# Fla. Stat. § 741.08: 741.08 Marriage not to be solemnized without a license

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLIII_C741_S741.08

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 741.08
- **Heading:** 741.08 Marriage not to be solemnized without a license
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 741 / Section 741.08

## Text

Before any of the persons named in s. 741.07 shall solemnize any marriage, he or she shall require of the parties a marriage license issued according to the requirements of s. 741.01, and within 10 days after solemnizing the marriage he or she shall make a certificate thereof on the license, and shall transmit the same to the office of the county court judge or clerk of the circuit court from which it issued.

History: ss. 2, 3, Nov. 2, 1829; s. 1, ch. 3890, 1889; RS 2057; GS 2576; RGS 3935; CGL 5854; s. 28, ch. 73-334; s. 1, ch. 74-372; s. 1059, ch. 97-102.

## 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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