RS 9:225 Same; attachments - Louisiana Statutes

§225.  Same; attachments

A.  An application for a marriage license shall be accompanied by:

(1)  A certified copy of each party's birth certificate.

(2)  The written consent for a minor to marry, or the court's authorization for the minor to marry, or both, as required by Chapter 6 of Title XV of the Children's Code.*

(3)  If applicable, the declaration of intent for a covenant marriage, as provided in Part VII of this Chapter.

B.  It shall be unlawful for any officer authorized to issue a marriage license in this state to issue a license to any male or female unless both parties first present and file with such officer a certified copy of their original birth certificate.  A photostatic or photographic reproduction of the certified copy of the birth certificate may be filed with the officer.

Acts 1988, No. 344, §1; Acts 1988, No. 345, §1, eff. July 7, 1988; Acts 1988, No. 808, §1, eff. July 18, 1988; Acts 1995, No. 415, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1380, §2.

*In Paragraph A(2) see Ch.C. Art. 1543 et seq.

{{NOTE:  SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 808, §3.}}