Has. Persons wishing to marry in that State must file a written application, signed and sworn personally by both parties with the registry of the district court, containing: 1. the domicile of each party; 2. the full legal name and age of each party as they appear on a certified copy of the valid birth certificate, driver`s license or identity card, valid passport or visa or any other certificate, permit or document issued by or existing under the laws of any nation or state, their political subdivision, which is accepted as proof of identity and age; 3. For each party, the full name by which the party will be known after marriage, which becomes the full legal name of the party upon presentation of the marriage certificate and marriage certificate to the court, as required by law; provided, however, that a marriage certificate issued before 8 June 2006 is reissued at the request of the holder of the document in order to contain the information required under this paragraph. This newly issued certificate must reflect the original date of the marriage and be signed by the registry. The signatures of the staff member and original witnesses are not required; 4. the parties are not excluded from marriage or are unable to establish a conjugal relationship; and 5. If the parties have successfully completed a premarital counselling program. B. Upon application under this section and payment of costs in accordance with 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes, section 31, if the clerk of the district court is satisfied of the truth and sufficiency of the application and there is no legal impediment to the marriage, the clerk of the court shall issue the marriage certificate authorizing the marriage and a marriage certificate.

that are saved as a single document. As required by law, the marriage certificate must be completed immediately after marriage and the marriage certificate and marriage certificate are returned to the court clerk. 2. Parties who are to marry and present a certificate to the Registry of the District Court stating that the parties have completed the prenuptial counseling program pursuant to Section 5.1 of this Title are entitled to pay a reduced fee for a marriage license in the amount provided for in Section 31 of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes. C. In the event that one or both parties have not reached the age of majority, the application must have been filed with the office of the Registrar within a period of at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the issuance of the marriage certificate. D. The marriage certificate must be valid in any county in the state. E. The provisions contained herein are mandatory and are not listed, except in the circumstances set out in Section 3 of this Title.

2. Any person under the age of sixteen (16) is expressly prohibited and prohibited from entering into the conjugal relationship except with court permission: Democratic Representative Jason Dunnington of Oklahoma City failed Monday in the Republican-controlled House by a vote of 60 to 35 in a state that has one of the highest rates of teen marriage in the country. Oklahoma does not allow the federal marriage option. A preacher, minister, priest, rabbi or ecclesiastical dignitary residing in that state must have deposited a copy of the credentials or powers of attorney of his church or synagogue authorizing him to marry at the office of the clerk of the county in which he resides. Their common-law relationship is recognized in Oklahoma if it was entered into before November 1, 1998. In Oklahoma, however, there is controversy over this legislation and whether or not marriages are valid under common law in the state. Most counties will refer you to a lawyer for legal advice on the matter. The Oklahoma marriage certificate is valid for 10 days after it is issued. A 2017 Pew Research Center report analyzing marriage data from 2014 showed Oklahoma was number 4 in the country among teen marriage rates.

Finding more up-to-date data on how many minors in Oklahoma are getting married can be difficult because the data is kept from county to county, Dunnington said. He estimated there were about 2,000 child marriages in Oklahoma in the past five years.