Indiana § 31-11-4-0.3 Legalization of court orders relating to certain marriages; issuance of
duplicate license; Indiana department of health shall accept order

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-11-4-0.3 — Legalization of court orders relating to certain marriages; issuance of duplicate license; Indiana department of health shall accept order

Indiana § 31-11-4-0.3

Art. 11FAMILY LAW: MARRIAGE

Ch. 4Marriage Licenses and Certificates

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Ind. Code § 31-11-4-0.3 (2026).

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(a)If before March 8, 1994:

(1)an individual who solemnized a marriage failed to appropriately complete the marriage certificate or timely file the duplicate marriage certificate and marriage license with the clerk as required by IC 31-7-3-15 (before its repeal, now codified at section 16 of this chapter);

(2)a party to the marriage petitioned a circuit court with jurisdiction in the county in which the marriage occurred to affirm the marriage as of the date the marriage occurred; and

(3)the court issued an order affirming the marriage as of the date the marriage occurred; the court order is legalized and has the same legal effect as a properly attested and filed marriage certificate.

(b)If the clerk of the court receives a court order affirming the marriage described in subsection

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3. (a) If before March 8, 1994:
(1) an individual who solemnized a marriage failed to
appropriately complete the marriage certificate or timely file the
duplicate marriage certificate and marriage license with the clerk
as required by IC 31-7-3-15 (before its repeal, now codified at
section 16 of this chapter);
(2) a party to the marriage petitioned a circuit court with
jurisdiction in the county in which the marriage occurred to affirm
the marriage as of the date the marriage occurred; and
(3) the court issued an order affirming the marriage as of the date
the marriage occurred;
the court order is legalized and has the same legal effect as a properly
attested and filed marriage certificate.
(b) If the clerk of the court receives a court order affirming the
marriage described in subsection (a), the clerk of the court shall issue
a duplicate license with the date the marriage occurred to the party who
sought declaratory relief.
(c) The Indiana department of health shall accept the order
described in subsection (a) as it accepts other marriage records
received from county clerks.