{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-1102","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 1102","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following words and phrases when used in this part shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n\"Department.\" The Department of Health of the Commonwealth.\n\"Marriage.\" A civil contract by which one man and one woman take each other for husband and wife.\n\"Marriage license\" or \"license.\" A license to marry issued under this part.","path":["Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART II MARRIAGE","CHAPTER 11 PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=23\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=11\u0026sctn=2\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"39a057dc1316a6bb752c55053a4d604dc4403b49c76ded3a8e6594067617cd1e","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-1101","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-1103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}