1. (a) The Secretary shall collect, index, and safeguard the marriage, divorce, and annulment records that clerks of court file as provided by law.

2. (b)

   1. (1) The Secretary may change a marriage, divorce, or annulment record in the file of the Department only if a clerk of court sends, as provided by law, a certified report of the change.
   2. (2) If a discrepancy exists between the record of a clerk of court and the record of the Secretary as to a marriage, divorce, or annulment, the record of the clerk of court shall be considered correct.

3. (c)

   1. (1) A clerk of court may provide a certified copy of a record of any marriage, divorce, or annulment in accordance with usual custom and as provided by law.
   2. (2) The Secretary may not provide a certified copy of any record of divorce or annulment.

Added by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982.

Formerly Art. 43, § 14.