Marriages between Indians performed by tribal custom on reservation or in colony: Validity; certificate of declaration.
1. Marriages between Indians performed in accordance with tribal customs within closed Indian reservations and Indian colonies have the same validity as marriages performed in any other manner provided for by the laws of this state, if there is recorded in the county in which the marriage takes place, within 30 days after the performance of the tribal marriage, a certificate declaring the marriage to have been performed.
2. The certificate of declaration required to be recorded by subsection 1 must include the names of the persons married, their ages, social security numbers, tribe, and place and date of marriage. The certificate must be signed by an official of the tribe, reservation or colony.
3. The certificate must be recorded with the recorder of the county in which the marriage was performed and recorded by him without charge.
Last modified: February 25, 2006