NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/27/2015.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 15-1327
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Ginal and Roupe, Priola, Tate, Carver,
      Danielson, Esgar, Hullinghorst, Joshi, Landgraf, Lebsock, McCann,
      Melton, Pabon, Primavera, Rosenthal, Ryden, Salazar, Sias, Singer,
      Thurlow, Vigil, Winter, Brown, Conti, Court, Fields, Pettersen, Saine,
      Williams, Windholz, Young;
      also SENATOR(S) Garcia and Cooke, Woods, Balmer, Grantham, Roberts.
      
      
      Concerning limitations on proxy marriages.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 14-2-109, amend (2)
      as follows:
      
           14-2-109.  Solemnization and registration of marriages - proxy
      marriage. (2) (a)  The requirements for applying for a marriage
      license for a proxy marriage are the following:
      
           (I)  One party to the proxy marriage is a resident of the
      state of Colorado;
      
           (II)  One party to the proxy marriage appears in person to
      apply for the marriage license and pays the fees required in
      section 14-2-106 (1);
      
           (III)  The signatures of both parties to the proxy marriage
      are required, and the party present shall sign the marriage
      license application, as prescribed in section 14-2-105 (2), and
      provide an absentee affidavit form, as prescribed by the state
      registrar, containing the notarized signature of the absent
      party, along with proper identification documents as specified in
      section 14-2-105 (1) (a) for the absent party; and
      
           (IV)  Notwithstanding the requirements of section 14-2-106
      (1) (a) (I), both parties to the proxy marriage are eighteen years of
      age or older.
      
           (b)  If a party to a marriage is unable to be present at the
      solemnization, such the absent party may authorize in writing a third
      person to act as such the absent party's proxy for purposes of
      solemnization of the marriage, if the absent party is:
      
           (I)  A member of the armed forces of the United States who
      is stationed in another country or in another state in support of
      combat or another military operation; or
      
           (II)  An individual who is a government contractor, or an
      employee of a government contractor, working in support of the
      armed forces of the United States or in support of United States
      military operations in another country or in another state and
      who supplies proper identification of that status.
      
           (c)  If the person solemnizing the marriage is satisfied that the absent
      party is unable to be present and has consented to the marriage, such person
      may solemnize the marriage by proxy. If such person is not satisfied, the
      parties may petition the district court for an order permitting the marriage
      to be solemnized by proxy.
      
           SECTION 2.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
      determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
      preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
      
      
      
      
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      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO