Current through the 2024 Budget Session
Section 35-1-422 - Marriage registration(a) A record of each marriage performed in the state shall be filed with the state registrar of vital records as provided in this section. The officer who issues the marriage license shall prepare the certificate on the form furnished by the state registrar of vital records upon the basis of information obtained from the parties to be married, as provided by W.S. 20-1-103 and signed by the bride and groom.(b) Every person who performs a marriage shall certify the fact of marriage and file the record with the officer who issued the license within ten (10) days after the ceremony. This certificate shall be signed by the witnesses to the ceremony, one (1) copy of which shall be given to the parties so married. Every office issuing marriage licenses shall complete and forward to the state registrar of vital records on or before the tenth day of each calendar month the certificates of marriage filed with him during the preceding calendar month.