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2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 9:241 — Premature ceremony prohibited

PART IV.  DELAYS AND CEREMONY

SUBPART A.  SEVENTY-TWO HOUR DELAY

§241.  Premature ceremony prohibited

An officiant may not perform a marriage ceremony until seventy-two hours have elapsed since the issuance of the marriage license.  

Acts 1987, No. 886, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.  

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