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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 363; in 1972, chapter 823; in 1974, chapters 44 and 45; in 1975, chapter 644; in 1989, chapter 733; in 2008, chapters 174<\/a> and 206<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 457<\/a> and 543<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 737<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78040,"section_number":"20-45.1","catch_line":"Void and voidable marriages","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-45.1\/"},{"id":78456,"section_number":"20-89.1","catch_line":"Suit to annul marriage","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-89.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":178339,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77779,"identifier":"20-48","token":"20\/3\/20-48","url":"\/20-48\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/20-48\/","token":"20\/3\/20-48","dublin_core":{"Title":"Minimum age of marriage","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-48","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The minimum age at which persons may marry shall be 18.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMINIMUM AGE OF MARRIAGE (\u00a7 20-48)\n\nThe minimum age at which persons may marry shall be 18.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5090; 1932, p. 529; 1942, p. 230; 1946, p. 500; 1960, c.\n363; 1972, c. 823; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1975, c. 644; 1989, c. 733; 2008, cc. 174,\n206; 2016, cc. 457, 543; 2024, c. 737.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}