18 years

The Amount of Thought That Goes Into Passing a Law

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Thu, 04/24/2008 - 3:51pm

A legislator in Arkansas decides to write a law that doesn’t allow anyone under the age of 18 to get married, unless they are pregnant and have their parent’s permission. Let’s skip discussion of whether what they intended is a good idea, and take a look at what they actually did.

Here is the text of the bill as submitted: