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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 12.02.21.05" title_num="12" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="21" heading="Requesting to Marry an Inmate at a Correctional Facility.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The inmate and the inmate’s intended spouse are required to independently submit a written request to marry.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A written request to marry under §A of this regulation shall be submitted to the inmate’s managing official:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>In a format established by the managing official that, at a minimum, provides the following information:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>From the inmate, the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Inmate’s name;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Inmate’s identification number;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Inmate’s facility and housing assignment;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Intended spouse’s full name;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Intended spouse’s date of birth;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>The date requested for the ceremony; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>The type of ceremony, for example, civil or religious; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>From the intended spouse, the intended spouse’s:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Full name;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Current address;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Current telephone number;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Date of birth;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Social security number;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>Statement indicating that the intended spouse has reviewed or declines to view the inmate’s correctional history; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>Correctional or law enforcement volunteer or employment history, if applicable; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>At least 60 business days before the date requested for the ceremony.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If requested, a managing official may approve up to three sessions of premarital counseling involving the inmate, intended spouse, and approved officiant.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Only the managing official of the correctional facility where an inmate is requesting to marry may authorize an inmate to marry at the correctional facility.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A managing official may not require a chaplain or other religious leader under the authority of the managing official to participate in the inmate marriage process established under this chapter if the chaplain or other religious leader has a religious constraint.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>