2010 Maryland Code
FAMILY LAW
TITLE 2 - MARRIAGE
Subtitle 5 - Records
Section 2-502 - Foreign marriage record book; certificate of records.
§ 2-502. Foreign marriage record book; certificate of records.
(a) "Foreign marriage" defined.- In this section, "foreign marriage" means a marriage ceremony:
(1) performed outside this State; and
(2) in which 1 or both of the parties were or are citizens of this State.
(b) Foreign marriage record book.- Each clerk shall keep a foreign marriage record book in the clerk's office. The clerk shall record a foreign marriage when presented with either:
(1) a certificate of marriage signed by the individual who performed the marriage ceremony; or
(2) an official certified copy of a marriage record.
(c) Certificate of foreign marriage.- On request, the clerk shall provide, under the seal of the court, certification of a foreign marriage in the same manner as the clerk issues certification of a marriage ceremony performed in this State.
[An. Code 1957, art. 62, § 19; 1984, ch. 296, § 2.]
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