Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-6
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A. The marriage license provided for in this title shall
contain:
1. The date of its issuance;
2. The name of the court issuing the license, and the name of
the city or town and county in which the court is located;
3. The full legal names of the persons authorized to be married
by the license, the full legal names by which the persons will be
known after the marriage, subject to the provisions of Section 5 of
this title, their ages, and their places of residence;
4. Directions to any person authorized by law to perform and
solemnize the marriage ceremony;
5. The number of days by which the marriage ceremony shall be
completed and the number of days by which the certificate, along
with the marriage license, shall be returned to the court clerk, as
provided in Section 20 of this title; and
6. Any other information, declarations, seals and signatures,
as required by law.
B. The marriage certificate provided for in this title shall
contain appropriate wording and blanks to be completed and endorsed,
as required by Section 8 of this title, by the person solemnizing or
performing the marriage ceremony, the witnesses, and the persons who
have been married.
R.L. 1910, § 3888. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 9, eff. July 1,
1997; Laws 2006, c. 311, § 3, emerg. eff. June 8, 2006; Laws 2022,
c. 241, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
contain:
1. The date of its issuance;
2. The name of the court issuing the license, and the name of
the city or town and county in which the court is located;
3. The full legal names of the persons authorized to be married
by the license, the full legal names by which the persons will be
known after the marriage, subject to the provisions of Section 5 of
this title, their ages, and their places of residence;
4. Directions to any person authorized by law to perform and
solemnize the marriage ceremony;
5. The number of days by which the marriage ceremony shall be
completed and the number of days by which the certificate, along
with the marriage license, shall be returned to the court clerk, as
provided in Section 20 of this title; and
6. Any other information, declarations, seals and signatures,
as required by law.
B. The marriage certificate provided for in this title shall
contain appropriate wording and blanks to be completed and endorsed,
as required by Section 8 of this title, by the person solemnizing or
performing the marriage ceremony, the witnesses, and the persons who
have been married.
R.L. 1910, § 3888. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 9, eff. July 1,
1997; Laws 2006, c. 311, § 3, emerg. eff. June 8, 2006; Laws 2022,
c. 241, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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