(a) All persons hereafter contracting marriage in this state are required to first obtain a license from the clerk of the county court of some county in this state.
(b) On and after July 1, 1997, the county clerk shall record the Social Security numbers of the persons obtaining a marriage license on the marriage license application or the coupon for the marriage license. If an applicant does not possess a Social Security number, the clerk shall note this representation on the marriage license application or the coupon for the marriage license.
(c)
(1) The county clerk shall transmit Social Security numbers of marriage license applicants to the Division of Vital Records. The clerk is not required to otherwise maintain or report the Social Security numbers of marriage license applicants. Compliance with the Social Security number reporting requirements of this section by the clerk of the county court shall be deemed to satisfy licensing entity reporting requirements under this section relative to marriage licenses.
(2) The Division of Vital Records shall allow the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration access to such Social Security information and on an automated basis to the maximum extent feasible.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations
Subchapter 2 - License and Ceremony
§ 9-11-203. Issuance by clerks
§ 9-11-204. Issuance of license unlawfully — Penalty
§ 9-11-205. Notice of intention to wed — Noncompliance, penalties, and effect
§ 9-11-207. Applicants for marriage licenses to be sober
§ 9-11-208. License not issued to persons of the same sex
§ 9-11-209. Proof of age — Parental consent
§ 9-11-211. Military personnel — Waiver of certain license requirements — Proceedings
§ 9-11-212. Application without other's consent — Penalties — Damages
§ 9-11-213. Persons who may solemnize marriages
§ 9-11-214. Recordation of credentials of clerical character
§ 9-11-216. Solemnization contrary to law — Penalty
§ 9-11-217. Failure to sign and return license at time of marriage — Penalty
§ 9-11-218. Return of executed license to clerk — Effect on bond
§ 9-11-219. False return or record — Penalty
§ 9-11-220. Duty of clerk on return of license — Issuance of certificate