(a) A record of each marriage performed in this state shall be filed with the office of vital records and shall be registered, if it has been completed and filed in accordance with this section.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-3-401

  • Department: means the department of health. See Tennessee Code 68-3-102
  • File: means to present a vital record provided for in this chapter for registration by the office of vital records. See Tennessee Code 68-3-102
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Vital records: means certificates or reports of birth, death, marriage, divorce or annulment and other records related thereto. See Tennessee Code 68-3-102
(b) The official who issues the marriage license shall prepare the record on the form prescribed and furnished by the state registrar on the basis of information obtained from the parties to be married. The form for a certificate of marriage shall contain a place for the recording of the married persons’ social security numbers, and those numbers shall be recorded on the certificate and on any forms necessary to prepare such certificate. This information shall be provided in the record submitted to the office of vital records by the county clerk.
(c) Every person who performs a marriage shall certify the fact of marriage and return the record to the official who issued the license within three (3) days after the ceremony.
(d) Every official issuing marriage licenses shall complete and forward to the office of vital records, on or before the tenth day of each calendar month, the records of marriages filed with the official during the preceding calendar month.
(e) A marriage record not filed within the time prescribed by statute may be registered in accordance with regulations of the office of vital records.
(f) If a license to marry has been obtained by incorrect identification, the fraudulent record shall be voided and a correct certificate of marriage placed on file by order of the court in the county where the license was issued, in accordance with regulations established by the department.
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