2025 SESSION

INTRODUCED

25100168D

HOUSE BILL NO. 2689

Offered January 16, 2025

A BILL to amend and reenact § 20-24 of the Code of Virginia, relating to penalty for failure to certify record of marriage; persons other than ministers.

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Patron—Green

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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 20-24 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 20-24. Penalty for failure to certify record of marriage.

If any minister, authorized to celebrate rites of marriage under § 20-23, or any other person so authorized under § 20-25, shall fail to comply with § 32.1-267, he the penalty shall be subject to forfeit twenty-five dollars $25.