25-121. Marriage license; application;
affidavit
A. Persons shall not be joined in marriage in this state until a license has been
obtained for that purpose from the clerk of the superior court in any county of this
state. This subsection does not apply to the conversion of an existing marriage that is
valid in this state to a covenant marriage pursuant to section 25-902.
B. Persons who wish to marry shall apply to the clerk of the superior court for a
license and shall complete and sign under oath an affidavit provided by the clerk that
states each applicant's name, age and residential address. The affidavit shall include a
statement by the applicants that they understand that information on sexually transmitted
diseases is available from the county health department on request and that these
diseases may be transmitted to their unborn children. The applicants shall provide their
social security numbers to the clerk separately from the affidavit. The affidavit shall
be filed by the clerk who shall then issue to the applicants a license directed to the
persons authorized by law to solemnize marriage and shall collect the fee prescribed by
section 12-284. The license is sufficient authority for any authorized person to
solemnize the marriage. The marriage license shall state that the marriage license
expires one year from the date of issuance of the license.
C. Except for release to the department of economic security for the purpose of
child support enforcement, the social security number provided to the clerk of the
superior court pursuant to subsection B of this section for an applicant's marriage
license shall not be released to any person or entity unless the applicant requests in
writing that the information be released. The provisions of this subsection shall appear
in each application for a marriage license.
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