AN ACT relating to the correction of marriage documents.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 402 to allow a county clerk to correct a marriage application or marriage license upon receipt of an affidavit executed by both parties to the marriage; provide examples of errors and omissions that a clerk may correct upon receipt of the affidavit; allow persons to obtain a corrected marriage license by court order if they choose; make a person who intentionally submits a material false statement subject to…

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This bill creates a process for correcting errors or omissions on marriage applications and licenses in Kentucky. A county clerk can make corrections when both spouses submit a signed affidavit, or a person may seek corrections through a court order. Intentionally filing false information as part of this process carries criminal penalties, and any fees collected from these corrections may go to the domestic violence shelter fund. Who it may affect: married couples who need to correct errors on their marriage documents, and county clerks who process those records.

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