Michigan Marriage Laws | § 551.204 | Privileged Communications; Violation Of Confidence As Misdemeanor; Publicity As Misdemeanor; Penalties; Libel Action; Neglecting To Make Proper Return; Section Inapplicable To License Unsealed Under Section 3(2) Or (3). Marriage Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws 551.204

Privileged communications; violation of confidence as misdemeanor; publicity as misdemeanor; penalties; libel action; neglecting to make proper return; section inapplicable to license unsealed under section 3(2) or (3).

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), all knowledge of facts that come to the judge of probate, state registrar or an agent or employee of the state registrar, the physician endorsing the application, or a witness to the marriage under the license issued under this act is privileged communications. A violation of confidence by the judge of probate, state registrar or an agent or employee of the state registrar, the physician, or a witness is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $25.00, nor more than $100.00, plus the costs of prosecution, and, in default of the payment, imprisonment for not more than 3 months. An editor, publisher, or proprietor of a newspaper or publication within this state giving publicity to a license or marriage performed under this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50.00, nor more than $100.00, plus the costs of prosecution, and, in default of the payment, imprisonment for not more than 30 days. In addition, the editor, publisher, or proprietor is liable in an action of libel to the parties married under the license. If the judge of probate performing the marriage ceremony under a license issued under this act neglects to make proper return, the judge shall be fined, in addition to penalties prescribed by the laws of this state, not more than $50.00. (2) This section does not apply to a license that is unsealed under section 3(2) or (3).

1897, Act 180, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 8615 ;-- CL 1915, 11390 ;-- CL 1929, 12720 ;-- CL 1948, 551.204 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 133, Imd. Eff. Oct. 30, 1979 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 200, Eff. Mar. 15, 2018

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§ 551.7 Persons authorized to solemnize marriage; records; return of licenses and certificates; disposition of fees charged by mayor or county clerk
§ 551.202 Application for marriage license; form; fee; performing marriage ceremony; permit; record; marriage certificate; execution of papers in duplicate; delivery of marriage certificate to parties
§ 551.9 Solemnization of marriage; form; declaration by parties; witnesses
§ 551.16 Want of jurisdiction or authority to solemnize marriage; affect on marriage
§ 551.101 Marriage license; requirements; place to obtain, delivery to person officiating
§ 551.110 License, certificate or certified copy record as evidence
§ 551.103 Persons capable of contracting marriage; age requirement; proof of age; filling out license; written consent; compliance; filing consent; signing, certification, and copy of license; fee; allocation for family counseling services; return and disposition of unexpended funds; waiver of fee; additional fee for nonresidents; delivery of license and certificate to officiating individual; recording information; forwarding licenses and certificates to state registrar; imposition of fee by certain charter counties
§ 551.201 Issuance of marriage license without publicity; conditions; application; notice; consent; exceptions; order
§ 551.271 Marriages solemnized in another state validated
§ 551.251 Legal marriage of minor; parental and marital rights and duties; guardian ad litem.
§ 551.1 Marriage between individuals of same sex as invalid contract
§ 551.3 Incapacity; persons man prohibited from marrying
§ 551.2 Marriage as civil contract; consent; license; solemnization
§ 551.4 Incapacity; persons woman prohibited from marrying
§ 551.5 Bigamy prohibited
§ 551.14 Unlawful marriage by person authorized to solemnize marriage; penalty
§ 551.15 Ceremony performance with knowledge of lack of authority or legal impediment; penalty
§ 551.17 Denominational modes of solemnization; effect of chapter
§ 551.18 Certificates and records of marriage as evidence
§ 551.109 Filing reports of marriage; record
§ 551.51 Age of consent
§ 551.102 Blank form for marriage license and certificate; preparation, contents, and distribution; furnishing blank forms of affidavit of competency; filing affidavit; electronic filing; license as matter of record; transmission to department of community health; social security number; application exempt from disclosure.
§ 551.103a Marriage license; time of delivery; solemnization of marriage required
§ 551.104 Certificate completion; officiating person duty; original license return; record
§ 551.105 County clerk; violation of act, misdemeanor, penalty
§ 551.106 Person officiating at marriage; violation of act, misdemeanor, penalty
§ 551.107 Failure to return certificate; misdemeanor, penalty
§ 551.108 Marriage license; false statement in application, perjury
§ 551.111 License or certificate errors; evidence, correction
§ 551.203 Private file of papers; forwarding duplicate to state registrar; recordation of filing in private register; inspection of files and records; request and identification; court order; petition to unseal marriage record; court order; findings; petition by surviving party; forwarding copy of license and marriage certificate to county clerk; access
§ 551.204 Privileged communications; violation of confidence as misdemeanor; publicity as misdemeanor; penalties; libel action; neglecting to make proper return; section inapplicable to license unsealed under section 3(2) or (3).
§ 551.272 Marriage not between man and woman invalidated