Ch. 123

LAWS OF MARYLAND

2-402.

(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this
section, to apply for a license, 1 of the parties to be married
shall:

(1) appear before the clerk and give under oath, the
following information, which shall be placed on an application
form by the clerk:

(i) the full name of each party;

(ii) the place of residence of each party;

(iii) the age of each party;

(iv) whether the parties are related by blood
or marriage and, if so, in which degree of relationship;

(v) the marital status of each party; [and]

(vi) whether either party was married

previously, and the date and place of each death or judicial
determination that ended any former marriage; and

(VII) THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF EACH PARTY;
AND

(2) sign the application form.

(C) (1) THE LICENSE APPLICATION SHALL PROVIDE SPACES FOR
THE VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS OF THE
PARTIES.

(2) THE CLERK SHALL PLACE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS
THAT ARE DISCLOSED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION ON THE MARRIAGE LICENSE
CERTIFICATE FORMS REQUIRED UNDER § 2-403 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

2-403.

(a) (1) A license shall read as follows:

"State of Maryland and County of ........... To any

individual authorized by the laws of this State to perform a
marriage ceremony. You are hereby authorized to join together in
matrimony according to the rules and ceremonies of your church,
society or religious sect and the laws of this State, or

according to the laws of this State, ............... (state here

name of intended husband), whose place of residence is

whose age is ...........; WHOSE SOCIAL

SECURITY NUMBER IS --------------; and who is ________________

(state here whether single, widower, or divorced, as the case may
be), and .......... (state here name of intended wife), whose

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