Tex. Family Code § 2.206
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 2.206, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 2.206. RETURN OF LICENSE; PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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