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Oct 06, 2008

Change in Syphilis Test Law Implemented a Month Late

Did you apply for a marriage license in the District between Sept. 11 and the end of last week? If so, you were forced to pay for a syphilis test even though you didn’t have to. The Examiner reports that some confusion resulting from the irregular congressional schedule this year meant that the D.C. Superior Court failed to implement on time a law recently passed by the D.C. Council doing away with the requirement for…

 
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