Texas § FA.2.209 - DUPLICATE LICENSE
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§ FA.2.209. DUPLICATE LICENSE
DUPLICATE LICENSE. (a) On request, the county clerk shall issue a certified copy of a recorded marriage license. (b) If a marriage license issued by a county clerk is lost, destroyed, or rendered useless, the clerk shall issue a duplicate license. (c) If one or both parties to a marriage license discover an error on the recorded marriage license, both parties to the marriage shall execute a notarized affidavit stating the error. The county clerk shall file and record the affidavit as an amendment to the marriage license, and the affidavit is considered part of the marriage license. The clerk shall include a copy of the affidavit with any future certified copy of the marriage license issued by the clerk. (d) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission by rule shall prescribe the form of the affidavit under Subsection (c). Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 978 (H.B. 3666 ), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009. SUBCHAPTER D. VALIDITY OF MARRIAGE
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Section FA.2.209 ("DUPLICATE LICENSE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. 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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