Tex. Family Code § 2.206
RETURN OF LICENSE; PENALTY
Texas · Texas Family Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Family Code § 2.206, RETURN OF LICENSE; PENALTY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/642158
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(a) The person who conducts a marriage ceremony shall record on the license the date on which and the county in which the ceremony is performed and the person's name, subscribe the license, and return the license to the county clerk who issued it not later than the 30th day after the date the ceremony is conducted.
(b) A person who fails to comply with this section 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.