No person may be joined in marriage within this state until a marriage license has been obtained for that purpose from the county clerk of any county in this state. If one of the persons is a nonresident of this state, the nonresident’s part of the application may be completed and sworn to or affirmed before the person authorized to accept marriage license applications in the county and state in which the nonresident resides.
Wis. Stat. § 765.05
Marriage license; by whom issued
Known as the The Family Code
The act spans §§ 765–765 (24 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 80 Op. Att'y Gen. 236 - Opinion No. Oag 15-92, (1992) (1992)
Most recently applied in 80 Op. Att'y Gen. 236 - Opinion No. Oag 15-92, (1992) (June 1992)
1979 c. 32 ss. 48, 92 (2); 1979 c. 89, 176, 177, 355; Stats. 1979 s. 765.05; 1981 c. 20, 142, 314; 1999 a. 85; 2021 a. 84; 2021 a. 240 s. 30
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.