{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-71.039","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 71.039","heading":"PROCEDURES FOR ISSUANCE OF MARRIAGE LICENSE THROUGH REMOTE TECHNOLOGY.","body":"The council, in consultation with the Department of State Health Services, by rule shall develop and implement a voluntary certification process under which a county clerk may be certified to issue a marriage license to applicants through the use of remote technology in accordance with procedures adopted by the council. The procedures adopted by the council must ensure sufficient verification of each applicant's age and identity to prevent fraud.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 857 (S.B. 907), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE F. COURT ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 71. TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL","SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.71.htm#71.039","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"42a64a0e1697b43ab38640002850d7dd134b1782ef1cfb5ee37b5420fb3e5124","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-71.038","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-71.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}