§ 2-502. Foreign marriage record book; certificate of records

   (a) "Foreign marriage" defined. -- In this section, "foreign marriage" means a marriage ceremony:

   (1) performed outside this State; and

   (2) in which 1 or both of the parties were or are citizens of this State.

(b) Foreign marriage record book. -- Each clerk shall keep a foreign marriage record book in the clerk's office. The clerk shall record a foreign marriage when presented with either:

   (1) a certificate of marriage signed by the individual who performed the marriage ceremony; or

   (2) an official certified copy of a marriage record.

(c) Certificate of foreign marriage. -- On request, the clerk shall provide, under the seal of the court, certification of a foreign marriage in the same manner as the clerk issues certification of a marriage ceremony performed in this State.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 62, § 19; 1984, ch. 296, § 2.