · leading case: Riepe v. Riepe, 91 P.3d 312 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2004).
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Riepe v. Riepe, 91 P.3d 312 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 8× “" A.R.S. § 25-125(A) (2000) (emphasis added).”
State v. Guadagni, 178 P.3d 473 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 5× “Although Guadagni is correct that § 25-125(B) requires that a marriage license be recorded, nothing in that or any other pertinent statute establishes what effect, if any, the failure to record has on the validity of a marriage. ¶ 11 Notably, the requirement that a marriage…”
Standhardt v. Superior Court, 77 P.3d 451 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2003). “” Section 25-125(A) defines a "valid marriage,” in pertinent part, as one "contracted by a male person and a female person with a proper marriage license.”
Majors v. Horne, 14 F. Supp. 3d 1313 (D. Ariz. 2014). · cites it 4× “§ 25-101(C) which provides that same-sex mar *1315 riage is prohibited in Arizona; and A.R.S. § 25-125(A) which defines marriage as between a male and female person (collectively “the challenged laws”).”
Collins v. Brewer, 727 F. Supp. 2d 797 (D. Ariz. 2010). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 25-125. 11 . Doc.46. 12 . Doc. 19.”
Connolly v. Jeanes, 73 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (D. Ariz. 2014). · cites it 4× “§ 25-101(C) which provides that same-sex marriage is prohibited in Arizona; and A.R.S. § 25-125(A) which defines marriage as between a male and female person (collectively “the challenged laws”).”
Marriage of Barbosa-Johnson v. Johnson, 851 P.2d 866 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 25-125 sets forth the following general requirements for a valid marriage: A valid marriage is contracted by a male person and a female person with a proper marriage license in the presence of an official and two witnesses who participate in a ceremony conducted: 1.”
State of Arizona v. Donald Allen Guadagni (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 5× “§ 25-125; Barbosa-Johnson v. Johnson, 174 Ariz.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-125(A) — 4 cases
Riepe v. Riepe, 91 P.3d 312 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2004). “" A.R.S. § 25-125(A) (2000) (emphasis added).”
Standhardt v. Superior Court, 77 P.3d 451 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2003). “” Section 25-125(A) defines a "valid marriage,” in pertinent part, as one "contracted by a male person and a female person with a proper marriage license.”
Majors v. Horne, 14 F. Supp. 3d 1313 (D. Ariz. 2014). “§ 25-101(C) which provides that same-sex mar *1315 riage is prohibited in Arizona; and A.R.S. § 25-125(A) which defines marriage as between a male and female person (collectively “the challenged laws”).”
Connolly v. Jeanes, 73 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (D. Ariz. 2014). “§ 25-101(C) which provides that same-sex marriage is prohibited in Arizona; and A.R.S. § 25-125(A) which defines marriage as between a male and female person (collectively “the challenged laws”).”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-125(B) — 2 cases
State v. Guadagni, 178 P.3d 473 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). “Although Guadagni is correct that § 25-125(B) requires that a marriage license be recorded, nothing in that or any other pertinent statute establishes what effect, if any, the failure to record has on the validity of a marriage. ¶ 11 Notably, the requirement that a marriage…”
State of Arizona v. Donald Allen Guadagni (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). “§ 25-125; Barbosa-Johnson v. Johnson, 174 Ariz.”
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