Department to receive marriage licenses.

(1) The county court judge or clerk of the circuit court shall electronically transmit all original marriage licenses, with endorsements, received to the department on one of the following reporting schedules:

(a) Weekly, on or before each Friday, all original marriage licenses, with endorsements, received during the preceding calendar week.

(b) Monthly, on or before the 5th day of each month, all original marriage licenses, with endorsements, received during the preceding calendar month.

(2) Any marriage licenses issued and not returned or any marriage licenses returned but not recorded must be reported by the issuing county court judge or clerk of the circuit court to the department at the time of transmitting the recorded licenses on the forms to be prescribed and furnished by the department. If, during any reporting schedule, the county court judge or clerk of the circuit court does not issue or does not receive a returned marriage license, the county court judge or clerk of the circuit court must report such fact to the department upon forms prescribed and furnished by the department in accordance with the selected reporting schedule.