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MI SB0210
Bill
AI Summary
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Eliminates the ability for 16 and 17 year-olds to marry with parental or guardian consent; establishes 18 years of age as the minimum age to contract marriage in Michigan.
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Removes the requirement for county clerks to obtain written parental or guardian consent for minors seeking marriage licenses and eliminates the provision to preserve consent documents on file.
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Lowers the charter county population threshold for imposing different marriage license fees from 2,000,000 to 1,500,000 residents based on the 2010 federal census.
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Makes minor technical updates to bill language, replacing "person" with "individual" and "shall" with "must" throughout the statute.
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Takes effect only if Senate Bills 211 and 212 and House Bills 4293 and 4296 are enacted into law during the 102nd Legislature.
Legislative Description
Family law: marriage and divorce; minimum age of consent for marriage; establish at 18. Amends sec. 3 of 1887 PA 128 (MCL 551.103). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0211'23, SB 0212'23, HB 4293'23, HB 4296'23
Family law: marriage and divorce
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Criminal Justice
6/22/2023