From the Decatur Daily:

A local senator wants people applying for marriage licenses to prove they are who they say they are with government-issued photo identification.

Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, who promised in his campaign to help curb illegal immigration, said that his SB-58 would affect illegal immigrants.

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Under current law, Alabama applicants could get a marriage license with false identification, Orr said. Unless the marriage license applicants are very young, there is no requirement to show identification or that probate judges verify identity.

State law requires the judges only to verify that applicants are old enough to enter into a legal marriage contract or else have parent or guardian consent. Judges who fail to do so could face a $200 fine.

The first thing that came to mind when I read this was the report that Orr’s opponent in the 2006 race, Judge Bobby Day, was running a “marriage license mill.”  The article mentions this at the end and Orr claims the reports were not the main reason for the legislation.  Yeah right.  Whatever the reason, it’s good to see that he is trying to solve the problem.

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