Texas Family Code
§ 2.207 — MARRIAGE CONDUCTED AFTER LICENSE EXPIRED; PENALTY
FA § 2.207Title 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP · Part A. MARRIAGE · Ch. 2. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP · Art. C. CEREMONY AND RETURN OF LICENSE
Statute text
View on source(a)A person who is to conduct a marriage ceremony shall determine whether the license has expired from the county clerk's endorsement on the license.
(b)A person who conducts a marriage ceremony after the marriage license has expired commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $500.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.