§225. Documents required; attachments
A. An application for a marriage license shall be accompanied by:
(1)(a) A certified copy of each party's birth certificate as provided by R.S. 9:226.
(b) If the applicant does not have a birth certificate, the applicant shall obtain an
order signed by a judge waiving the requirement pursuant to R.S. 9:228.
(2) The written consent for a minor to marry, or the court's authorization for the
minor to marry, or both, as required by Chapter 6 of Title XV of the Children's Code.
(3) If applicable, the declaration of intent for a covenant marriage, as provided in
Part VII of this Chapter.
(4) A valid and unexpired driver's license, a government issued identification card,
or a valid and unexpired passport from the country of his birth or an unexpired visa
accompanied by Form I-94 as issued by the United States.
B.(1) It shall be unlawful for any officer authorized to issue a marriage license in this
state to issue a license to any male or female unless both parties first present and file with the
officer a certified copy of their original birth certificate.
(2) A photostatic or photographic reproduction of the certified copy of the birth
certificate shall be filed with the officer.
Acts 1988, No. 344, §1; Acts 1988, No. 345, §1, eff. July 7, 1988; Acts 1988, No.
808, §1, eff. July 18, 1988; Acts 1995, No. 415, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1380, §2; Acts 2015, No.
436, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
NOTE: See Acts 1988, No. 808, §3.