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TITLE 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP
SUBTITLE A. MAR RIAGE
CHAPTER 2. THE MAR RIAGE RELATIONSHIP
SUBCHAPTER A. APPLICATION FOR MARRI AGE LICENSE
Sec. 2.001.
maRRiage liCense. .........................................10
Sec. 2.002.
appliCaTion foR liCense.....................................10
Sec. 2.003.
appliCaTion foR liCense By minoR............................10
Sec. 2.004.
appliCaTion foRm. .........................................11
Sec. 2.005.
pRoof of idenTiTy and age. .................................12
Sec. 2.006.
aBsenT appliCanT. .........................................13
affidaViT of aBsenT appliCanT...............................14
Sec. 2.0071. mainTenanCe of ReCoRds By CleRK RelaTing To
liCense foR aBsenT appliCanT. ..............................15
Sec. 2.008.
exeCuTion of appliCaTion By CleRK...........................15
Sec. 2.009.
issuanCe of liCense. .......................................15
Sec. 2.0091. appliCaTion foR and issuanCe of liCense ThRough RemoTe
TeChnology. ..............................................16
Sec. 2.010.
aids infoRmaTion; posTing on inTeRneT.......................17
Sec. 2.012.
ViolaTion By CounTy CleRK; penalTy.........................17
Sec. 2.013.
pRemaRiTal eduCaTion CouRses. .............................17
Sec. 2.014.
family TRusT fund. ........................................18
SUBCHAPTER B. UNDERAGE APPLICA NTS
Sec. 2.101.
geneRal age RequiRemenT. .................................19
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SUBCHAPTER C. CEREMONY AND RETU RN OF LICENSE
Sec. 2.201.
expiRaTion of liCense.......................................19
Sec. 2.202.
peRsons auThoRized To ConduCT CeRemony. ..................19
Sec. 2.203.
CeRemony. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
72- houR WaiTing peRiod; exCepTions. ........................20
Sec. 2.205.
disCRiminaTion in ConduCTing maRRiage pRohiBiTed............20
Sec. 2.206.
ReTuRn of liCense; penalTy. ................................21
Sec. 2.207.
maRRiage ConduCTed afTeR liCense expiRed; penalTy..........21
Sec. 2.208.
ReCoRding and deliVeRy of liCense. .........................21
Sec. 2.209.
dupliCaTe liCense..........................................21
SUBCHAPTER D. VALIDITY OF MAR RIAGE
Sec. 2.301.
fRaud, misTaKe, oR illegaliTy in oBTaining liCense............22
Sec. 2.302.
CeRemony ConduCTed By unauThoRized peRson. ..............22
SUBCHAPTER E. MARR IAGE WITHOUT FORMALIT IES
Sec. 2.401.
pRoof of infoRmal maRRiage................................23
deClaRaTion and RegisTRaTion of infoRmal maRRiage..........24
Sec. 2.403.
pRoof of idenTiTy and age; offense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Sec. 2.404. ReCoRding of CeRTifiCaTe oR deClaRaTion of
infoRmal maRRiage. .......................................26
Sec. 2.405.
ViolaTion By CounTy CleRK; penalTy.........................27
Sec. 2.406.
ConfidenTialiTy of CeRTain infoRmaTion......................27
SUBCHAPTER F. RIGHTS AND DUT IES OF SPOUSES
Sec. 2.501.
duTy To suppoRT. ..........................................27
Sec. 2.202. peRsons auThoRized To ConduCT CeRemony. ..................19
Sec. 2.203. CeRemony. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Sec. 2.205. disCRiminaTion in ConduCTing maRRiage pRohiBiTed............20
Sec. 2.206. ReTuRn of liCense; penalTy. ................................21
Sec. 2.207. maRRiage ConduCTed afTeR liCense expiRed; penalTy..........21
Sec. 2.208. ReCoRding and deliVeRy of liCense. .........................21
Sec. 2.209. dupliCaTe liCense..........................................21
Sec. 2.301. fRaud, misTaKe, oR illegaliTy in oBTaining liCense............22
Sec. 2.302. CeRemony ConduCTed By unauThoRized peRson. ..............22
Sec. 2.401. pRoof of infoRmal maRRiage................................23
Sec. 2.403. pRoof of idenTiTy and age; offense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Sec. 2.404. ReCoRding of CeRTifiCaTe oR deClaRaTion of infoRmal maRRiage.
26
Sec. 2.405. ViolaTion By CounTy CleRK; penalTy.........................27
Sec. 2.406. ConfidenTialiTy of CeRTain infoRmaTion......................27
Sec. 2.501. duTy To suppoRT. ..........................................27
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