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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 741.01741.01 County court judge or clerk of the circuit court to issue marriage license; fee.—(1) Every marriage license shall be issued by a county court judge or clerk of the circuit court under his or her hand and seal. The county court judge or clerk of the circuit court shall issue such license, upon application for the license, if there appears to be no impediment to the marriage. An application for a marriage license must allow both parties to the marriage to state under oath in writing if they are the parents of a child born in this state and to identify any such child they have in common by name, date of birth, place of birth, and, if available, birth certificate number. The name of any child recorded by both parties must be transmitted to the Department of Health along with the original marriage license and endorsements. The county court judge or clerk of the circuit court shall collect and receive a fee of $2 for receiving the application for the issuance of a marriage license. (2) The fee charged for each marriage license issued in the state shall be increased by the sum of $25. This fee shall be collected upon receipt of the application for the issuance of a marriage license and remitted by the clerk to the Department of Revenue for deposit in the Domestic Violence Trust Fund. The Executive Office of the Governor shall establish a Domestic Violence Trust Fund for the purpose of collecting and disbursing funds generated from the increase in the marriage license fee. Such funds which are generated shall be directed to the Department of Children and Families for the specific purpose of funding domestic violence centers, and the funds shall be appropriated in a “grants-in-aid” category to the Department of Children and Families for the purpose of funding domestic violence centers. From the proceeds of the surcharge deposited into the Domestic Violence Trust Fund as required under s. 938.08, the Executive Office of the Governor may spend up to $500,000 each year for the purpose of administering a statewide public-awareness campaign regarding domestic violence. (3) An additional fee of $25 shall be paid to the clerk upon receipt of the application for issuance of a marriage license. Each month, the clerk shall remit the fee to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the State Courts Revenue Trust Fund. (4) The fee charged for each marriage license issued in the state shall be reduced by a sum of $25 for all couples who present valid certificates of completion of a premarital preparation course from a qualified course provider registered under s. 741.0305(5) for a course taken no more than 1 year prior to the date of application for a marriage license. For each license issued that is subject to the fee reduction of this subsection, the clerk is not required to transfer the sum of $25 to the Department of Revenue for deposit in the General Revenue Fund. History.—s. 2, Nov. 2, 1829; s. 2, ch. 3720, 1887; s. 1, ch. 3890, 1889; RS 2055; GS 2574; RGS 3933; CGL 5848; s. 28, ch. 73-334; s. 1, ch. 74-3; s. 1, ch. 74-372; s. 8, ch. 78-281; s. 143, ch. 79-190; s. 7, ch. 79-402; s. 3, ch. 82-135; s. 3, ch. 82-192; s. 9, ch. 84-343; s. 50, ch. 86-220; s. 3, ch. 86-264; s. 3, ch. 88-181; s. 1, ch. 91-240; s. 2, ch. 94-222; s. 53, ch. 96-418; s. 1779, ch. 97-102; s. 4, ch. 98-403; s. 80, ch. 99-3; s. 278, ch. 99-8; s. 7, ch. 99-243; s. 7, ch. 2001-50; s. 17, ch. 2001-122; s. 4, ch. 2004-251; s. 75, ch. 2004-265; s. 15, ch. 2010-187; s. 285, ch. 2014-19; s. 11, ch. 2017-233; s. 52, ch. 2018-118; s. 12, ch. 2019-42.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 741.01
Total Results: 11
354 F. Supp. 2d 1298, 1 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 611, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 755, 2005 WL 281272
District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jan 19, 2005 | Docket: 2290537
Cited 24 times | Published
such a union.
[3] Pursuant to Florida Statutes § 741.01(1), marriage licenses are issued by a county court
375 So. 2d 32
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 12, 1979 | Docket: 1353029
Cited 3 times | Published
license issued according to the requirements of § 741.01, and within 10 days after solemnizing the marriage
32 So. 3d 682, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 4142, 2010 WL 1212794
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 30, 2010 | Docket: 1662589
Cited 2 times | Published
court judge or the clerk of the circuit court. See § 741.01, Fla. Stat. (2002). After issuance, a license
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Oct 27, 1998 | Docket: 3258709
Published
Vital Statistics to not record the fourth part.
Section 741.01(1), Florida Statutes, states that every marriage
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Aug 27, 1993 | Docket: 3258233
Published
Robert A. Butterworth Attorney General
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1 Section 741.01, F.S., prescribes separate fees for the application
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Mar 17, 1989 | Docket: 3256644
Published
expressed herein regarding this particular form.
Section 741.01, F.S. (1988 Supp.), states in part that:
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Nov 13, 1979 | Docket: 3257772
Published
1922); see also 82 C.J.S.Statutes s. 76, p. 133.
Section 741.01, F. S. 1977, as amended and reenacted by the
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 10, 1978 | Docket: 3256402
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that there is no impediment to the marriage.
Section 741.01, F. S., states in pertinent part:
Every
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Mar 11, 1976 | Docket: 3258171
Published
of the circuit court. (Emphasis supplied.) Section 741.01, F. S., specifies the license shall issue upon
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jun 13, 1975 | Docket: 3256890
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"in the county wherein the woman resides." Section 741.01, F.S., was rewritten in 1974 by Ch. 74-372
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Oct 31, 1974 | Docket: 3255686
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appears to be no impediment to the marriage. Section 741.01, F.S. (1974 Supp.), insofar as it is material
