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Mich. Comp. Laws § 551.201 (2026)

Issuance of marriage license without publicity; order.

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ISSUANCE OF MARRIAGE LICENSE WITHOUT PUBLICITY


Act 180 of 1897


551.201 Issuance of marriage license without publicity; order.

Sec. 1.

    (1) When an individual desires to keep the exact date of his or her marriage to an individual of the opposite sex a secret, the probate judge may issue, without publicity, a marriage license to any individual making application, under oath, if there is good reason expressed in the application and determined to be sufficient by the probate judge.

    (2) The probate judge may authorize an order nunc pro tunc regarding the date to appear on the marriage license.

    

    

History: 1897, Act 180, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 8612 ;-- Am. 1899, Act 232, Eff. Sept. 23, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 11387 ;-- CL 1929, 12717 ;-- Am. 1939, Act 251, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 551.201 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 209, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 175, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 199, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1983 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 122, Imd. Eff. Sept. 19, 2023

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1969–2019 · leading case: Baum v. Baum, 173 N.W.2d 744 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969).
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Baum v. Baum, 173 N.W.2d 744 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 2× “* MCLA § 551.201 (Stat Ann 1965 Cum Supp §25.”
Karen Sue Lueck v. James Frederick Lueck (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “180 of the Public Acts of 1897, being section 551.201 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and solemnization as authorized by [MCL 551.”
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