Section 5142 - Persons not authorized to marryThe following persons are not authorized to marry, and a town clerk shall not knowingly issue a civil marriage license, when:
(1) either party is under 18 years of age;(2) either party lacks capacity to understand the nature of the conduct at issue;(3) either party is 18 years of age or older and under guardianship, without the written consent of the party's guardian;(4) the parties are prohibited from marrying under 15 V.S.A. § 1a on account of consanguinity or affinity; or(5) either party has a living spouse, as prohibited under 13 V.S.A. § 206.Amended by 2023 , No. 8, § 3, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. 2/1/1967; 1967, No. 147, § 47, eff. 10/1/1968; 1971, No. 90, § 13; 1973, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 2009 , No. 3 , § 8, eff. 9/1/2009; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), §98; 2017 , No. 46, § 43, eff. 7/1/2019.