(a) Any person applying for a license under the provisions of this act shall be required to enter into bond to the State of Arkansas in the penal sum of one hundred dollars ($100) for the use of and benefit of the general fund of the county to ensure that the parties applying have a lawful right to the license and that they will faithfully carry into effect and comply with the provisions of this act.
(b) The bond shall be void when the license is duly returned to the office of the county clerk, duly executed and officially signed by someone authorized by law to solemnize the rites of matrimony.
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