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urn: urn:us-la:rs:9:221
citation: "R.S. 9:221"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 9 › Code Preliminary Title › Code Book I › Code Title IV › Chapter 1 › Part III › Subpart A"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1987, number: 886, section: 3, effective_date: 1988-01-01, role: enactment }
  - { year: 2019, number: 401, section: 2, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
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# Authority to issue marriage license

A. A license authorizing an officiant to perform a marriage ceremony must be issued by:

(1) The state registrar of vital records, or a judge of the city court, in the Parish of Orleans;

(2) The clerk of court, in any other parish; or

(3) A district judge, if the clerk of court is a party to the marriage.

B. No marriage license for a minor under the age of sixteen shall be issued. No marriage license for a minor of the age of sixteen or seventeen shall be issued where there is an age difference of three years or greater between the persons seeking the marriage license.