Idaho Code § 32-402
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32-402 CERTIFICATE AND RETURN.
Official statutory text
32-402. Certificate and return. The form of certificate annexed to said license, and therein referred to, shall be as follows:
I,…., a…., residing at…., in the county of…., in the state of Idaho, do certify that, in accordance with the authority on me conferred by the above license, I did on this…. day of…., in the year…., at…., in the county of…., in the state of Idaho, solemnize the rights of matrimony between…., of…., in the county of…., of the state of…., and…., of…., of the county of…., of the state of…., in the presence of…. and…..
Witness my hand and seal at the county aforesaid, this…. day of….,…..
In the presence of…..
….
The license and certificate, duly executed by the minister or officer who shall have solemnized the marriage authorized, shall be returned by him to the office of the recorder who issued the same, within thirty (30) days from the date of solemnizing the marriage therein authorized; and a neglect to make such return shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and the person whose duty it shall be to make such return, who shall neglect to make such return within the time above specified, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) to be assessed by any court having jurisdiction.
History:
[(32-402) 1895, p. 166, sec. 2; reen. 1899, p. 278, sec. 2; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 2630; C.S., sec. 4610; I.C.A., sec. 31-402; am. 2002, ch. 32, sec. 12, p. 51; am. 2012, ch. 20, sec. 17, p. 70.]
I,…., a…., residing at…., in the county of…., in the state of Idaho, do certify that, in accordance with the authority on me conferred by the above license, I did on this…. day of…., in the year…., at…., in the county of…., in the state of Idaho, solemnize the rights of matrimony between…., of…., in the county of…., of the state of…., and…., of…., of the county of…., of the state of…., in the presence of…. and…..
Witness my hand and seal at the county aforesaid, this…. day of….,…..
In the presence of…..
….
The license and certificate, duly executed by the minister or officer who shall have solemnized the marriage authorized, shall be returned by him to the office of the recorder who issued the same, within thirty (30) days from the date of solemnizing the marriage therein authorized; and a neglect to make such return shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and the person whose duty it shall be to make such return, who shall neglect to make such return within the time above specified, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) to be assessed by any court having jurisdiction.
History:
[(32-402) 1895, p. 166, sec. 2; reen. 1899, p. 278, sec. 2; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 2630; C.S., sec. 4610; I.C.A., sec. 31-402; am. 2002, ch. 32, sec. 12, p. 51; am. 2012, ch. 20, sec. 17, p. 70.]
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