Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Family Code § 2.207: MARRIAGE CONDUCTED AFTER LICENSE EXPIRED; PENALTY.

Where this section sits in the code

FAMILY CODE
TITLE 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP
SUBTITLE A. MARRIAGE
CHAPTER 2. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP
SUBCHAPTER C. CEREMONY AND RETURN OF LICENSE

(a) A person who is to conduct a marriage ceremony shall determine whether the license has expired from the county clerk's endorsement on the license.

(b) A person who conducts a marriage ceremony after the marriage license has expired commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $500.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

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