{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-451.022","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 451.022","heading":"Public policy, same sex marriages prohibited — license may not be issued.","body":"1. It is the public policy of this state to recognize marriage only between a man and a woman.\n2. Any purported marriage not between a man and a woman is invalid.\n3. No recorder shall issue a marriage license, except to a man and a woman.\n4. A marriage between persons of the same sex will not be recognized for any purpose in this state even when valid where contracted.","path":["Title XXX - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 451 - Marriage, Marriage Contracts, and Rights of Married Women"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=451.022","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"f100595b237b79c97e58b2cfca5e371f0a0f99414ffd46d6ddee7b09ec80ab5f","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-451.020","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-451.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}