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SENATE BILL 5124
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State of Washington 54th Legislature 1995 Regular Session
By Senators Wojahn, Sheldon, Prentice, C. Anderson, McAuliffe and Kohl
Read first time 01/12/95. Referred to Committee on Health & Long‑Term Care.
AN ACT Relating to marriage licenses; and amending RCW 26.04.160.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 26.04.160 and 1993 c 451 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Application for a
marriage license must be made and filed with the appropriate county auditor
upon blanks to be provided by the county auditor for that purpose((, which)).
The application shall be under the oath of each of the applicants, and each
application shall state the name, address at the time of execution of
application, age, birthplace, whether single, widowed or divorced, ((and))
whether under control of a guardian, and residence during the past six
months((: PROVIDED, That)), and shall contain the following
statement:
"The laws of this state affirm your right to enter into this marriage and at the same time to live within the marriage free from violence and abuse. Neither you nor your spouse is the property of the other. The laws against physical abuse, emotional or psychological abuse, sexual abuse, and battery and assault, as well as other provisions of the criminal laws of this state, are applicable to spouses and other family members, and violations of these laws are punishable by either fine or imprisonment, or both."
Each county may require such other and further information on said application as it shall deem necessary.
(2) The county legislative authority may impose an additional fee up to fifteen dollars on a marriage license for the purpose of funding family services such as family support centers.
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