Oklahoma Marriage Laws | § 43-4 | License Required. Marriage Laws

Oklahoma Statutes 43-4

License required.

No person shall enter into or contract the marriage relation, nor shall any person perform or solemnize the ceremony of any marriage in this state without a license being first issued by the judge or clerk of the district court, of some county in this state, authorizing the marriage between the persons named in such license.

R.L.1910, § 3886.

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§ 43-1 Marriage defined.
§ 43-2 Consanguinity.
§ 43-3 Who may marry.
§ 43-3.1 Recognition of marriage between persons of same gender prohibited.
§ 43-4 License required.
§ 43-5.1 Premarital counseling.
§ 43-8 Endorsement and return of license.
§ 43-9 Records - Return of original.
§ 43-11 Copy of record - Admission as evidence.
§ 43-15 Miscellaneous offenses - Penalties.
§ 43-7 Solemnization of marriages.
§ 43-6 License - Contents.
§ 43-20 Computation of Time
§ 43-10 Evidence before issue of license.
§ 43-5 Application - Fees - Issuance of license and certificate.
§ 43-7.1 Refusal to solemnize or recognize marriage by religious organization officials - Definitions.
§ 43-14 Penalty for performing unlawful marriage.
§ 43-36 Issuance of license - Delivery to person officiating - Return to licensing authority.