2009 Iowa Code
Title 4 - Public Health
Subtitle 2 - Health-Related Activities
CHAPTER 144 - VITAL STATISTICS
144.36 - MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE FILED -- PROHIBITED INFORMATION.

        144.36  MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE FILED -- PROHIBITED
      INFORMATION.
         1.  A certificate recording each marriage performed in this state
      shall be filed with the state registrar.  The county registrar shall
      prepare the certificate on the form furnished by the state registrar
      upon the basis of information obtained from the parties to be
      married, who shall attest to the information by their signatures.
      The county registrar in each county shall keep a record book for
      marriages.  The form of marriage record books shall be uniform
      throughout the state.  A properly indexed permanent record of
      marriage certificates upon microfilm, electronic computer, or data
      processing equipment may be kept in lieu of marriage record books.
         2.  Every person who performs a marriage shall certify the fact of
      marriage and return the certificate to the county registrar within
      fifteen days after the ceremony.  The certificate shall be signed by
      the witnesses to the ceremony and the person performing the ceremony.

         3.  The certificate of marriage shall not contain information
      concerning the race of the married persons, previous marriages of the
      married persons, or the educational level of the married persons.
         4.  The county registrar shall record and forward to the state
      registrar on or before the tenth day of each calendar month the
      original certificates of marriages filed with the county registrar
      during the preceding calendar month and the fees collected by the
      county registrar on behalf of the state for applications for a
      license to marry in accordance with section 331.605, subsection 7.
      

         Section History: Early Form

         [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2421, 2422, 2425; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62,
      66, § 144.36, 144.37, 144.40; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 144.36] 

         Section History: Recent Form

         83 Acts, ch 186, § 10048, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 195, §18; 95 Acts, ch
      124, § 6, 26; 99 Acts, ch 114, §6
         Referred to in § 331.611, 595.16A
         See also § 595.13 for certificate