# Fla. Stat. § 741.10: 741.10 Proof of marriage where no certificate available

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLIII_C741_S741.10

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 741.10
- **Heading:** 741.10 Proof of marriage where no certificate available
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 741 / Section 741.10

## Text

When any marriage is or has been solemnized by any of the persons named in s. 741.07, and such person has not made a certificate thereof on the marriage license as required by s. 741.08, or when the marriage license has been lost, or when by reason of death or other cause the proper certificate cannot be obtained, the marriage may be proved by affidavit before any officer authorized to administer oaths made by two competent witnesses who were present and saw the marriage ceremony performed, which affidavit may be filed and recorded in the office of the county court judge or clerk of the circuit court from which the marriage license issued, with the same force and effect as in cases in which the proper certificate has been made, returned and recorded.

History: s. 1, ch. 3126, 1879; RS 2059; GS 2578; RGS 3937; CGL 5856; s. 28, ch. 73-334; s. 1, ch. 74-372.

## 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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