Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
FAMILY CODE |
Title 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP |
Subtitle A. MARRIAGE |
Chapter 2. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP |
Subchapter C. CEREMONY AND RETURN OF LICENSE |
Sec. 2.207. MARRIAGE CONDUCTED AFTER LICENSE EXPIRED; PENALTY
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(a) A person who is to conduct a marriage ceremony shall determine whether the license has expired from the county clerk's endorsement on the license.
(b) A person who conducts a marriage ceremony after the marriage license has expired 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.