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2022 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being
Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health
Section 19a-42c. - Revision of marriage license applications and marriage certificates to replace references to bride and groom and eliminate reference to race or ethnicity.
Universal Citation: CT Gen Stat § 19a-42c. (2022)
On or before January 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Public Health shall revise the application for a marriage license made under section 46b-25 and any marriage certificate issued on or after January 1, 2022, under section 7-51a to eliminate (1) the references to “bride” and “groom” and replace such references with “spouse one” and “spouse two”, and (2) any reference to the race or ethnicity of a spouse and any race or ethnicity designation of a spouse.
(P.A. 21-26, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 21-26 effective July 1, 2021.
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