Michigan Compiled Laws Act 128 Of 1887 Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111)

AN ACT establishing the minimum ages for contracting marriages; to require a civil license in order to marry and its registration; to provide for the implementation of federal law; and to provide a penalty for the violation of this act.

History: 1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 37, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 333, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998

Section 551.101 Marriage License; Requirements; Place To Obtain, Delivery To Person Officiating.
It shall be necessary for all parties intending to be married to obtain a marriage license from the county clerk of the county in...
Section 551.102 Blank Form For Marriage License And Certificate; Preparation, Contents, And Distribution; Furnishing Blank Forms Of Affidavit Of Competency; Filing Affidavit; Electronic Filing; License As Matter Of Record; Transmission To Department Of Community Health; Social Security Number; Application Exempt From Disclosure.
(1) Blank forms for a marriage license and certificate shall be prepared and furnished by the state registrar appointed by the director of the...
Section 551.103 Persons Capable Of Contracting Marriage; Age Requirement; Proof Of Age; Filling Out License; Written Consent; Compliance; Filing Consent; Signing, Certification, And Copy Of License; Fee; Allocation For Family Counseling Services; Return And Disposition Of Unexpended Funds; Waiver Of Fee; Additional Fee For Nonresidents; Delivery Of License And Certificate To Officiating Individual; Recording Information; Forwarding Licenses And Certificates To State Registrar; Imposition Of Fee By Certain Charter Counties.
(1) A person who is 18 years of age or older may contract marriage. A person who is 16 years of age but is...
Section 551.103a Marriage License; Time Of Delivery; Solemnization Of Marriage Required.
A marriage license shall not be delivered within a period of 3 days including the date of application. However, the county clerk of each...
Section 551.104 Certificate Completion; Officiating Person Duty; Original License Return; Record.
It shall be the duty of the clergyman or magistrate, officiating at a marriage, to fill in the spaces of the certificate left blank...
Section 551.105 County Clerk; Violation Of Act, Misdemeanor, Penalty.
Any county clerk who shall refuse to give a license to persons properly applying and legally entitled to be married, or who shall violate...
Section 551.106 Person Officiating At Marriage; Violation Of Act, Misdemeanor, Penalty.
Any clergyman or magistrate who shall join together in marriage parties who have not delivered to him a properly issued license, as provided for...
Section 551.107 Failure To Return Certificate; Misdemeanor, Penalty.
Any person, whose duty it shall be to return a marriage certificate to the county clerk, who shall neglect to return said certificate, shall...
Section 551.108 Marriage License; False Statement In Application, Perjury.
Any person applying for a marriage license who shall swear to a false statement therein, shall be guilty of perjury, and shall be prosecuted...
Section 551.109 Filing Reports Of Marriage; Record.
The reports of marriage sent by the county clerks of the counties of the state to the department of public health shall be preserved...
Section 551.110 License, Certificate Or Certified Copy Record As Evidence.
The record of any license to marry, or of any marriage certificate, in any county clerk's office, or a certified copy thereof, shall be...
Section 551.111 License Or Certificate Errors; Evidence, Correction.
Whenever it is alleged that the facts are not correctly stated in any certificate or license of marriage heretofore registered in this state, the...

Last modified: October 10, 2016