TITLE 19
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
ARTICLE 2
LICENSE AND CEREMONY
19-3-41. Department of Public Health marriage manual; distribution; rules and regulations.
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The Department of Public Health shall prepare a marriage manual for distribution by the judge of the probate court or his clerk to all applicants for a marriage license. The manual shall include, but shall not be limited to, material on family planning.
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The manual provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be issued by the judge of the probate court or his clerk to applicants for a marriage license at the same time the marriage license is issued.
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The Department of Public Health shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement this Code section.
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In order to be nonsectarian, the manual will include resource referral information for those who might have questions regarding religious beliefs in the areas covered by the marriage manual.
(Code 1933, § 53-201.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 879, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214.)
Law reviews.
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For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).