{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-595.16","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 595.16","heading":"Spouse responsible for return.","body":"When a marriage is consummated without the services of a cleric or magistrate, the required return of the marriage may be made to the county registrar by either spouse.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 595 - MARRIAGE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/595.16.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"ce11ce726c5e164bc4025b0629eb6e836dda30b58ed1ed92eaaa62ca744ff8d1","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-595.15","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-595.16a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}