Office of the Revisor of Statutes
SF 547
Introduction - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010)
Posted on 02/09/2010 02:13 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to marriage; modifying provisions governing minister credentials;
establishing a fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 517.05.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 517.05, is amended to read:
517.05 CREDENTIALS OF MINISTER.
Ministers of any religious denomination, before they are authorized to solemnize a
marriage, shall file a copy of their credentials of license or ordinationnew text begin or, if their religious
denomination does not issue credentials, authority from the minister's spiritual assembly,new text end
with the deleted text begin court administrator of the district courtdeleted text end new text begin local registrar new text end of a county in this state,
who shall record the same and give a certificate new text begin of filing new text end thereof. new text begin The local registrar shall
collect from the registrant a fee of $20 for issuing a certificate of filing, recording and
filing all required papers, and maintaining an index. The filing fee must be deposited into
the county's general fund. new text end The place where the credentials are recorded shall be endorsed
upon and recorded with each certificate of marriage granted by a minister.