Opinion No. Oag 15-92, (1992)

FRED A. RISSER, Chairperson Senate Organization Committee

The Senate Committee on Organization asks for my interpretation of the residency requirement for obtaining a marriage license under section 765.05, Stats.

The inquiry originated with the Marriage License Committee of the Wisconsin County Clerks' Association. A letter from the chairperson of that committee accompanied your request. In that letter, the committee poses a question concerning the residency for marriage license application purposes of Wisconsin residents who have moved from one Wisconsin county to another within 30 days prior…