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Subcommittee adopts amendment and advances bill requiring both applicants for Maryland marriage license, with narrow waiver
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee Family Law Subcommittee adopted a sponsor amendment to House Bill 95 to require both applicants to appear for a Maryland marriage license, allowing clerks to waive the requirement in limited circumstances via affidavit; the measure was reported favorably to the full committee.
Delegate Karen Simpson, chair of the House Judiciary Committee Family Law Subcommittee, presided as the panel considered House Bill 95 and a sponsor amendment on a change to marriage-license procedure. The sponsor, Delegate Simmons, said the bill would require both people requesting a marriage license to be present, while allowing a clerk to waive that requirement if a credible affidavit shows reasonable cause.
Anne Arundel County clerk Scott (transcript: Foyer/Poyer), appearing for the clerks’ office,…
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