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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Ajello, Caldwell, and Craven

     Date Introduced: February 09, 2022

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 15-3-12 of the General Laws in Chapter 15-3 entitled "Solemnization

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of Marriages" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     15-3-12. Endorsement and return of license.

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     (a) Every minister, elder, justice, warden, or other person who joins any persons in

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marriage, shall:

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     (b)(1) Endorse the "License and Certificate of Marriage" form, prescribed pursuant to §

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15-2-7, presented to him or her by the persons, as provided in § 15-3-7, and certify that the persons

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have been joined in marriage by him or her in accordance with the laws of the state of Rhode Island;

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and

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     (c)(2) Complete all the information on the "License and Certificate of Marriage" and file

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the form within seventy-two (72) hours two (2) business days following the date of the marriage

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with the clerk in the town or city from which the license was issued; provided, that a filed form that

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is mailed and postmarked within the time specified shall be deemed to have been filed in a timely

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manner.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

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     This act would require returns of a marriage certificate to be filed within two (2) business

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days after the ceremony, and would validate the common practice of filing the return by mail.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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