§ 1302. Application for license.
(a) General rule.--No marriage license shall be issued except upon written and verified application made
by both of the parties intending to marry.
(b) Contents.--The application shall contain the following:
(1) The full name of the applicants.
(2) The occupation, birthplace, residence and age of the applicants. An applicant intending
to marry who is a program participant in the Address Confidentiality Program under
Chapter 67 (relating to domestic and sexual violence victim address confidentiality)
may use the substitute address designated by the Office of Victim Advocate pursuant
to Chapter 67 as the address of their residence.
(3) Whether the marriage contemplated is the first, second or other marriage of an applicant.
(4) A statement that neither of the applicants is afflicted with transmissible disease.
(5) The full name, residence, occupation and birthplace of the parents of each applicant,
including the maiden name of the mother of each applicant. An applicant may use the
substitute address designated by the Office of Victim Advocate pursuant to Chapter
67 for a parent's residence if:
(i) the applicant is a program participant in the Address Confidentiality Program under
Chapter 67 and the applicant resides with the applicant's parents; or
(ii) the applicant's parent is a program participant in the Address Confidentiality Program
under Chapter 67.
(6) Any other facts necessary to determine whether a legal impediment to the proposed
marriage exists.
(Dec. 22, 1993, P.L.555, No.79, eff. 60 days; Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1474, No.188, eff.
180 days)
Notes of Decisions
PNC Bank Corp. v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Bd., 831 A.2d 1269 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2003).
· cites it 2× “23 Pa.C.S. § 1302. In connection with the application, each applicant must appear for an examination under oath regarding such factors as the legality of the marriage and the existence of and dissolution of any prior marriages.”
Devlin v. City of Philadelphia, 809 A.2d 980 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2002).
· cites it 2× “Although the Verification Statement and marriage license do not require all of the same information, Section 1302(a) of the Marriage Law, 23 Pa.C.S. § 1302(a), provides that "[n]o marriage license shall be issued except upon written and verified application made by both of the…”
Commonwealth, Dep't of Health v. Hanes, 78 A.3d 676 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2013).
“23 Pa.C.S. § 1302(a), (b). 26 Section 1303(a) provides that no marriage license shall be issued prior to the third day after application unless the Orphans’ Court authorizes a waiver of the time period pursuant to subsection (b).”
— 23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1302(a) — 2 cases
Devlin v. City of Philadelphia, 809 A.2d 980 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2002).
“Although the Verification Statement and marriage license do not require all of the same information, Section 1302(a) of the Marriage Law, 23 Pa.C.S. § 1302(a), provides that "[n]o marriage license shall be issued except upon written and verified application made by both of the…”
Commonwealth, Dep't of Health v. Hanes, 78 A.3d 676 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2013).
“23 Pa.C.S. § 1302(a), (b). 26 Section 1303(a) provides that no marriage license shall be issued prior to the third day after application unless the Orphans’ Court authorizes a waiver of the time period pursuant to subsection (b).”
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