{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-1308","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 1308","heading":"Judicial review of refusal to issue license.","body":"(a) Certifying proceedings to court.--If the issuance of a marriage license is refused, upon request of the applicants, the proceedings shall immediately be certified to the court without formality or expense to the applicants.\n(b) Prompt hearing.--The application for a marriage license shall be heard by a judge of the court, without a jury, in court or in chambers at the earliest possible time.","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=8\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"45da19e59e047ad09b4a920658d74b12b0c10f889f86ce6adbd272797d662bc9","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-1307","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-1309"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}