Section 14-03-20.2 – Middle name options

1. One party or both parties to a marriage may elect to change the middle name by which that individual wishes to be known after the solemnization of the marriage by entering the new middle name in the space provided on the marriage license application. If an...

Section 14-03-20.1 – Surname options

1. Every person has the right to adopt any surname by which that person wishes to be known by using that surname consistently and without intent to defraud.2. A person’s surname does not automatically change upon marriage. Neither party to the marriage must...

Section 14-03-20 – License and certificate

The marriage license and certificate of the person solemnizing the marriage must be upon one blank form in duplicate consisting of two pages with a perforated seam to make it readily detachable. The form must be substantially as follows:MARRIAGE LICENSE State of North...