MI HB4187

Requires applicants for marriage licenses to provide their social security number on the application as part of federal law compliance, with the state registrar prohibited from displaying the number on the actual license.

Allows county clerks to accept marriage license applications electronically, with the clerk printing the information as an affidavit for the applicant to sign in the clerk's presence.

Prohibits county clerks from issuing a marriage license until all requirements of the section are satisfied.

Makes unauthorized disclosure of a social security number collected under this section a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days imprisonment or $500 fine, with second or subsequent violations treated as felonies punishable by up to 4 years imprisonment or $2,000 fine.

Exempts applicants who are legally exempt from obtaining a social security number or who are religiously exempt from disclosure of their social security number, with county clerks required to inform applicants of possible exemptions.

Classifies the marriage license application as a nonpublic record exempt from freedom of information requests, though the document shall be made available to persons named in the application.