Florida Statute 382.21 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 382
VITAL STATISTICS

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F.S. 382.021

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.

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Cases Citing Statute 382.021

Total Results: 5

Collinsworth v. O'CONNELL

508 So. 2d 744, 56 U.S.L.W. 2042

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 2, 1987 | Docket: 1648848

Cited 22 times | Published

in apparent recognition that the statutes, section 382.21(2), *747 Florida Statutes (1985), require entry

Oglesby v. Williams

484 F. Supp. 865, 1980 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11471

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Feb 20, 1980 | Docket: 904211

Cited 2 times | Published

acknowledgement or adjudication of paternity (Florida Statute 382.21(2)), and is equally careful to preserve

Jones v. State Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

409 So. 2d 1120, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 19147

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 9, 1982 | Docket: 64587948

Published

changed without a court order. We have considered § 382.-21(5) which allows correction of any misstatement

State Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services, Health Porgram Office v. Mullarkey

340 So. 2d 123, 1976 Fla. App. LEXIS 16037

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 14, 1976 | Docket: 64556202

Published

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

STATE DEPT. OF H. & R. SERVICES v. Mullarkey

340 So. 2d 123

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 14, 1976 | Docket: 449767

Published

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