Opinion No.

Honorable Kent A. Caperton Chairman Criminal Justice Committee Texas State Senate P.O. Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711

Re: Whether a marriage license may be issued at a place other than a county courthouse

Dear Senator Caperton:

As chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, you seek the legal opinion of this office regarding the issuance of marriage licenses under section 1.01 of the Texas Family Code. You indicate that several counties have "sub-courthouses" from which they wish to issue marriage licenses. You ask whether existing law authorizes counties to issue marriage licenses from…