---
urn: urn:us-la:rs:9:241
citation: "R.S. 9:241"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 9 › Code Preliminary Title › Code Book I › Code Title IV › Chapter 1 › Part IV › Subpart A"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1987, number: 886, section: 3, effective_date: 1988-01-01, role: enactment }
  - { year: 2018, number: 276, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
---

# Premature ceremony prohibited

An officiant may not perform a marriage ceremony until twenty-four hours have elapsed since the issuance of the marriage license.