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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Each clerk shall keep in the clerk's office a marriage license book or electronic record, which shall contain:
(1) a complete record of each license issued;
(2) a complete record of all matters the clerk is required to ascertain that relate to the rights of an individual to obtain a license;
(3) in regular order, the items testified to by the applicants for a license as required under this title;
(4) properly indexed, the name of each individual who intends to be married; and
(5) the date each certificate was filed and the name of the authorized official who performed the ceremony.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Family Law § 2-501 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/family-law/md-code-family-sect-2-501/
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