§ 2-409. Signing and disposition of marriage certificates
West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily Law
MD Code, Family Law, § 2-409
§ 2-409. Signing and disposition of marriage certificates
(a) Each marriage certificate shall contain:
(b)(1) The authorized official who performs the marriage ceremony shall:
(ii) return, within 5 days from the date of the marriage ceremony, the other marriage certificate to the clerk who issued the license to which the certificates were attached, but if the authorized official who performs the marriage ceremony dies or resigns, some other individual shall return the certificate.
(c) If the marriage certificate is not returned within 6 months after the date on which the license becomes effective, the clerk who issued the license shall attempt to determine whether the marriage ceremony was performed and, if so, the name of the authorized official who performed the marriage ceremony.
(d)(1) An individual who performs a marriage ceremony or who is married in a Society of Friends marriage ceremony may not violate the provisions of subsection (b)(1)(ii) or (2)(ii) of this section.
Credits
Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1999, c. 336, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1999.
Formerly Art. 62, §§ 4, 5, 15.
MD Code, Family Law, § 2-409, MD FAMILY § 2-409
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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