2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 9:221 — Authority to issue marriage license

PART III.  APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE

SUBPART A.  IN GENERAL

§221.  Authority to issue marriage license

A license authorizing an officiant to perform a marriage ceremony must be issued by:

(1)  The state registrar of vital records, or a judge of the city court, in the Parish of Orleans;

(2)  The clerk of court, in any other parish; or

(3)  A district judge, if the clerk of court is a party to the marriage.

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

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