(a) Any person who fails to officially sign and return any license to the parties at the time of the marriage shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(b) The fine imposed by subsection (a) of this section shall be paid when collected into the general fund of the county in which the offense was committed.
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