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OK SB504
Bill
Status
2/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Warren Hamilton
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AI Summary
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Establishes 18 years of age as the minimum age to marry in Oklahoma with no exceptions for parental or judicial consent.
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Removes all current exceptions that previously allowed minors under 18 to marry with parental consent, court authorization, or other special circumstances.
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Retains a separate prohibition on marriage for persons under 16 years old, which can only be authorized by court in cases of seduction/paternity settlements or pregnancy with parental/guardian presence.
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Prohibits parents or guardians of children in custody of the Department of Human Services or Department of Juvenile Justice from consenting to marriage of such minors.
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Becomes effective November 1, 2025.
Legislative Description
Marriage; imposing age restriction on eligibility to marry; removing exceptions. Effective date.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Judiciary
2/4/2025