§ 14-03-10 — Marriage may not be solemnized without license

North Dakota § 14-03-10

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 14: Domestic Relations and Persons
• Ch. 14-03: Marriage Contract

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A person may not solemnize any marriage until the parties to the marriage produce a
license regularly issued not more than sixty days before the date of the marriage by:
1. A recorder serving the county in which either of the contracting parties resides or is
temporarily domiciled, unless the board of county commissioners designates a
different official;
2. A recorder serving the county in which a parent of either of the parties resides or is
temporarily domiciled, unless the board of county commissioners designates a
different official; or
3. A recorder serving the county in which the marriage is to be solemnized, unless the
board of county commissioners designates a different official.
For the purpose of obtaining a marriage license, a member of the armed forces of the United
States stationed within the state of North Dakota is deemed to reside in the county in which that
person is stationed.