2013 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries
RS 9:221 - Authority to issue marriage license


LA Rev Stat § 9:221 What's This?

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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