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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 194.005 — HEIRLOOM WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CERTIFICATE

HS § 194.005Title 3. VITAL STATISTICS · Ch. 194. MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE RECORDS

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(a)The department shall promote the sale of an heirloom wedding anniversary certificate. The department shall solicit donated designs for the certificate from Texas artists and select the best donated designs for the form of the certificate.
(b)The department shall collect a $50 fee for the issuance of an heirloom wedding anniversary certificate.
(c)The executive commissioner shall adopt rules designating certain milestone wedding anniversary dates and shall design and promote heirloom wedding anniversary certificates celebrating those anniversary dates.
(d)The department shall create an heirloom wedding anniversary certificate ordering system that includes printed order forms available through the department and an online ordering system.
(e)An heirloom wedding anniversary certificate produced by the department under this section must be printed on parchment paper and be not smaller than 11 inches by 14 inches in size.
(f)An heirloom wedding anniversary certificate produced by the department under this section is not a marriage license under this chapter or Chapter 2, Family Code, and does not establish and may not be used to establish a marriage relationship.
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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0565, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 194.005 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.