Michigan Laws > Chapter 551 > Act 128 of 1887 – Marriage License


§ 551.101	Marriage license; requirements; place to obtain, delivery to person officiating
§ 551.102	Blank form for marriage license and certificate; preparation, contents, and distribution; furnishing blank forms of affidavit of competency; filing affidavit; electronic filing; license as matter of r
§ 551.103	Persons capable of contracting marriage; age requirement; proof of age; filling out license; written consent; compliance; filing consent; signing, certification, and copy of license; fee; allocation f
§ 551.103a	Marriage license; time of delivery; solemnization of marriage required
§ 551.104	Certificate completion; officiating person duty; original license return; record
§ 551.105	County clerk; violation of act, misdemeanor, penalty
§ 551.106	Person officiating at marriage; violation of act, misdemeanor, penalty
§ 551.107	Failure to return certificate; misdemeanor, penalty
§ 551.108	Marriage license; false statement in application, perjury
§ 551.109	Filing reports of marriage; record
§ 551.110	License, certificate or certified copy record as evidence
§ 551.111	License or certificate errors; evidence, correction

Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. ^{Source: OCC}
Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
Probate: Proving a will
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o