Hinds County exact answer
Can the marriage license waiting period be waived in Hinds County?
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Direct answer
In Hinds County, there is no waiting period left to waive. The judicial waiver that Section 93-1-5 still provides waives the minimum-age requirement, not any delay; the separate judicial waiver of the three-day period disappeared along with the period itself in 2012.
Published rule and conditions
- Waiting-period waiver
This does not apply here.
There is no waiting period left to waive. The judicial waiver that Section 93-1-5 still provides waives the minimum-age requirement, not any delay; the separate judicial waiver of the three-day period disappeared along with the period itself in 2012.
Not applicable hereAN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE THE 3-DAY WAITING PERIOD FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE AND TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT FOR A BLOOD TEST FOR SYPHILIS
Issuing office
Hinds County Circuit Clerk
Official sources for this answer
- Senate Bill 2851, 2012 Regular Session, as sent to the Governor — the act that eliminated Mississippi's three-day marriage license waitMississippi Legislature - checked July 30, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE THE 3-DAY WAITING PERIOD FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE AND TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT FOR A BLOOD TEST FOR SYPHILIS; TO REPEAL SECTION 93-1-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE RIGHT TO CONTEST THE ISSUANCE OF A MARRIAGE LICENSE BY ANY INTERESTED PARTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. ... SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2012.
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