Delaware § 9415 - Record of marriage licenses.
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§ 9415. Record of marriage licenses.
(a) Every clerk of the peace of the State shall procure a suitable book for marriage licenses, in which shall be entered alphabetically the name of every person, to whom shall be issued a license, together with the post-office address and street and number of the city, village or town where the person resides, together with the date the license was issued and the amount paid for same, which entry shall be made within 24 hours of the issuance of every such license. The books shall be procured in accordance with § 113 of Title 13 and furnished to the several clerks of the peace upon their request.
(b) This section shall not apply to the clerk of the peace of New Castle County.
27 Del. Laws, c. 54; Code 1915, § 1295; 36 Del. Laws, c. 73; 40 Del. Laws, c. 30, §§ 1, 2; Code 1935, § 1494; 9 Del. C. 1953, § 9415; 55 Del. Laws, c. 85, § 29A;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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