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Tex. Fam. Code § 2.206 (2026)

Return Of License; Penalty

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Sec. 2.206. RETURN OF LICENSE; PENALTY. (a) The person who conducts a marriage ceremony shall record on the license the date on which and the county in which the ceremony is performed and the person's name, subscribe the license, and return the license to the county clerk who issued it not later than the 30th day after the date the ceremony is conducted.

(b) A person who fails to comply with this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $500.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2015–2020 · leading case: Jenkins-Dyer v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 651 F. App'x 810 (10th Cir. 2016).
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Jenkins-Dyer v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 651 F. App'x 810 (10th Cir. 2016). “Although Texas law requires a marriage license to be recorded within 30 days of the ceremony, Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 2.206 (a), the penalty for failing to do so is a fine, id.”
in Re: Roger Arash Farahmand (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “doc Page 14 Tex. Fam. Code §2.206( a) J. Challenged Element No.”
in Re: Roger Arash Farahmand (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “11 Tex. Fam. Code § 2.206(a). 12 Tex. Fam. Code § 2.”
Gustavo Noel Hinojosa v. Steve Paul LaFredo (Tex. App. 2020). “” TEX. FAM. CODE § 2.206(a). The family code provides two methods for establishing the existence of an informal, or common law, marriage.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 2.206(a) — 3 cases
in Re: Roger Arash Farahmand (Tex. App. 2015). “11 Tex. Fam. Code § 2.206(a). 12 Tex. Fam. Code § 2.”
Gustavo Noel Hinojosa v. Steve Paul LaFredo (Tex. App. 2020). “” TEX. FAM. CODE § 2.206(a). The family code provides two methods for establishing the existence of an informal, or common law, marriage.”
in Re: Roger Arash Farahmand (Tex. App. 2015). “doc Page 14 Tex. Fam. Code §2.206( a) J. Challenged Element No.”
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