California Family Code 402 – In addition to the persons permitted to solemnize marriages under …
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In addition to the persons permitted to solemnize marriages under Section 400, a county may license officials of a nonprofit religious institution, whose articles of incorporation are registered with the Secretary of State, to solemnize the marriages of persons who are affiliated with or are members of the religious institution. The licensee shall possess the degree of doctor of philosophy and must perform religious services or rites for the institution on a regular basis. The marriages shall be performed without fee to the parties.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
Terms Used In California Family Code 402
- County: includes city and county. See California Family Code 67
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a commonwealth, territory, or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See California Family Code 145