MI HB6481

Marriage license applicants must provide their social security number on the application affidavit filed with the county clerk, as required to comply with federal law.

County clerks may accept marriage license applications submitted electronically and must print the information as an affidavit for the applicant to sign in the clerk's presence.

The state registrar shall not display the applicant's social security number on the actual marriage license document.

Unauthorized disclosure of a social security number collected under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days imprisonment or $500 fine; a second or subsequent violation is a felony punishable by up to 4 years imprisonment or $2,000 fine.

Applicants exempt under law from obtaining a social security number, or those with religious convictions against disclosure, are exempt from the requirement; county clerks must report non-religious exemption claims to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.