# Fla. Stat. § 741.011: 741.011 Installment payments

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLIII_C741_S741.011

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 741.011
- **Heading:** 741.011 Installment payments
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 741 / Section 741.011

## Text

An applicant for a marriage license who is unable to pay the fees required under s. 741.01 in a lump sum may make payment in not more than three installments over a period of 90 days. The clerk shall accept installment payments upon receipt of an affidavit that the applicant is unable to pay the fees in a lump-sum payment. Upon receipt of the third or final installment payment, the marriage license application shall be deemed filed, and the clerk shall issue the marriage license to the applicant and distribute the fees as provided in s. 741.01. In the event that the marriage license fee is paid in installments, the clerk shall retain $1 from the additional fee imposed pursuant to s. 741.01(3), as a processing fee.

History: s. 3, ch. 94-222; s. 12, ch. 2017-233.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 741.01 741.01 County court judge or clerk of the circuit court to issue marriage license; fee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLIII_C741_S741.01.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 741.02 741.02 Additional fee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLIII_C741_S741.02.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 741.03 741.03 County court judge or clerk of the circuit court not to send out marriage license signed in blank.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLIII_C741_S741.03.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 741.04 741.04 Issuance of marriage license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLIII_C741_S741.04.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 741.05 741.05 Penalty for violation of s. 741.03 or s. 741.04(2).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLIII_C741_S741.05.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 741.07 741.07 Persons authorized to solemnize matrimony.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLIII_C741_S741.07.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 741.08 741.08 Marriage not to be solemnized without a license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLIII_C741_S741.08.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 741.09 741.09 Record of license and certificate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLIII_C741_S741.09.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 741.10 741.10 Proof of marriage where no certificate available.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLIII_C741_S741.10.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 741.011 741.011 Installment payments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLIII_C741_S741.011.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 741.21 741.21 Incestuous marriages prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLIII_C741_S741.21.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 741.23 741.23 Husband not liable for wife’s torts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLIII_C741_S741.23.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 741.24 741.24 Civil action against parents; willful destruction or theft of property by minor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLIII_C741_S741.24.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 741.28 741.28 Domestic violence; definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLIII_C741_S741.28.md)

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