Lawyers for the Florida Association of Court Clerks had advised the state’s 67 clerks that they were not bound by Hinkle’s injunction and warned that any clerks not named in the injunction who issued licenses to same-sex couples could face up to a year in prison and a $1,000 fine. On Thursday, the lawyers reversed that advice, saying that the order states that the Constitution requires all clerks to issue marriage licenses to all applicants.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement Thursday that the state would not block county clerks from issuing licenses to same-sex couples, beginning Jan. 6, and said she was “glad the Court has provided additional guidance.
“My office will not stand in the way as clerks of court determine how to proceed.”
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