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Can a minor apply for a marriage license in City of Hartford?

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In City of Hartford, connecticut has no route to marriage under 18. The old provision letting a 16 or 17 year old be licensed with consent was deleted in 2023, and the separate marriage-of-minors statute was repealed in 2017, so there is no minor rule for the Bureau of Vital Records to publish.

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Minor applicant rule

This does not apply here.

Connecticut has no route to marriage under 18. The old provision letting a 16 or 17 year old be licensed with consent was deleted in 2023, and the separate marriage-of-minors statute was repealed in 2017, so there is no minor rule for the Bureau of Vital Records to publish.

Not applicable here

P.A. 23-44 deleted former Subsec. (b) re issuance of marriage license to minor who is at least 16 but under 18 years of age, deleted former Subsec. (a) designator and amended former Subsec. (a)(2) by deleting “Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section”, effective July 1, 2023.

Issuing office

City of Hartford Town and City Clerk, Bureau of Vital Records

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Official sources for this answer

  • Connecticut General Statutes, Chapter 815e — MarriageConnecticut General Assembly - checked July 30, 2026

    Sec. 46b-24. (a) ... no persons may be joined in marriage in this state until both have complied with the provisions of this section, sections 46b-20a, 46b-25 and 46b-29 to 46b-33, inclusive, and have been issued a license by the registrar for the town in which the marriage is to be celebrated. (b) Such license, when certified by the registrar, is sufficient authority for any person authorized to perform a marriage ceremony in this state to join such persons in marriage, provided the ceremony is performed within a period of not more than sixty-five days after the date of application. Sec. 46b-25. No license may be issued by the registrar until both persons have appeared before the registrar and made application for a license. The Social Security numbers of both persons shall be recorded in the “administrative purposes” section of the license. If the license is signed and sworn to by the applicants on different dates, the later date shall be deemed the date of application. Sec. 46b-20a. A person is eligible to marry if such person is: ... (2) At least eighteen years of age.

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