Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 8 - TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL
Chapter 176 - METHODS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Section 176.2 - Voluntary Certification for Remote Issuance of Marriage Licenses
Universal Citation: 1 TX Admin Code ยง 176.2
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A county clerk may apply for certification from the Office of Court Administration to use remote technology to receive applications for marriage licenses from, and to issue marriage licenses to, persons who are not in the county clerk's presence.
(b) The Office of Court Administration must certify a county clerk to issue marriage licenses remotely upon determining the county clerk:
(1) has posted in a prominent
location on its website:
(A) contact
information for scheduling a meeting through remote technology to apply for a
marriage license;
(B) a copy of the
marriage license application form required by Section
RSA 2.004 of the
Family Code; and
(C) a list of the
acceptable forms of proof of an applicant's identity and age as specified in
Section
RSA
2.005 of the Family Code; and
(2) has access to:
(A) remote technology, such as a video
teleconferencing system or other service that provides simultaneous, compressed
full motion video and interactive communication of image and sound between the
clerk, the applicant, any adult who appears on behalf of an absent applicant in
accordance with Section
RSA 2.006 of the
Family Code, and any other person necessary to process the application;
and
(B) a method of electronically
sending and receiving documents.
(c) A person who appears before a certified county clerk through remote technology fulfills the requirement of Section RSA 2.002(1) of the Family Code.
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