§ 103175 Marriage License Personal Data

This law tells what information must be on a marriage license and says it cannot mention the couple's race or color.

Key Takeaways

•The license must list each person's birth date, full birth name, birthplace, address, parents' names and birthplaces, previous marriages, and any new name they plan to use.
•It must include signatures, the county and date of issuance, and the license number.
•It must show the officiant’s title (and denomination if clergy) and the name and address of one or two witnesses, and the officiant’s name and address.
•The license cannot contain any reference to the race or color of the people getting married.

Example

Jane and Tom go to the county clerk to get married. They fill out a form that asks for their birthdays, full birth names, where they were born, addresses, parents' names, any previous marriages, and the new last name they want to use. They also sign the form, list the date and county, and write down the name of the person who will marry them and the names and addresses of one or two witnesses. The form never asks about their race.

The law requires the license to have three sections: personal data, signatures and license details, and officiant/witness info, and it specifically bans any race or color question.

(a) The marriage license shall contain as nearly as can be ascertained all of the following and other items as the State Registrar may designate: (1) The first section shall include the personal data of each party married, including the date of birth, full given name at birth or by court order, birthplace, mailing address, names and birthplaces of each party’s parents, last names at birth of each party’s parents, the number of previous marriages, marital status, the name used prior to the intended marriage by each party at the time of the marriage license application, if the name is different from the name given at birth or by court order, and the new name, if any, selected by each party for intended use upon solemnization of the marriage. (2) The second section shall include the signatures of parties married, license to marry, county and date of issuance of license, and the marriage license number. (3) The third section shall include the certification of one person performing the ceremony, that shall show his or her official position including the denomination if he or she is a clergy or clergyperson, and the printed name, signature, and mailing address of at least one, and no more than two, witnesses to the marriage ceremony. The person performing the marriage ceremony shall also type or print his or her name and mailing address on the marriage license. (b) The marriage license shall not contain any reference to the race or color of parties married. (Amended (as amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 816) by Stats. 2007, Ch. 567, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2008. Operative January 1, 2009, by Sec. 13 of Ch. 567.)

This law tells what information must be on a marriage license and says it cannot mention the couple's race or color.

Key Takeaways

•The license must list each person's birth date, full birth name, birthplace, address, parents' names and birthplaces, previous marriages, and any new name they plan to use.
•It must include signatures, the county and date of issuance, and the license number.
•It must show the officiant’s title (and denomination if clergy) and the name and address of one or two witnesses, and the officiant’s name and address.
•The license cannot contain any reference to the race or color of the people getting married.

Example

The law requires the license to have three sections: personal data, signatures and license details, and officiant/witness info, and it specifically bans any race or color question.

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