Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 146 - OFFICE OF DATA, RESEARCH AND VITAL STATISTICS › Chapter 6 - MARRIAGE LICENSE AND REGISTRATION › Section 146-6-1 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Annulment. "Annulment" means the complete
				dissolution of a marriage, by civil court order, as though it had never
				occurred. No other form of annulment is valid as proof of
				dissolution.
B. Application.
				"Application" means the application or application/worksheet for marriage
				intentions as prescribed and furnished by the state registrar for the purpose
				of recording notice of intentions to marry.
C. Bride. "Bride" means a woman just married
				or about to be married.
D. Caution.
				"Caution" means a written notification that there may be an impediment to an
				intended marriage.
E. Certificate
				of Genetic Counseling. "Certificate of genetic counseling" means a statement
				signed by a physician certifying that counseling has been provided concerning
				the genetic problems which may occur in children born of a marriage between
				first cousins.
F. Certification
				Statement. "Certification statement" means the following: "I hereby certify
				that the information provided is correct to the best of my knowledge and belief
				and that I am free to marry under the laws of Maine."
G. Ceremony. "Ceremony" means the
				solemnization of marriage by a duly authorized person, as specified by
				 19 M.R.S.A.
				§62, in the presence of two
				witnesses.
H. Completed License.
				"Completed license" means a marriage license issued by a municipal clerk
				bearing signed certification statements by each party to the marriage,
				certifying that he or she is free to marry under the laws of the State of
				Maine. The completed license must also bear the signature of the municipal
				clerk authorizing the marriage.
I.
				Divorce. "Divorce" means the legal dissolution of a marriage by court
				decree.
J. Divorce Record. "Divorce
				record" means the original or certified copy of the divorce decree or a
				certified copy of an official record of the divorce judgment.
K. Groom. "Groom" means a man just married or
				about to be married.
L. Intentions.
				"Intentions" means the intentions of marriage notice application form or the
				intentions or marriage notice application/worksheet form as prescribed and
				furnished by the state registrar.
M. Intentions of Marriage Notice Application.
				"Intentions of Marriage Notice Application" means the form attached to the
				License and Certificate of Marriage as prescribed and furnished by the state
				registrar for the purpose of recording notice of intentions to marry.
N. Intentions of Marriage Notice Application
				Worksheet. "Intentions of marriage notice application/worksheet" means the form
				prescribed and furnished by the state registrar for recording notice, by mail,
				of intentions to marry or for use as a worksheet for preparing the intentions
				of marriage notice application.
O.
				Marriage Certificate. "Marriage certificate" means the duly completed and
				signed license following solemnization of the marriage.
P. Marriage License. "Marriage license" means
				the license, as prescribed and furnished by the state registrar, authorizing
				the marriage of the parties named upon it.
Q. Minor. "Minor" means a person under 18
				years of age. An emancipated minor is not considered to be a minor for the
				purposes of this rule.
R. Municipal
				Clerk. "Municipal clerk" means the duly elected or appointed clerk of the
				cities, towns, or plantations where the notice(s) or marriage intentions is
				(are) required to be filed, the marriage license(s) issued, and the completed
				marriage certificate(s) returned, pursuant to
				 19 M.R.S.A.
				§61,
				62,
				and
				121;
				and 22 M. R.S.A. § 2703, 2801, and 2802.
S. Notice. "Notice" means the intentions of
				marriage notice application form or the intentions of marriage notice
				application/worksheet form as prescribed and furnished by the state registrar
				for the purpose of recording notice of intentions to marry.
T. Officiant. "Officiant" means a person,
				duly authorized as specified in
				 4 M.R.S.A.
				§1056 and
				19
				M. R.S.A. §
									1 and 121, who solemnizes a marriage or
				performs a marriage ceremony.
U.
				Parental Consent Form. "Parental Consent Form" means the form prescribed by the
				state registrar for recording the consent to the minor's marriage by a minor's
				parent(s) or guardian.
V. Time
				Periods. As used in this rule, the following time periods are delineated:
1. "3 days" - excludes the day on which the
				time period begins and any intermediate Saturday, Sunday or legal
				holiday.
2. "7 days", "10 days",
				"21 days" - excludes the day on which the time period begins. It includes
				Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays unless the 7th, 10th or 21st day falls on
				a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday; in that case, the period ends on the next
				day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
3. "90 days" - excludes the day on which the
				time period begins, but includes all other days.