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This bill modifies Arizona's marriage laws by eliminating previous provisions that allowed minors under 18 to marry under certain circumstances. Specifically, the bill removes the existing exceptions that previously permitted individuals aged 16 and 17 to marry if they had been emancipated or had parental consent, and if their prospective spouse was not more than three years older than them. Under the new language, individuals under 18 years of age are categorically prohibited from getting married. The bill also clarifies that county clerks are not permitted to issue marriage licenses to anyone under 18, removing the previous conditional language. This change represents a significant tightening of marriage age requirements, aimed at protecting minors from potentially coercive or inappropriate marriage situations by establishing a clear, uniform minimum marriage age of 18 with no exceptions.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/82349