{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-551.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 551.12","heading":"Eligibility to marry.","body":"An inmate's request to marry shall be approved provided:\n(a) The inmate is legally eligible to marry;\n(b) The inmate is mentally competent;\n(c) The intended spouse has verified, ordinarily in writing, an intention to marry the inmate; and\n(d) The marriage poses no threat to institution security or good order, or to the protection of the public.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER C—INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT","PART 551—MISCELLANEOUS","Subpart B—Marriages of Inmates"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"830631dee43a426767ff0866eef0ec0bcb28f6b065873c10643bccfb5095c520","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-551.11","next":"us/28-cfr-551.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}