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Senate debates tougher penalties for unlawful marriages involving minors; proposed deletion of narrow authorization language fails
Summary
Sen. Ron Allen introduced a bill to strengthen penalties for unlawful marriages involving minors; an amendment to remove a cross-reference to who can 'solemnize' a marriage was debated as a way to avoid loopholes and was ultimately rejected on a division vote.
Senator Ron Allen introduced Substitute Senate Bill 146, saying the bill ‘‘deals with performance of unlawful marriages’’ and ‘‘specifically singles out and strengthens the minor marriages’’ so the state can investigate and prosecute situations involving forced marriages of minors. He told the chamber he would forward documentation of alleged child marriages to the attorney general's office to…
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