La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § V-11119
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section V-11119 - Delayed Marriage CertificatesA. Orleans Parish Only 1. Marriage certificates of persons married in Louisiana are filed with the clerk of court in the parish where the marriage license was purchased, except in Orleans Parish, where the marriage certificates are filed with the Vital Records Registry of the Office of Preventive and Public Health Services of the state of Louisiana.2. The state registrar shall not furnish applications or instructions unless he is satisfied that the applicant is the person who has no marriage certificate or record, or is a member of the immediate or surviving family of said person, or is named in a court proceeding as a member of the immediate or surviving family of said person. The credentials of an attorney at law authorized to practice in this state, together with a written declaration of the record in which he is interested, that he is a legal representative of one of the named parties at interest, shall constitute proof of a direct interest in the matter to warrant being furnished applications or further instructions.3. In instances where there exists no marriage certificate of record the applicant shall bed instructed to contact the officiant of the marriage ceremony. a. If the officiant is in possession of the original certificate, the Vital Records Registry may accept the certificate for delayed filing.b. If the officiant is in possession of a duplicate of the original marriage certificate and he/she attests in writing to the facts of the marriage as contained therein, the Vital Records Registry shall issue another marriage license requiring only the medical certification of the parties in compliance with R.S. 9:241.B. For parishes other than Orleans, contact the clerk of court for information or assistance.La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § V-11119
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Preventive and Public Health Services, LR 13:246 (April 1987).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 9:241, R.S. 40:33, and R.S. 40:59-60.