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Chapter 551 - Marriage
Act 180 of 1897 Issuance of Marriage License Without Publicity (551.201 - 551.204)
AN ACT to provide for the issuance of marriage licenses and certificates without publicity in certain cases; and to provide criminal and civil penalties for violation of this act.
History: 1897, Act 180, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 199, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1983
- Section 551.201 Issuance of Marriage License Without Publicity; Conditions; Application; Notice; Consent; Exceptions; Order.
- Section 551.202 Application for Marriage License; Form; Fee; Performing Marriage Ceremony; Permit; Record; Marriage Certificate; Execution of Papers in Duplicate; Delivery of Marriage Certificate to Parties.
- Section 551.203 Private File of Papers; Forwarding Duplicate to State Registrar; Recordation of Filing in Private Register; Inspection of Files and Records; Request and Identification; Court Order; Petition to Unseal Marriage Record; Court Order; Findings; Petition by Surviving Party; Forwarding Copy of License and Marriage Certificate to County Clerk; Access.
- Section 551.204 Privileged Communications; Violation of Confidence as Misdemeanor; Publicity as Misdemeanor; Penalties; Libel Action; Neglecting to Make Proper Return; Section Inapplicable to License Unsealed Under Section 3(2) or (3).
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