HB 1495

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to marriage licenses; amending s.
3	741.0405, F.S.; deleting provisions authorizing the court
4	to issue a marriage license upon the sworn application
5	that both minor applicants are the parents of a child or
6	the expectant parents of a child; deleting provisions
7	authorizing the court to issue a marriage license upon
8	written verification by a physician and sworn application
9	that the minor female applicant is an expectant parent;
10	providing an effective date.
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12	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14	Section 1.  Section 741.0405, Florida Statutes, is amended
15	to read:
16	741.0405  When marriage license may be issued to persons
17	under 18 years.--
18	(1)  If either of the parties shall be under the age of 18
19	years but at least 16 years of age, the county court judge or
20	clerk of the circuit court shall issue a license for the
21	marriage of such party only if there is first presented and
22	filed with him or her the written consent of the parents or
23	guardian of such minor to such marriage, acknowledged before
24	some officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments and
25	administer oaths. However, the license shall be issued without
26	parental consent when both parents of such minor are deceased at
27	the time of making application or when such minor has been
28	married previously.
29	(2)  The county court judge of any county in the state may,
30	in the exercise of his or her discretion, issue a license to
31	marry to any male or female under the age of 18 years, upon
32	application of both parties sworn under oath that they are the
33	parents of a child.
34	(3)  When the fact of pregnancy is verified by the written
35	statement of a licensed physician, the county court judge of any
36	county in the state may, in his or her discretion, issue a
37	license to marry:
38	(a)  To any male or female under the age of 18 years upon
39	application of both parties sworn under oath that they are the
40	expectant parents of a child; or
41	(b)  To any female under the age of 18 years and male over
42	the age of 18 years upon the female's application sworn under
43	oath that she is an expectant parent.
44	(2)(4)  No license to marry shall be granted to any person
45	under the age of 16 years, with or without the consent of the
46	parents, except as provided in subsections (2) and (3).
47	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.

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