Atlanta ? If you’re not old enough to drive, you’re not old enough to get married. That’s what Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue declared Tuesday in signing a bill that bans teens under 16 from tying the knot.

Until Tuesday, Georgia law allowed couples of any age to get married without parental consent in the case of a pregnancy.

The law was in response to a pregnant 37-year-old woman who married a 15-year-old boy last year. GOP State Rep. Bobby Franklin has said the legislation will help right the “embarrassment” Georgia suffered.

There are still exceptions for 16-year-olds who want to marry. The new law allows them to wed with the approval of a parent or guardian and a probate judge.