Vt. Stat. tit. 18 § 5142 : — HEALTHCIVIL MARRIAGE RECORDS AND LICENSES — [Effective Until 7/1/2023] Persons not authorized to marry

The following persons are not authorized to marry, and a town clerk shall not knowingly issue a civil marriage license, when:

(1) either party is a person who has not attained majority, unless the town clerk has received in writing the consent of one of the parents of the minor, if there is a parent competent to act, or of the guardian of the minor;
(2) either party is under 16 years of age;
(3) either of the parties is mentally incapable of entering into marriage as defined in 15 V.S.A. § 514;
(4) either of the parties is under guardianship, without the written consent of the party's guardian;
(5) [Repealed.]
(6) the parties are prohibited from marrying under 15 V.S.A. § 1a on account of consanguinity or affinity;
(7) either of the parties has a wife or husband living, as prohibited under 13 V.S.A. § 206 (bigamy).

18 V.S.A. § 5142

Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. 2/1/1967; 1967, No. 147, § 47, eff. 10/1/1968; 1971, No. 90, § 13; 1973, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 2009, No. 3 , § 8, eff. 9/1/2009; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 98; 2017, No. 46, § 43, eff. 7/1/2019.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.