{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-2-501","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Family Law § 2–501","heading":"","body":"Each clerk shall keep in the clerk’s office a marriage license book or electronic record, which shall contain:\n(1) a complete record of each license issued;\n(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;\n(3) in regular order, the items testified to by the applicants for a license as required under this title;\n(4) properly indexed, the name of each individual who intends to be married; and\n(5) the date each certificate was filed and the name of the authorized official who performed the ceremony.","path":["Article - Family Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl\u0026section=2-501","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:17Z","sha256":"bc511c0ff7cbc60914f123d42b1645ab1b3f717a9ba1e2b240fea599ba76b756","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-2-410","next":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-2-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}