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County Clerk Violations

Any county clerk or deputy clerk who, not acting in good faith, issues a marriage license without compliance with the provisions of the last sentence in T.C.A. § 36-3-103(c)(1), §§ 36-3-104 through  36-3-106,  § 36-3-109, § 36-3-110, or § 36-3-113 (regarding § 36-3-113, see Obergefell v. Hodges, 135 S.Ct. 2584 (2015); see also Op. Tenn. Att'y Gen. 17-29) is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, which is punishable by imprisonment not greater than thirty (30) days or a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) or both.  T.C.A. §§ 36-3-111, 40-35-111.