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2004 SESSION
SB 274 Marriage rites; persons who may perform.
Introduced by: Jeannemarie Devolites Davis | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Persons who may perform marriage rites. Allows circuit court judges to appoint persons who are residents of the circuit in which the judge sits to perform marriages anywhere in the Commonwealth. 2003 legislation limited the area to the jurisdiction in which the person resides. Prior to the 2003 legislation, a judge could appoint a person who resided in the jurisdiction for which the court was held to perform a marriage anywhere in the Commonwealth. This bill is nearly identical to HB20: it differs in that it does not contain an emergency clause.
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Persons who may perform marriage rites. Allows circuit court judges to appoint persons who are residents of the circuit in which the judge sits to perform marriages anywhere in the Commonwealth. 2003 legislation limited the area to the jurisdiction in which the person resides. Prior to the 2003 legislation, a judge could appoint a person who resided in the jurisdiction for which the court was held to perform a marriage anywhere in the Commonwealth. The bill has an emergency clause.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Domestic relations; persons authorized to perform marriage rites. Allows a circuit court judge to issue an order authorizing a person, resident in the jurisdiction in which the judge sits, to celebrate the rites of marriage in the Commonwealth. Currently, the judge can authorize a person to celebrate rites only in that same jurisdiction.