Va. Code Ann. § 20-13
This is the official text of Va. Code Ann. § 20-13, part of Virginia’s Code of Virginia — the complete compiled statutory law of Virginia, organized into 60+ numbered titles by subject. This particular section falls under Title 20, “Domestic Relations.”
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License and solemnization required
Official statutory text
Every marriage in this Commonwealth shall be under a license and solemnized in the manner herein provided.
Code 1919, § 5071.
Code 1919, § 5071.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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