DMR.2.2.030 Solemnization

(a) In the event a judge, member of the clergy, tribal official or anyone authorized to do so solemnizes a marriage, the parties to the marriage shall file with the Clerk of Court a certification thereof within three (3) days of the solemnization. The validity of any marriage under this Code is not affected by the absence of a ceremony.

(b) When the parties to a marriage elect not to have a person as described above solemnize the marriage, they shall complete the marriage license and return it to the Clerk of Court and their marriage shall be effective as of the date the Clerk of Court receives the properly executed license.