25-123. Recording licenses; endorsement of
solemnization; recording return; lost licenses
A. The clerk of the superior court shall maintain a record of all marriage licenses
issued.
B. The person solemnizing the rites of matrimony shall endorse the act of
solemnization on the license and shall return the license to the clerk within thirty days
after the solemnization. The returned marriage license shall be recorded by the clerk.
C. If a marriage license is lost before the endorsement of solemnization, the
persons who wish to marry shall reapply to the clerk for a marriage license pursuant to
section 25-121 and pay a fee pursuant to section 12-284.
D. If the license that bears the endorsement of solemnization is lost, the clerk
shall issue a replacement license that must be signed by the person who solemnized the
marriage, the persons married and two of the witnesses to the marriage ceremony. The
signed replacement license shall be returned to the clerk who shall record the
license. If the persons married are unable to obtain all of the required signatures,
either of them or their representative may apply to the superior court for an order to
authorize the issuance of a duplicate endorsed marriage license. The application shall
be by a sworn statement that describes the circumstances of the marriage ceremony and
that contains the notarized signatures of the applicant and, if possible, both persons
married, the person who solemnized the marriage and at least two witnesses to the
marriage ceremony. If the application is submitted by a representative, the court shall
determine if the representative is an appropriate requesting party. Pursuant to a court
order, the clerk shall issue and record a duplicate endorsed marriage license. The court
shall not charge a fee for the application or for issuing or recording the duplicate
endorsed marriage license.
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