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2022 Texas Statutes
Family Code
Title 1 - The Marriage Relationship
Subtitle A - Marriage
Chapter 2 - The Marriage Relationship
Subchapter C. Ceremony and Return of License
Section 2.206. Return of License; Penalty
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TX Fam Code § 2.206 (2022)
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Sec. 2.206. RETURN OF LICENSE; PENALTY. (a) The person who conducts a marriage ceremony shall record on the license the date on which and the county in which the ceremony is performed and the person's name, subscribe the license, and return the license to the county clerk who issued it not later than the 30th day after the date the ceremony is conducted.
(b) A person who fails to comply with this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $500.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.
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