{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-2-101","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-2-101","heading":"Necessity of marriage license.","body":"Every marriage in this state must be solemnized under a marriage license issued by a clerk of the county commission in accordance with the provisions of this article. If a ceremony of marriage is performed without a license, the attempted marriage is void, and the parties do not attain the legal status of husband and wife.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 2. MARRIAGES.","PART 1. APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-2-101/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:20Z","sha256":"d637b5640938254dbac83804921b6534fbff63dbfb9c969a2ff202aa2cfb0c0c","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1a-1101","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-2-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}