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Florida Statute 382.021 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 382.021 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 382.021 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
382.021 Department to receive marriage licenses.
(1) The county court judge or clerk of the circuit court shall electronically transmit all original marriage licenses, with endorsements, received to the department on one of the following reporting schedules:
(a) Weekly, on or before each Friday, all original marriage licenses, with endorsements, received during the preceding calendar week.
(b) Monthly, on or before the 5th day of each month, all original marriage licenses, with endorsements, received during the preceding calendar month.
(2) Any marriage licenses issued and not returned or any marriage licenses returned but not recorded must be reported by the issuing county court judge or clerk of the circuit court to the department at the time of transmitting the recorded licenses on the forms to be prescribed and furnished by the department. If, during any reporting schedule, the county court judge or clerk of the circuit court does not issue or does not receive a returned marriage license, the county court judge or clerk of the circuit court must report such fact to the department upon forms prescribed and furnished by the department in accordance with the selected reporting schedule.
History.s. 2, ch. 11869, 1927; CGL 3295, 5852; s. 24, ch. 73-334; s. 107, ch. 77-147; s. 18, ch. 87-387; s. 668, ch. 95-148; s. 103, ch. 97-237; s. 9, ch. 2023-71.
Note.Former s. 382.23.

Cases Citing F.S. 382.021

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·Collinsworth v. O'CONNELL, 508 So. 2d 744 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987).

Cited 22 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 56 U.S.L.W. 2042

in apparent recognition that the statutes, section 382.21(2), *747 Florida Statutes (1985), require entry
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2023)
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Cited as authorityAirsman (2015)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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Oglesby v. Williams, 484 F. Supp. 865 (M.D. Fla. 1980).

Cited 2 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1980 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11471

acknowledgement or adjudication of paternity (Florida Statute 382.21(2)), and is equally careful to preserve
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Jones v. State Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs., 409 So. 2d 1120 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 19147

changed without a court order. We have considered § 382.-21(5) which allows correction of any misstatement
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State Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs., Health Porgram Off. v. Mullarkey, 340 So. 2d 123 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1976 Fla. App. LEXIS 16037

names of the adoptive parents, as required by § 382.21(1), F.S. All records pertaining to the adoption
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State Dept. of H. & R. Servs. v. Mullarkey, 340 So. 2d 123 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

names of the adoptive parents, as required by § 382.21(1), F.S. All records pertaining to the adoption

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