An Act To Allow the Electronic Transfer of Marriage Certificates

Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2702-B  is enacted to read:

§ 2702-B.  Electronic transmittal of marriage certificates

The municipal clerk that issued a marriage license pursuant to Title 19-A, section 652, subsection 1 and the clerk of the municipality where the marriage occurred may issue certified copies of the marriage certificate electronically using the statewide system for the registration of vital statistics described under section 2701.

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This bill allows both the municipal clerk that issued a marriage license and the clerk from the municipality where the marriage occurred to issue a certified copy of the marriage certificate electronically using the State's registration system.