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A. The marriage license provided for in this title shall contain:

1. The date of its issuance;

2. The name of the court issuing the license, and the name of the city or town and county in which the court is located;

3. The full legal names of the persons authorized to be married by the license, the full legal names by which the persons will be known after the marriage, their ages, and their places of residence;

4. Directions to any person authorized by law to perform and solemnize the marriage ceremony;

5. The date by which the completed marriage certificate, along with the marriage license, shall be returned to the judge or court, which shall not be more than thirty (30) days from the date of its issuance; and

6. Any other information, declarations, seals and signatures, as required by law.

B. The marriage certificate provided for in this title shall contain appropriate wording and blanks to be completed and endorsed, as required by Section 8 of this title, by the person solemnizing or performing the marriage ceremony, the witnesses, and the persons who have been married.

R.L. 1910, § 3888. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2006, c. 311, § 3, emerg. eff. June 8, 2006.


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