Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-304 (2026)

Form of certificate

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The clerk shall, on each license, place the following form of certificate, to be signed by the person solemnizing the marriage:

"I solemnize the rite of matrimony between the above (or within) named parties on the ____________________ day of ____________________, ____________________."

Code 1858, § 2444; Shan., § 4194; mod. Code 1932, § 8422; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-418.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2022 · leading case: Est. of David Holt Ralston (Tenn. Ct. App. 2013).

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Est. of David Holt Ralston (Tenn. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “However, consideration under the statute must be for “value,” which Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-304 (a) defines narrowly: “Value is given for a transfer or an obligation if, in exchange for the value or obligation, property is transferred or an antecedent debt is secured or satisfied.”

Universal Life Church Monastery v. Wayne Nabors (6th Cir. 2022). “TCA § 36-3-304. But making a false statement on the license—for instance, by claiming to have solemnized a marriage despite knowingly lacking the requisite authority—may be construed as making a false entry in a government record.”

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