No license may be issued by the registrar until both persons have appeared before the registrar and made application for a license. The registrar shall issue a license to any two persons eligible to marry under this chapter. The license shall be completed in its entirety, dated, signed and sworn to by each applicant and shall state each applicant's name, age, race, birthplace, residence, whether single, widowed or divorced and whether under the supervision or control of a conservator or guardian. The Social Security numbers of both persons shall be recorded in the “administrative purposes” section of the license. If the license is signed and sworn to by the applicants on different dates, the later date shall be deemed the date of application.

(1967, P.A. 313, S. 2; P.A. 78-230, S. 6, 54; P.A. 96-3; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-7, S. 16, 38; P.A. 01-163, S. 34; P.A. 04-255, S. 26; P.A. 09-13, S. 5; P.A. 12-197, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 78-230 restated provisions; Sec. 46b-5b transferred to Sec. 46b-25 in 1979 and internal section reference revised to reflect its transfer; P.A. 96-3 substituted “race” for “color”; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-7 required that Social Security numbers be stated on application for marriage license, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 01-163 revised requirements re Social Security numbers, deleted requirement for applicant's occupation, deleted provisions re public examination and filing of applications and made technical changes; P.A. 04-255 added requirement that license be completed in its entirety; P.A. 09-13 added provision requiring registrar to issue license to any 2 persons eligible to marry under this chapter and replaced “the bride and groom” with “both persons”, effective April 23, 2009; P.A. 12-197 amended provision re date of application signed by applicants on different dates by replacing “earlier date” with “later date”.