Title 25 — Marital and Domestic Relations
11 chapters · 361 sections in this title.
AS 25.05.251 Relationship to Vital Statistics Act.
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Nothing in this chapter repeals or abrogates any part of AS 18.50 (Vital Statistics Act). The records and requirements leading up to and including the issuance of the marriage license are included in the definition of “vital statistics” under AS 18.50. The registrar shall supply …
AS 25.05.260 Solemnization by unauthorized person. [Repealed, § 2 ch 58 SLA 1963.]
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Article 5. Solemnization.
AS 25.05.261 Who may solemnize.
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(a) Marriages may be solemnized (1) by a minister, priest, or rabbi of any church or congregation in the state, or by a commissioned officer of the Salvation Army, or by the principal officer or elder of recognized churches or congregations that traditionally do not have regular …
AS 25.05.270 Failure of licensing officer to keep records or permit inspection. [Repealed, § 2 ch 58 SLA 1963.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 25.05.271 Duty of officiating person before ceremony.
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The officiating person shall determine that the parties presenting themselves to be married are the parties named in the license. If the officiating person knows of a legal impediment to the marriage, the officiating person may not perform the ceremony.
AS 25.05.280 Action to recover fine or forfeiture. [Repealed, § 2 ch 58 SLA 1963.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 25.05.281 Marriage solemnized by unauthorized person.
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After a license has been obtained, a marriage solemnized before a person professing to be a person authorized to solemnize marriages in the state under AS 25.05.261(a) is valid regardless of a lack of power or authority in the person, if the marriage is consummated with a belief …
AS 25.05.291 Civil and religious ceremonies.
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When a religious ceremony between two parties follows a civil ceremony between them, one license is sufficient for both ceremonies.
AS 25.05.301 Form of solemnization.
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In the solemnization of marriage, no particular form is required except that the parties shall assent or declare in the presence of each other and the person solemnizing the marriage and in the presence of at least one competent witness that they take each other to be husband and…
AS 25.05.311 Marriage without solemnization.
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A marriage contracted after January 1, 1964, is void unless the marriage has been solemnized as provided in this chapter. If the parties to a marriage void for failure to solemnize the marriage validate the marriage by complying with the requirements of this chapter, the issue of…
AS 25.05.321 Marriage certificates.
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Article 6. Penalties. (a) The person solemnizing the marriage shall, on the forms provided by the bureau, complete two short-form certificates and, after that person and the witness have signed them, give one to each of the parties to the marriage. A church or congregation may de…
AS 25.05.331 Unlawful issuance or refusal of license.
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A licensing officer who knowingly issues a marriage license knowing it to be in violation of the provisions of this chapter or who wilfully and wrongfully refuses to issue a license is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by imprisonment for not more than si…
AS 25.05.341 Misrepresentation.
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A person who misrepresents a fact required to be stated on the application for a license or a form related to it, or a licensing officer who issues a marriage license having reason to believe that any material fact has been misrepresented, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con…
AS 25.05.351 Violation concerning marriage license application.
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A licensing officer who refuses or neglects to keep a complete record of each application and of each marriage license issued, or who fails to keep marriage license applications open for inspection or examination by the public during office hours is guilty of a misdemeanor and up…
AS 25.05.361 Unlawful solemnization of marriage.
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A person who solemnizes a marriage without first receiving a proper marriage license from the parties as provided in this chapter or without the parties declaring to take each other as husband and wife, or without requiring the presence of one competent witness; or who solemnizes…
AS 25.05.371 Solemnization of marriage by unauthorized person.
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Article 7. General Provisions. A person not authorized by this chapter who wilfully or knowingly undertakes to solemnize a marriage in this state is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more tha…
AS 25.05.381 Definitions.
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In this chapter, (1) “bureau” means the Bureau of Vital Statistics; (2) “department” means the Department of Health; (3) “licensing officer” means the registrar or a local registrar; (4) “local registrar” means a person appointed by the state registrar under AS 18.50.080; (5) “re…
AS 25.05.391 Short title.
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This chapter may be cited as the Alaska Marriage Code.