§ 36. Issuance of license--Delivery to person officiating--Return to licensing authority

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 43. Marriage and FamilyEffective: [See Text Amendments] to October 31, 2022

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 43. Marriage and Family (Refs & Annos)
Premarital Examination for Communicable or Infectious Diseases [Repealed]
Effective: [See Text Amendments] to October 31, 2022
43 Okl.St.Ann. § 36
§ 36. Issuance of license--Delivery to person officiating--Return to licensing authority
Marriage licenses shall be issued to all applicants who are entitled under the laws of the State of Oklahoma to apply for a marriage license and to contract matrimony. Any person obtaining a marriage license from the court clerk shall deliver the license, within ten (10) days from the date of issue, to the clergy or other qualified person who is to officiate before the marriage can be performed. The license issued shall be returned by the clergy or other qualified person who officiated the marriage to the licensing authority who issued the same within five (5) days succeeding the date of the performance of the marriage therein authorized. Any person or persons who shall willfully neglect to make such return within the time above required shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each and every offense.

Credits

Laws 1945, p. 138, § 6; Laws 2004, c. 333, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
43 Okl. St. Ann. § 36, OK ST T. 43 § 36
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 90 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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