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2021 Revised Code of Washington
Title 26 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 26.04 - Marriage.
- 26.04.007 - Definition—Religious organization.
- 26.04.010 - Marriage contract—Void marriages—Construction of gender-specific terms—Recognition of solemnization of marriage not required.
- 26.04.020 - Prohibited marriages.
- 26.04.050 - Who may solemnize.
- 26.04.060 - Marriage before unauthorized cleric—Effect.
- 26.04.070 - Form of solemnization.
- 26.04.080 - Marriage certificate—Contents.
- 26.04.090 - Certificate for files of county auditor and state registrar of vital statistics—Forms.
- 26.04.100 - Filing and recording—County auditor.
- 26.04.105 - Preservation of copies of applications and licenses—County auditor.
- 26.04.110 - Penalty for failure to deliver certificates.
- 26.04.120 - Marriage according to religious ritual.
- 26.04.130 - Voidable marriages.
- 26.04.140 - Marriage license.
- 26.04.150 - Application for license—May be secured by mail—Execution and acknowledgment.
- 26.04.160 - Application for license—Contents—Oath.
- 26.04.165 - Additional marriage certificate form.
- 26.04.170 - Inspection of applications.
- 26.04.175 - When disclosure of marriage applications and records prohibited.
- 26.04.180 - License—Time limitations as to issuance and use—Notification.
- 26.04.190 - Refusal of license—Appeal.
- 26.04.200 - Penalty for violations—1939 c 204.
- 26.04.210 - Affidavits required for issuance of license—Penalties.
- 26.04.220 - Retention of license by person solemnizing—Auditor's record.
- 26.04.240 - Penalty for unlawful solemnization—Code 1881.
- 26.04.250 - Penalty for unlawful solemnization—1909 c 249.
- 26.04.260 - Recognition of a legal union.
- 26.04.900 - Construction—Religious organization.
NOTES:
Interschool athletic and other extracurricular activities for students, discrimination because of marital status prohibited: RCW 28A.600.200.
Statute of frauds—Contracts, etc., void unless in writing: RCW 19.36.010.
Veterans and veterans' affairs—Free documents related to marriage, divorce, and domestic partnerships: RCW 73.04.120.
Vital statistics—Registration of marriage: RCW 70.58A.300.
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