13 Del. C. § 118: Failure to return certificate of marriage to clerk of the peace for recording; penalty.

(a) Any person officiating a marriage in this State who fails to return the certificate of marriage to the issuing clerk of the peace for recording within 15 days of the marriage ceremony shall be assessed a $50 late fee by the issuing clerk of the peace.

(b) Any person with an unpaid civil penalty assessed by a clerk of the peace shall have that person’s authorization to solemnize marriages in the State suspended until such penalty is paid in full.