# Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-6: License - Contents

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## Section

- **Citation:** Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-6
- **Heading:** License - Contents
- **Jurisdiction:** Oklahoma
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OK Code / Title 43 / Section 43-6

## Text

A. The marriage license provided for in this title shall

contain:

1. The date of its issuance;

2. The name of the court issuing the license, and the name of

the city or town and county in which the court is located;

3. The full legal names of the persons authorized to be married

by the license, the full legal names by which the persons will be

known after the marriage, subject to the provisions of Section 5 of

this title, their ages, and their places of residence;

4. Directions to any person authorized by law to perform and

solemnize the marriage ceremony;

5. The number of days by which the marriage ceremony shall be

completed and the number of days by which the certificate, along

with the marriage license, shall be returned to the court clerk, as

provided in Section 20 of this title; and

6. Any other information, declarations, seals and signatures,

as required by law.

B. The marriage certificate provided for in this title shall

contain appropriate wording and blanks to be completed and endorsed,

as required by Section 8 of this title, by the person solemnizing or

performing the marriage ceremony, the witnesses, and the persons who

have been married.

R.L. 1910, § 3888. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 9, eff. July 1,

1997; Laws 2006, c. 311, § 3, emerg. eff. June 8, 2006; Laws 2022,

c. 241, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.

## 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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