Wisconsin Marriage Laws § 765.08
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Wisconsin Statutes 765.08
(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), no marriage license may be issued within 3 days of application for the marriage license.
(2) The county clerk may, at his or her discretion, issue a marriage license within less than 3 days after application if the applicant pays an additional fee of not more than $25 to cover any increased processing cost incurred by the county. The county clerk shall pay this fee into the county treasury.
1979 c. 32 s. 48; 1979 c. 176; Stats. 1979 s. 765.08; 1981 c. 20, 142; 2009 a. 28.; 2021 a. 84.
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