Oklahoma § 43-8 - Endorsement and return of license
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 43-8 — Endorsement and return of license, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43-8. Endorsement and return of license
A. The person performing or solemnizing the marriage ceremony
shall, immediately upon the completion of the ceremony, endorse upon
the license authorizing the marriage:
1. His or her name and official or clerical designation;
2. The court of which he or she is the judge, or the
congregation or body of which he or she is pastor, preacher,
minister, priest, rabbi or dignitary; provided, that the authority
to perform or solemnize marriages shall be coextensive with the
congregation or body of which he or she is pastor, preacher,
minister, priest, rabbi or dignitary; provided further, that all
marriages solemnized among the society called Friends or Quakers,
the spiritual assembly of the Baha'is, or the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints, in the form heretofore practiced and in use in
their meetings shall be good and valid. One person chosen by such
society, assembly, or church shall be responsible for completing the
marriage certificate pursuant to this section in the same manner as
a minister or other person authorized to perform marriages;
3. The town or city and county where the court, congregation,
body, society, assembly, or church is located; and
4. His or her signature along with his or her official or
clerical designation.
B. The witnesses to the ceremony shall endorse the marriage
certificate, attesting to their presence at the ceremony, with their
names and post office addresses.
C. The persons who have been married in the ceremony shall
endorse the marriage certificate with the names by which they are to
be known from the time of the marriage, as evidenced on the marriage
license.
D. The marriage license, along with the completed marriage
certificate shall be transmitted to the court clerk who issued the
license and certificate for recording within the time period
required in Section 20 of this title.
R.L. 1910, § 3890. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 298, § 2, emerg. eff.
June 24, 1971; Laws 1989, c. 333, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 2006,
c. 311, § 4, emerg. eff. June 8, 2006; Laws 2022, c. 241, § 4, eff.
Nov. 1, 2022.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 43-8
What does Oklahoma Statutes § 43-8 cover?
Section 43-8 ("Endorsement and return of license") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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