Premarital counseling

A. The clerk of the district court shall reduce the fee for a

marriage license as prescribed by Section 31 of Title 28 of the

Oklahoma Statutes to persons who have successfully completed a

premarital counseling program meeting the conditions specified by

this section.

B. 1. A premarital counseling program shall be conducted by a

health professional, an official representative of a religious

institution, or a person trained by the principal authors or duly

authorized agents of the principal authors of nationally recognized

marriage education curriculum including, but not limited to,

Prevention & Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP). Upon

successful completion of the program, the counseling program

provider shall issue to the persons a certificate signed by the

instructor of the counseling program. The certificate shall state

that the named persons have successfully completed the premarital

counseling requirements. A minimum of four (4) hours of education

or counseling shall be necessary for successful completion of the

marriage education curriculum.

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2. For purposes of this subsection, the term “health

professional” means a person licensed or certified by this state to

practice psychiatry or psychology; a licensed social worker with

experience in marriage counseling; a licensed marital and family

therapist; or a licensed professional counselor.