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Chapter 26.04 RCW

MARRIAGE

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RCW dispositions

Sections

HTMLPDF 26.04.007Definition—Religious organization.
HTMLPDF 26.04.010Marriage contract—Void marriages—Construction of gender-specific terms—Recognition of solemnization of marriage not required.
HTMLPDF 26.04.020Prohibited marriages.
HTMLPDF 26.04.050Who may solemnize.
HTMLPDF 26.04.060Marriage before unauthorized cleric—Effect.
HTMLPDF 26.04.070Form of solemnization.
HTMLPDF 26.04.080Marriage certificate—Contents.
HTMLPDF 26.04.090Certificate for files of county auditor and state registrar of vital statistics—Forms.
HTMLPDF 26.04.100Filing and recording—County auditor.
HTMLPDF 26.04.105Preservation of copies of applications and licenses—County auditor.
HTMLPDF 26.04.110Penalty for failure to deliver certificates.
HTMLPDF 26.04.120Marriage according to religious ritual.
HTMLPDF 26.04.130Voidable marriages.
HTMLPDF 26.04.140Marriage license.
HTMLPDF 26.04.150Application for license—May be secured by mail—Execution and acknowledgment.
HTMLPDF 26.04.160Application for license—Contents—Oath.
HTMLPDF 26.04.165Additional marriage certificate form.
HTMLPDF 26.04.170Inspection of applications.
HTMLPDF 26.04.175When disclosure of marriage applications and records prohibited.
HTMLPDF 26.04.180License—Time limitations as to issuance and use—Notification.
HTMLPDF 26.04.190Refusal of license—Appeal.
HTMLPDF 26.04.200Penalty for violations—1939 c 204.
HTMLPDF 26.04.210Affidavits required for issuance of license—Penalties.
HTMLPDF 26.04.220Retention of license by person solemnizing—Auditor's record.
HTMLPDF 26.04.240Penalty for unlawful solemnization—Code 1881.
HTMLPDF 26.04.250Penalty for unlawful solemnization—1909 c 249.
HTMLPDF 26.04.260Recognition of a legal union.
HTMLPDF 26.04.900Construction—Religious organization.

Notes:

Interschool athletic and other extracurricular activities for students, discrimination because of marital status prohibited: RCW 28A.600.200.
Statute of frauds—Contracts, etc., void unless in writing: RCW 19.36.010.
Veterans and veterans' affairs—Free documents related to marriage, divorce, and domestic partnerships: RCW 73.04.120.
Vital statistics—Registration of marriage: RCW 70.58A.300.