Mistaken Ark. Law Would Let Toddlers Wed

File this under "oops". I just couldn't pass up this story. Too bizarre.

A law passed this year allows Arkansans of any age - even infants - to marry if their parents agree, and the governor may have to call a special session to fix the mistake, lawmakers said Friday.

The legislation was intended to establish 18 as the minimum age to marry but also allow pregnant teenagers to marry with parental consent, bill sponsor Rep. Will Bond said. An extraneous "not" in the bill, however, allows anyone who is not pregnant to marry at any age if the parents allow it.

So if ya live in Arkansas and want to marry off that obnoxious three year old, ya better do it before the legislature can act.

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