# Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-4: License required

> Oklahoma · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T43_S43-4

## Section

- **Citation:** Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-4
- **Heading:** License required
- **Jurisdiction:** Oklahoma
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OK Code / Title 43 / Section 43-4

## Text

No person shall enter into or contract the marriage relation,

nor shall any person perform or solemnize the ceremony of any

marriage in this state without a license being first issued by the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43. Marriage and Family Page 10

judge or clerk of the district court, of some county in this state,

authorizing the marriage between the persons named in such license.

## Nearby sections

- [Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-1 Marriage defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T43_S43-1.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-2 Consanguinity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T43_S43-2.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-3 Who may marry](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T43_S43-3.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-3.1 Recognition of marriage between persons of same gender](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T43_S43-3.1.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-4 License required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T43_S43-4.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-5 Application - Fees - Issuance of license and certificate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T43_S43-5.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-5.1 Premarital counseling](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T43_S43-5.1.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-6 License - Contents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T43_S43-6.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-7 Solemnization of marriages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T43_S43-7.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-7.1 Refusal to solemnize or recognize marriage by religious](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T43_S43-7.1.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-8 Endorsement and return of license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T43_S43-8.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-9 Records - Return of original](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T43_S43-9.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-10 Evidence before issue of license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T43_S43-10.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-11 Copy of record - Admission as evidence](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T43_S43-11.md)

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