Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-98.6 - Certificate of marriage
(1) At
the time the license to marry in Iowa is issued, the county registrar shall
also prepare the original copy of the Certificate of Marriage form. The person
solemnizing the marriage shall complete the blank items pertaining to the
marriage ceremony and obtain the required signatures.
(2) All participants in the marriage ceremony
shall be present at the same time and location within the geographic boundaries
of the state of Iowa, including the parties to be married, two witnesses and
the officiant. Marriage ceremonies shall not occur by proxy, telephone, or
other electronic means.
(3) After
the marriage ceremony:
a. The parties married
shall sign, at a minimum, their first and last legal name on the Certificate of
Marriage form as indicated on the Application for a License to Marry in Iowa
form; and
b. Two witnesses present
at the ceremony and the officiant shall sign and print their names on the
Certificate of Marriage form in the spaces provided. If there is more than one
officiant, the signature and name of only one of the officiants shall be on the
Certificate of Marriage form.
(4) Photocopies of the certificate of
marriage are prohibited prior to registration of the certificate with the
county registrar. The officiant shall not affix any kind of seal to the
certificate of marriage.
(5) Within
15 days after the marriage ceremony, the officiant who solemnized the marriage
shall file for registration the certificate of marriage with the county
registrar that issued the marriage license , except as directed pursuant to Iowa
Code section
595.16.
(6) Upon registration of the certificate of
marriage, the application for a license to marry becomes part of the record of
marriage, including the three-day waiver and consent to marriage of a minor , if
applicable.
(7) Original
certificates of marriage registered by the county registrar shall be forwarded
to the state registrar weekly or as directed by the state registrar.
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