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18 V.S.A. § 5137
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses|§ 5137. Issuance of license

§ 5137. Issuance of license|(a) A town clerk shall issue a civil marriage license to all applicants who have complied with the provisions of section 5131 of this title and who are otherwise qualified under the laws of the State to apply for a license to marry and to contract for such marriage.(b) An assistant town clerk may perform the duties of a town clerk under this chapter. (Amended 1985, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 9, 1986; 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 27; 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
18 V.S.A. § 5139
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses|§ 5139. Clerk's duties; penalty

§ 5139. Clerk's duties; penalty|(a) Except under the circumstances described in subsection (b) of this section, a town clerk who knowingly issues a civil marriage license upon application of a person other than as described in subdivision 5131(a)(3) of this title, or a clerk who issues such a license without first requiring the applicant to fill out, sign, and make oath to the declaration contained therein as provided in section 5131 of this title, shall be fined not more than $50.00 nor less than $20.00.(b) A town clerk may issue a civil marriage license to parties other than as described in subdivision 5131(a)(3) of this title when the office of the town clerk with authority to issue the license is not open during standard business hours and the parties have a compelling, immediate need to be married, as determined by the town clerk issuing the civil marriage license. A compelling, immediate need would arise when irreparable harm could occur if the marriage were delayed. (Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2017, No. 46, § 40, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5140
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses|§ 5140. Penalty for misrepresentation

§ 5140. Penalty for misrepresentation|A person making application to a clerk for a license to marry who makes a material misrepresentation in filling the forms contained in the declaration of intention shall be deemed guilty of perjury and punished accordingly.
18 V.S.A. § 5141
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses|§ 5141. Confirmation of legal qualifications of parties; penalty

§ 5141. Confirmation of legal qualifications of parties; penalty|(a) At a minimum, before issuing a civil marriage license to an applicant, the town clerk shall review the license application to confirm that:  (1) the information submitted therein does not facially indicate that the parties are prohibited from marrying by the laws of this State; and (2) the parties have certified to the veracity of the information in the application.   (b) A clerk who fails to comply with the provisions of this section or who issues a civil marriage license with knowledge that the parties, or either of them, are prohibited from marrying or otherwise have failed to comply with the requirements of the laws of this State, or a person who having authority and having such knowledge solemnizes such a marriage, shall be fined not more than $100.00.(c) [Repealed.]  (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1971, No. 184 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. March 29, 1972; 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2017, No. 46, § 42, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5142
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses|§ 5142. Persons not authorized to marry

§ 5142. Persons not authorized to marry|The following persons are not authorized to marry, and a town clerk shall not knowingly issue a civil marriage license, when:  (1) either party is a person who has not attained majority, unless the town clerk has received in writing the consent of one of the parents of the minor, if there is a parent competent to act, or of the guardian of the minor; (2) either party is under 16 years of age; (3) either of the parties is mentally incapable of entering into marriage as defined in 15 V.S.A. § 514; (4) either of the parties is under guardianship, without the written consent of the party's guardian; (5) [Repealed.] (6) the parties are prohibited from marrying under 15 V.S.A. § 1a on account of consanguinity or affinity; (7) either of the parties has a wife or husband living, as prohibited under 13 V.S.A. § 206 (bigamy). (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. Feb. 1, 1967; 1967, No. 147, § 47, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; 1971, No. 90, § 13; 1973, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 2009, No. 3, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 98; 2017, No. 46, § 43, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5143
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses|§ 5143. Penalties

§ 5143. Penalties|A person who aids in procuring a civil marriage license by falsely pretending to be the parent or guardian having authority to give consent to the marriage of a minor shall be fined not more than $500.00. (Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2017, No. 46, § 44, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5144
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses|§ 5144. Persons authorized to solemnize marriage

§ 5144. Persons authorized to solemnize marriage|(a) Marriages may be solemnized by:  (1) a Supreme Court Justice, a Superior judge, a judge of Probate, an assistant judge, a justice of the peace, a magistrate, a Judicial Bureau hearing officer, or an individual who has registered as a temporary officiant with the Vermont Secretary of State pursuant to section 5144a of this title; (2) a member of the clergy ordained, licensed, or otherwise regularly authorized by the published laws or discipline of the general conference, convention, or other authority of his or her faith or denomination who:  (A) resides in this State; (B) resides in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, or New York or in the adjacent province of Quebec, Canada, whose parish, church, temple, mosque, or other religious organization lies wholly or in part in this State; or (C) resides in some other state of the United States or in Canada and whose parish, church, temple, mosque, or other religious organization lies wholly outside this State, provided he or she has first secured from the Probate Division of the Superior Court in the unit within which the marriage is to be solemnized a special authorization, authorizing him or her to certify the marriage if the Probate judge determines that the circumstances make the special authorization desirable.    (b) Marriage among the Friends or Quakers, the Christadelphian Ecclesia, and the Baha'i Faith may be solemnized in the manner used in such societies.(c) This section does not require a member of the clergy authorized to solemnize a marriage as set forth in subsection (a) of this section, nor societies of Friends or Quakers, the Christadelphian Ecclesia, or the Baha'i Faith to solemnize any marriage, and any refusal to do so shall not create any civil claim or cause of action. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. Feb. 1, 1967; 1971, No. 22, eff. March 23, 1971; 1975, No. 1; 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 26; 1981, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.); 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 28; 2007, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2009, No. 3, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 147; 2013, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 28, 2014; 2017, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 11, 2018.)
18 V.S.A. § 5144a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses|§ 5144a. Temporary officiant for marriages

§ 5144a. Temporary officiant for marriages|(a) By registering with the Secretary of State, an individual may temporarily be authorized to solemnize a marriage in this State. When registering, the individual shall provide:  (1) A completed registration form provided by the Secretary of State. (2) A $100.00 fee.   (b) Upon registration as a temporary officiant, the individual shall be authorized to solemnize only the civil marriage designated on the registration form, and shall receive proof of that authority from the Secretary of State. The individual's authority to solemnize that civil marriage shall expire at the same time as the corresponding license. (Added 2007, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
18 V.S.A. § 5145
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses|§ 5145. Civil marriage license required for solemnization

§ 5145. Civil marriage license required for solemnization|Persons authorized by section 5144 of this title to solemnize marriage shall require a civil marriage license of the parties, before solemnizing such marriage. The license shall afford full immunity to the person who solemnizes the marriage. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. Feb. 1, 1967; 1969, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1987, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.); 1991, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.); 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
18 V.S.A. § 5146
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses|§ 5146. Penalty for solemnization without license or failure to return

§ 5146. Penalty for solemnization without license or failure to return|A person who solemnizes a marriage without first obtaining of the parties the license required by law, or who fails to properly fill out the form thereon provided for his or her use and return the license and certificate of civil marriage to the clerk's office from which it was issued within 10 days from the date of the marriage, shall be fined not less than $10.00. (Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
18 V.S.A. § 5147
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses|§ 5147. Solemnization by unauthorized person; penalty; validity of marriage

§ 5147. Solemnization by unauthorized person; penalty; validity of marriage|(a) An individual who, knowing that he or she is not authorized so to do, undertakes to join others in marriage, shall be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than $300.00 nor less than $100.00, or both.(b) A marriage solemnized by an individual who was not authorized to do so under this chapter shall not be void or invalid, provided that the marriage is in other respects lawful and is consummated with a belief on the part of either party so married that the couple were lawfully joined in marriage. (Amended 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 2017, No. 46, § 46, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5148
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses|§ 5148. Evidence of marriage

§ 5148. Evidence of marriage|A copy of the record of the civil marriage made by a person required by law at the time the marriage was solemnized to make and keep the record certified by such person, or by the town or county clerk or the State Registrar or the State Archivist, if the record is in his or her office, shall be in all courts presumptive evidence of the fact of such marriage. (Amended 1979, No. 56, § 100; 2007, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2017, No. 46, § 58, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5150
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses|§ 5150. Correction of civil marriage certificate

§ 5150. Correction of civil marriage certificate|(a) Within six months after a marriage is solemnized, the town clerk may correct or complete a civil marriage certificate upon application by a party to the marriage or by the person who solemnized the marriage. The town clerk may correct or complete the certificate accordingly and shall certify thereon that such correction or completion was made pursuant to this section, with the date thereof. In his or her discretion, the town clerk may refuse an application for correction or completion, in which case, the applicant may petition the Probate Division of the Superior Court for such correction or completion.(b) After six months from the date a marriage is solemnized, a civil marriage certificate may only be corrected or amended pursuant to decree of the Probate Division of the Superior Court in which district the original certificate is filed.(c) The Probate Division of the Superior Court to which such application is made shall set a time for hearing thereon and, if such court deems necessary, cause notice of the time and place thereof to be given by posting the same in the Probate Division of the Superior Court office and, after hearing, shall make such findings, with respect to the correction of such civil marriage certificate as are supported by the evidence. The court shall thereupon issue a decree setting forth the facts as found, and transmit a certified copy of such decree to the State Registrar. The State Registrar shall transmit the same to the appropriate town clerk to amend the original or issue a new certificate. The words "Court Amended" shall be typed, written, or stamped at the top of the new or amended certificate with the date of the decree and the name of the issuing court. (Added 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 46, § 58, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5151
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses|§ 5151. Delayed certificates of civil marriage

§ 5151. Delayed certificates of civil marriage|(a) A couple married in this State for whom no certificate of civil marriage was filed as required by law, may petition the Probate Division of the Superior Court of the district in which the civil marriage license was obtained to determine the facts with respect to this civil marriage and to order the issuance of a delayed certificate of civil marriage.(b) The Probate Division of the Superior Court shall set a time for hearing on the petition and, if such court deems necessary, cause the notice of the time and place of the hearing to be given by posting a notice in the probate office. After hearing proper and relevant evidence as may be presented, the court shall make findings with respect to the civil marriage of the couple as are supported by the evidence.(c) The court shall issue a decree setting forth the facts as found and transmit a certified copy of said facts to the State Registrar.(d) Where a delayed certificate is to be issued, the State Registrar shall prepare a delayed certificate of civil marriage and transmit it, with the decree, to the clerk of the town where the civil marriage license was issued. This delayed certificate shall have the word "Delayed" printed at the top and shall certify that the certificate was ordered by a court pursuant to this chapter, with the date of the decree. The town clerk shall file the delayed certificate and, in accordance with the provisions of section 5010 of this title, furnish a copy to the State Registrar.(e) Town clerks receiving new certificates in accordance with this section shall file and index them in the most recent book of marriages and also index them with marriages occurring at the same time. (Added 1987, No. 43, eff. May 13, 1987; amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 46, § 58, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5166
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 106 - Civil Union; Records and Licenses|§ 5166. Certification by unauthorized person; penalty; validity of civil unions

§ 5166. Certification by unauthorized person; penalty; validity of civil unions|(a) An unauthorized person who knowingly undertakes to join others in a civil union shall be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than $300.00 nor less than $100.00, or both.(b) A civil union certified before a person falsely professing to be a justice or a member of the clergy shall be valid, provided that the civil union is in other respects lawful, and that either of the parties to a civil union believed that he or she was lawfully joined in a civil union. (Added 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
18 V.S.A. § 5167
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 106 - Civil Union; Records and Licenses|§ 5167. Evidence of civil union

§ 5167. Evidence of civil union|A copy of the record of the civil union received from the town or county clerk, the Commissioner of Health, or the State Archivist shall be presumptive evidence of the civil union in all courts. (Added 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; amended 2007, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
18 V.S.A. § 5168
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 106 - Civil Union; Records and Licenses|§ 5168. Correction of civil union certificate

§ 5168. Correction of civil union certificate|(a) Within six months after a civil union is certified, the town clerk may correct or complete a civil union certificate, upon application by a party to a civil union or by the person who certified the civil union. The town clerk shall certify that such correction or completion was made pursuant to this section and note the date. The town clerk may refuse an application for correction or completion; in which case, the applicant may petition the Probate Division of the Superior Court for such correction or completion.(b) After six months from the date a civil union is certified, a civil union certificate may only be corrected or amended pursuant to decree of the Probate Division of the Superior Court in the district where the original certificate is filed.(c) The Probate Division of the Superior Court shall set a time for a hearing and, if the court deems necessary, give notice of the time and place by posting such information in the Probate Division of the Superior Court office. After a hearing, the court shall make findings with respect to the correction of the civil union certificate as are supported by the evidence. The court shall issue a decree setting forth the facts as found and transmit a certified copy of the decree to the State Registrar. The State Registrar shall transmit the same to the appropriate town clerk to amend the original or issue a new certificate. The words "Court Amended" shall be typed, written, or stamped at the top of the new or amended certificate with the date of the decree and the name of the issuing court. (Added 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 46, § 58, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5169
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 106 - Civil Union; Records and Licenses|§ 5169. Delayed certificates of civil union

§ 5169. Delayed certificates of civil union|(a) Persons who were parties to a certified civil union ceremony in this State for whom no certificate of civil union was filed as required by law, may petition the Probate Division of the Superior Court of the district in which the civil union license was obtained to determine the facts and to order the issuance of a delayed certificate of civil union.(b) The Probate Division of the Superior Court shall set a time for hearing on the petition and, if the court deems necessary, give notice of the time and place by posting such information in the Probate Court office. After hearing proper and relevant evidence as may be presented, the court shall make findings with respect to the civil union as are supported by the evidence.(c) The court shall issue a decree setting forth the facts as found and transmit a certified copy of said facts to the State Registrar.(d) Where a delayed certificate is to be issued, the State Registrar shall prepare a delayed certificate of civil union and transmit it, with the decree, to the clerk of the town where the civil union license was issued. This delayed certificate shall have the word "Delayed" printed at the top and shall certify that the certificate was ordered by a court pursuant to this chapter, with the date of the decree. The town clerk shall file the delayed certificate and, in accordance with the provisions of section 5010 of this title, furnish a copy to the State Registrar.(e) Town clerks receiving new certificates in accordance with this section shall file and index them in the most recent book of civil unions and also index them with civil unions occurring at the same time. (Added 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 46, § 58, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5202
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 107 - Deaths, Burials, Autopsies|§ 5202. Report of death; death certificate; duties of licensed health care professional

§ 5202. Report of death; death certificate; duties of licensed health care professional|(a)(1) Within 24 hours after a death, the licensed health care professional who last attended a deceased person shall submit the medical portion of a report of death in a manner prescribed by the State Registrar. If the licensed health care professional who attended the death is unable to state the cause of death, he or she shall immediately notify the licensed health care professional, if any, who was in charge of the patient's care, and he or she shall fulfill this requirement.  (2) If neither health care professional is able to state the cause of death, the provisions of section 5205 of this title apply. (3) The licensed health care professional may delegate to the funeral director or the person in charge of the body, with that individual's consent, the responsibility of completing the nonmedical portion of the report of death. (4) The State Registrar shall furnish the agency responsible for veterans' affairs information as to the deceased's status as a veteran. (5) The State Registrar shall register the report of death in the Statewide Registration System upon receipt of the required information. The portion of the report of death that is not confidential under section 5014 of this title is the death certificate.   (b) When a death certificate is not available prior to burial or transportation of a body, any licensed health care professional who has access to the facts and can certify that the death is not subject to the provisions of section 5205 of this title may complete and sign a preliminary report of death on a form prescribed by the State Registrar. The health care professional may delegate completion of the nonmedical facts to any funeral director or person in charge of the body with access to the nonmedical facts, with that individual's consent. A person authorized to issue a burial-transit permit shall accept a properly completed preliminary report and issue a burial-transit permit. The preliminary report may be destroyed six months after the death certificate has been registered. This subsection does not relieve a licensed health care professional from his or her responsibilities under subsection (a) of this section. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1963, No. 102, § 2, eff. May 22, 1963; 1969, No. 265 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 26; 1997, No. 40, § 22b.; 2009, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2012; 2017, No. 46, § 47, eff. July 1, 2019.)