§228. Same; court order waiving birth certificate
A. In the event of extenuating circumstances, for good cause shown, and after a
hearing, which may be held in camera, finding that the parties have complied with all other
requirements, including presentation of the letter required by R.S. 9:227 and other competent
evidence that the applicant was born in any state or territory of the United States, a judge of
the First or Second City Courts of the city of New Orleans, a family court judge, a juvenile
court judge, or any district court judge of a parish may order an issuing official within the
territorial jurisdiction of his court to issue a marriage license without the applicant submitting
a birth certificate. The order need not state the reasons. The written order shall be attached
to the marriage application.
B. In the event of extenuating circumstances, and for good cause shown, and after
a hearing, which may be held in camera, finding that the parties have complied with all other
requirements, including presentation of the letter required by R.S. 9:227 and other competent
evidence that the applicant was born in any state or territory of the United States, a justice
of the peace or city court judge may order an issuing official within the parish where his
court is situated to issue a marriage license without the applicant submitting a birth
certificate. The order need not state the reasons. The written order shall be attached to the
marriage application.
Acts 1991, No. 692, §1; Acts 1995, No. 454, §1; Acts 1999, No. 113, §1; Acts 2014,
No. 435, §1; Acts 2015, No. 436, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.