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

      (b)      (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)      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.

      (c)      (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)      The Secretary may not provide a certified copy of any record of divorce or annulment.