The person solemnizing a civil marriage shall prepare and sign a certificate. The certificate shall contain the full names of the parties before and after the civil marriage, the birth dates of the parties, and county and state of residences of the parties and the date and place of the civil marriage. The certificate shall also contain the signatures of at least two of the witnesses present at the civil marriage who shall be at least 16 years of age. The person solemnizing the civil marriage shall immediately make a record of such civil marriage, and file such certificate with the local registrar of the county in which the license was issued within five days after the ceremony. The local registrar shall record such certificate in the county civil marriage records.
(8571) RL s 3561; 1949 c 374 s 3; 1951 c 700 s 3; 1977 c 441 s 5; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2004 c 273 s 7; 2009 c 129 s 9; 2013 c 74 s 9
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations
Section 517.01 — Civil Marriage Contract.
Section 517.02 — Persons Capable Of Contracting.
Section 517.03 — Prohibited Civil Marriages.
Section 517.04 — Persons Authorized To Perform Civil Marriages.
Section 517.041 — Power To Appoint Court Commissioner; Duty.
Section 517.05 — Credentials Of Minister.
Section 517.06 — Parties Examined.
Section 517.08 — Application For License.
Section 517.09 — Solemnization.
Section 517.10 — Certificate; Witnesses.
Section 517.101 — Certified Copies Of Civil Marriage Certificate.
Section 517.13 — Penalty For Failure To File Certificate.
Section 517.14 — Illegal Civil Marriage; False Certificate; Penalty.
Section 517.15 — Unauthorized Person Performing Ceremony.
Section 517.16 — Immaterial Irregularity Of Officiating Person Does Not Void.
Section 517.18 — Civil Marriage Solemnization.
Section 517.201 — Relationship To Other Law; Rules Of Construction.