Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-3

A. Any unmarried person who is at least eighteen (18) years of

age and not otherwise disqualified is capable of contracting and

consenting to marriage with a person of the opposite sex.

B. 1. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, no

person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall enter into the

marriage relation, nor shall any license issue therefor, except:

a. upon the consent and authority expressly given by the

parent or guardian of such underage applicant in the

presence of the authority issuing such license,

b. upon the written consent of the parent or guardian of

such underage applicant executed and acknowledged in

person before a judge of the district court or the

court clerk of any county within the State of

Oklahoma,

c. if the parent or guardian resides outside of the State

of Oklahoma, upon the written consent of the parent or

guardian executed before a judge or clerk of a court

of record. The executed foreign consent shall be duly

authenticated in the same manner as proof of documents

from foreign jurisdictions,

d. if the certificate of a duly licensed medical doctor

or osteopath, acknowledged in the manner provided by

law for the acknowledgment of deeds, and stating that

such parent or guardian is unable by reason of health

or incapacity to be present in person, is presented to

such licensing authority, upon the written consent of

the parent or guardian, acknowledged in the same

manner as the accompanying medical certificate,

e. if the parent or guardian is on active duty with the

Armed Forces of the United States, upon the written

permission of the parent or guardian, acknowledged in

the manner provided by law for acknowledgment of deeds

by military personnel authorized to administer oaths.

Such permission shall be presented to the licensing

authority, accompanied by a certificate executed by a

commissioned officer in command of the applicant, to

the effect that the parent or guardian is on active

duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, or

f. upon affidavit of three (3) reputable persons stating

that both parents of the minor are deceased, or

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mentally incompetent, or their whereabouts are unknown

to the minor, and that no guardian has theretofore

been appointed for the minor. The judge of the

district court issuing the license may in his or her

discretion consent to the marriage in the same manner

as in all cases in which consent may be given by a

parent or guardian.

2. Every person under the age of sixteen (16) years is

expressly forbidden and prohibited from entering into the marriage

relation except when authorized by the court:

a. in settlement of a suit for seduction or paternity, or

b. if the unmarried female is pregnant, or has given

birth to an illegitimate child and at least one parent

of each minor, or the guardian or custodian of such

child, is present before the court and has an

opportunity to present evidence in the event such

parent, guardian, or custodian objects to the issuance

of a marriage license. If they are not present the

parent, guardian, or custodian may be given notice of

the hearing at the discretion of the court.

3. A parent or a guardian of any child under the age of

eighteen (18) years who is in the custody of the Department of Human

Services or the Department of Juvenile Justice shall not be eligible

to consent to the marriage of such minor child as required by the

provisions of this subsection.

4. Any certificate or written permission required by this

subsection shall be retained by the official issuing the marriage

license.

C. No marriage may be authorized when such marriage would be

incestuous under this chapter.

R.L. 1910, § 3885. Amended by Laws 1947, p. 301, § 1; Laws 1959, p.

183, § 1; Laws 1959, p. 184, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 91, § 1; Laws 1965,

c. 383, § 1; Laws 1970, c. 131, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 1970; Laws
sion required by this

subsection shall be retained by the official issuing the marriage

license.

C. No marriage may be authorized when such marriage would be

incestuous under this chapter.

R.L. 1910, § 3885. Amended by Laws 1947, p. 301, § 1; Laws 1959, p.

183, § 1; Laws 1959, p. 184, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 91, § 1; Laws 1965,

c. 383, § 1; Laws 1970, c. 131, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 1970; Laws

1975, c. 39, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Laws 1989, c. 64, § 1, eff.

Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 2004, c. 422, § 4, eff. July 1, 2004.