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Tex. Fam. Code § 2.208

Tex. Fam. Code § 2.208 - Recording And Delivery Of License (2026)

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**Tex. Fam. Code § 2.208. RECORDING AND DELIVERY OF LICENSE.** (a) The county clerk shall record a returned marriage license and mail the license to the address indicated on the application. On request by the applicants, the county clerk may e-mail the marriage license to an e-mail address provided to the county clerk by the applicants in addition to mailing the license. (b) On the application form the county clerk shall record: (1) the date of the marriage ceremony; (2) the county in which the ceremony was conducted; and (3) the name of the person who conducted the ceremony. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 538 (H.B. 2767), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.

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