Full question:
It completely slipped my mind to return my license certificate to the registrar. It’s already been a month since our marriage now. Is there a fine for late submission? If yes, how much is it? I live in Connecticut.
- Category: Marriage
- Subcategory: License
- Date:
- State: Connecticut
Answer:
Generally, you must certify in the license certificate the fact, time, and place of your marriage, and return it to the registrar of the town where you were married before or during the first week of the first month of your marriage. If you don't, the fine can be up to ten dollars. The relevant statute is Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-34. It reads:“Marriage certificate. Affidavit in lieu of certificate.
(a) Each person who joins any person in marriage shall certify upon the license certificate the fact, time and place of the marriage, and return it to the registrar of the town where the marriage took place, before or during the first week of the month following the marriage. Any person who fails to do so shall be fined not more than ten dollars.
(b) If any person fails to return the certificate to the registrar, as required under subsection (a) of this section, the persons joined in marriage may provide the registrar with a notarized affidavit attesting to the fact that they were joined in marriage and stating the date and place of the marriage. Upon the recording of such affidavit by the registrar, the marriage of the affiants shall be deemed to be valid as of the date of the marriage stated in the affidavit.”
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