HF 1184

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 02/23/2015 02:32pm

A bill for an act
relating to marriage; authorizing certain mayors to perform civil marriages;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 517.04.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 517.04, is amended to read:

517.04 PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM CIVIL MARRIAGES.

(a) Civil marriages may be solemnized throughout the state by an individual who
has attained the age of 21 years and is:

(1) a judge of a court of record,;

(2) a retired judge of a court of record,;

(3) a court administrator,;

(4) a retired court administrator with the approval of the chief judge of the judicial
district,;

(5) a former court commissioner who is employed by the court system or is acting
pursuant to an order of the chief judge of the commissioner's judicial district,;

(6) the mayor of any home rule charter or statutory city with a population greater
than 40,000 based on the state demographer's most recent available data;

(7) the residential school superintendent of the Minnesota State Academy for the
Deaf and the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind,; or

(8) a licensed or ordained minister of any religious denomination, or .

(b) Civil marriages may also be solemnized by any mode recognized in section
517.18.

(c) For purposes of this section, a court of record includes the Office of
Administrative Hearings under section 14.48.