{"data":{"id":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-5142","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"18 V.S.A. § 5142","heading":"Persons not authorized to marry","body":"The following persons are not authorized to marry, and a town clerk shall not knowingly issue a civil marriage license, when:\n(1) either party is under 18 years of age;\n(2) either party lacks capacity to understand the nature of the conduct at issue;\n(3) either party is 18 years of age or older and under guardianship, without the written consent of the party’s guardian;\n(4) the parties are prohibited from marrying under 15 V.S.A. § 1a on account of consanguinity or affinity; or\n(5) either party has a living spouse, as prohibited under 13 V.S.A. § 206.","path":["Title 18: Health","Chapter 105: Civil Marriage Records and Licenses"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/105/05142","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:02Z","sha256":"5c35056e611307834362dd47d9c80e17da7ac73e410de4c0b56f6d06c18b9cc5","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-5141","next":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-5144"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}