§ 2.403 Proof of Identity and Age; Offense
Class A misdemeanorOfficial text ↗
(a)
The county clerk shall require proof of the identity and age of each party to the declaration of informal marriage to be established by a document listed in Section 2.005(b).
(b)
A person commits an offense if the person knowingly provides false, fraudulent, or otherwise inaccurate proof of the person’s identity or age under this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 4.14, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 978 (H.B. 3666), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.
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