Texas Statutes

§ 2.207 — MARRIAGE CONDUCTED AFTER LICENSE EXPIRED; PENALTY.

Texas § 2.207
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Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 2.207 (2026).

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Sec. 2.207. MARRIAGE CONDUCTED AFTER LICENSE EXPIRED; PENALTY.

(a)A person who is to conduct a marriage ceremony shall determine whether the license has expired from the county clerk's endorsement on the license.
(b)A person who conducts a marriage ceremony after the marriage license has expired commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $500.

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Legislative History

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

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