Health, Department of
Vital Records Services
Chapter 8: Marriage Registration
Effective Date: 07/02/1997 to 01/22/2004
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 048.0059.8.07021997
CHAPTER 8
MARRIAGE REGISTRATION
Section 1. County Clerk's Responsibility. The county clerk or his designated representative shall:
- (a) Obtain the information required for the completion of the certificate with the exception of that regarding the ceremony;
- (b) Secure the signatures of the people to be married on the certificate;
- (c) Review the certificate when it is returned to him following the ceremony for completeness and accuracy;
- (d) Forward all certificates returned to him to the State Registrar by the tenth of the following month.
Section 2. Officiant's Responsibility. The person performing the marriage ceremony shall:
- (a) Enter the information regarding the ceremony on the certificate;
- (b) Sign the certificate and obtain the signatures and addresses of the two witnesses to the ceremony;
- (c) Return the certificate to the county clerk who issued the license within ten (10) days of the ceremony.