2010 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 551 - MARRIAGE
Act 128 of 1887 - MARRIAGE LICENSE (551.101 - 551.111)

MARRIAGE LICENSE
Act 128 of 1887
AN ACT establishing the minimum ages for contracting marriages; to require a civil license in order to marry and its registration; to provide for the implementation of federal law; and to provide a penalty for the violation of this act.

History: 1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 37, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 333, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998

• Section 551.101 - Marriage license; requirements; place to obtain, delivery to person officiating.
• Section 551.102 - Blank form for marriage license and certificate; preparation, contents, and distribution; furnishing blank forms of affidavit of competency; filing affidavit; electronic filing; license as matter of record; transmission to department of community health; social security number; application exempt from disclosure.
• Section 551.103 - Persons capable of contracting marriage; age requirement; proof of age; filling out license; written consent; compliance; filing consent; signing, certification, and copy of license; fee; allocation for family counseling services; return and disposition of unexpended funds; waiver of fee; additional fee for nonresidents; delivery of license and certificate to officiating individual; recording information; forwarding licenses and certificates to state registrar; imposition of fee by certain charter counties.
• Section 551.103a - Marriage license; time of delivery; solemnization of marriage required.
• Section 551.104 - Certificate completion; officiating person duty; original license return; record.
• Section 551.105 - County clerk; violation of act, misdemeanor, penalty.
• Section 551.106 - Person officiating at marriage; violation of act, misdemeanor, penalty.
• Section 551.107 - Failure to return certificate; misdemeanor, penalty.
• Section 551.108 - Marriage license; false statement in application, perjury.
• Section 551.109 - Filing reports of marriage; record.
• Section 551.110 - License, certificate or certified copy record as evidence.
• Section 551.111 - License or certificate errors; evidence, correction.