Text of HI HB 1635 (2012)

Out-of-State Marriages

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1635 TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to out-of-state marriages. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Section 572-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: "§572-3 Contracted without the State. Marriages between a man and a woman legal in the country where contracted shall be held legal in the courts of this State. Marriages which are legal in the United States jurisdiction where contracted shall be held legal in the courts of this state." SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Out-of-State Marriages Description: Requires Hawaii state courts to recognize marriages legal in the United States' jurisdiction in which they were contracted. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.