Section 551.109 – Filing Reports of Marriage; Record.
551.109 Filing reports of marriage; record. Sec. 9. The reports of marriage sent by the county clerks of the counties of the state to the department of public health shall be preserved on file in that department, and a proper record shall be made and kept. History: 1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;– […]
Section 551.110 – License, Certificate or Certified Copy Record as Evidence.
551.110 License, certificate or certified copy record as evidence. Sec. 10. The record of any license to marry, or of any marriage certificate, in any county clerk’s office, or a certified copy thereof, shall be prima facie evidence in any court or proceedings in this state, with the same force and effect as if the […]
Section 551.111 – License or Certificate Errors; Evidence, Correction.
551.111 License or certificate errors; evidence, correction. Sec. 11. Whenever it is alleged that the facts are not correctly stated in any certificate or license of marriage heretofore registered in this state, the county clerk of the county in which the certificate or license of marriage has been recorded shall require such evidence to be […]
Section 551.103 – Persons Capable of Contracting Marriage; Age Requirement; Proof of Age; Filling Out License; Written Consent; Compliance; Filing Consent; Signing, Certification, and Copy of License; Fee; Allocation for Family Counseling Services; Return and Disposition of Unexpended Funds; Waiver of Fee; Additional Fee for Nonresidents; Delivery of License and Certificate to Officiating Individual; Recording Information; Forwarding Licenses and Certificates to State Registrar; Imposition of Fee by Certain Charter Counties.
551.103 Persons capable of contracting marriage; age requirement; proof of age; filling out license; written consent; compliance; filing consent; signing, certification, and copy of license; fee; allocation for family counseling services; return and disposition of unexpended funds; waiver of fee; additional fee for nonresidents; delivery of license and certificate to officiating individual; recording information; forwarding […]
Section 551.103a – Marriage License; Time of Delivery; Solemnization of Marriage Required.
551.103a Marriage license; time of delivery; solemnization of marriage required. Sec. 3a. A marriage license shall not be delivered within a period of 3 days including the date of application. However, the county clerk of each county, for good and sufficient cause shown, may deliver the license immediately following the application. If the county clerk […]
Section 551.104 – Certificate Completion; Officiating Person Duty; Original License Return; Record.
551.104 Certificate completion; officiating person duty; original license return; record. Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the clergyman or magistrate, officiating at a marriage, to fill in the spaces of the certificate left blank for the entry of the time and place of the marriage, the names and residences of 2 witnesses, and […]
Section 551.105 – County Clerk; Violation of Act, Misdemeanor, Penalty.
551.105 County clerk; violation of act, misdemeanor, penalty. Sec. 5. Any county clerk who shall refuse to give a license to persons properly applying and legally entitled to be married, or who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine […]
Section 551.106 – Person Officiating at Marriage; Violation of Act, Misdemeanor, Penalty.
551.106 Person officiating at marriage; violation of act, misdemeanor, penalty. Sec. 6. Any clergyman or magistrate who shall join together in marriage parties who have not delivered to him a properly issued license, as provided for in this act, or who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, shall be adjudged guilty of […]
Section 551.107 – Failure to Return Certificate; Misdemeanor, Penalty.
551.107 Failure to return certificate; misdemeanor, penalty. Sec. 7. Any person, whose duty it shall be to return a marriage certificate to the county clerk, who shall neglect to return said certificate, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding 100 dollars or 90 days’ imprisonment, […]
Section 551.108 – Marriage License; False Statement in Application, Perjury.
551.108 Marriage license; false statement in application, perjury. Sec. 8. Any person applying for a marriage license who shall swear to a false statement therein, shall be guilty of perjury, and shall be prosecuted therefor under the general laws of the state. History: 1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;– How. 6222h ;– CL […]