{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-1301","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 1301","heading":"Marriage license required.","body":"(a) General rule.--No person shall be joined in marriage in this Commonwealth until a marriage license has been obtained.\n(b) Place of marriage ceremony.--A license issued under this part shall authorize a marriage ceremony to be performed in any county of this Commonwealth.\n(c) Identity of applicants.--Prior to issuance of the license, the person issuing the license must be satisfied as to the identity of both of the applicants.","path":["Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART II MARRIAGE","CHAPTER 13 MARRIAGE LICENSE"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=23\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=13\u0026sctn=1\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"0a8807b760440d1397564a73a1ee1bdd2657c9e1d1f44647b321c7f90cd6ac5e","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-1106","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-1302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}