Vermont Secretary Of State - Marriage Checklist Template (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

Vermont Secretary Of State - Marriage Checklist Template Page 2

HECKLIST

Before the Marriage:

_____ Are you legally authorized to perform a wedding in Vermont?

If you are a judge or justice, you must have taken the oath of office, and you must perform

the wedding during your term of office.

If you have registered with the Secretary of State as a temporary officiant, you will

be authorized to officiate over the particular marriage identified on the registration form

you submitted to the Secretary of State. Your authority to solemnize that marriage will

expire at the same time as the corresponding license. For information on registering to be

a temporary officiant visit or call 802-828-2363.

If you are a member of the clergy and reside in Vermont, you must be ordained, licensed

or authorized by your denomination.

If you are a member of the clergy, but are not a Vermont resident, you must have special

authorization from the probate court in the county where you will be performing the ceremony,

unless you reside in an adjoining state or country and your church, temple, mosque, or other

religious organization lies entirely or partly in Vermont. Contact the probate court for details.

_____ Are these individuals eligible to enter into marriage?

_____ Do they have a valid Vermont marriage license?

_____ Will the certification date fall within the “VALID FROM _____ TO_____” dates?

(See 17d of the CERTIFICATION section of the license.)

After the Marriage:

_____ Fill out the remaining items of the OFFICIANT section using a typewriter or pen

with permanent black ink (18a - g).

_____ If you have registered with the Secretary of State as a temporary officiant, a copy of

the certificate of authority issued by the Secretary of State should be attached to the

signed license and returned to the clerk’s office.

_____ Return the completed certificate within 10 days to the town clerk who issued the

license. (Block 17b & c). The certificate does not become a legal document until

the town clerk has registered it. Do not give the certificate to the couple.

VT Dept. of Health – Vital Records Unit – 108 Cherry Street, PO Box 70, Burlington, VT 05402

863-7275 or 800-439-5008

September 2012

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