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25-126 . Application to justice of the peace for marriage license; issuance; violation; classification
A. A justice of the peace whose office is located five miles or more from the county seat of the county in which his office is located may be designated by the clerk of the superior court to receive applications for and issue marriage licenses within the county where he resides. The applications shall be made on forms conforming to the provisions of section 25-121, which shall be provided by the clerk of the superior court.
B. The clerk of the superior court shall, upon request of the justice of the peace designated as provided in subsection A, issue in blank such licenses as requested and charge them against the justice of the peace. The clerk shall credit the account with the amounts remitted from time to time. A justice of the peace having possession of marriage license forms as provided in this section shall account for such forms as required by the clerk of the superior court.
C. The justice of the peace designated as provided in subsection A shall report to the clerk the issuance of each license and remit therewith the fee. Intentional failure to transmit such report and fee, or the use of the authority granted by this section by the justice of the peace for his personal gain, is a class 2 misdemeanor.
