Chapter 085

2008 -- H 7506

Enacted 06/26/08

 

A N A C T

RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

         

     Introduced By: Representatives Mattiello, Vaudreuil, Schadone, Serpa, and Gallison

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2008     

 

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

 

     SECTION 1. Section 15-3-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 15-3 entitled "Solemnization

of Marriages" is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

     15-3-5. Officials empowered to join persons in marriage. -- Every ordained clergy or

elder in good standing, every justice of the supreme court, superior court, family court, workers'

compensation court, district court or traffic tribunal, the clerk of the supreme court, every clerk or

general chief clerk of a superior court, family court, district court, or traffic tribunal, magistrates,

special or general magistrates of the superior court, family court, traffic tribunal or district court,

administrative clerks of the district court, administrators of the workers' compensation court,

every former justice or judge and former administrator of these courts and every former chief

clerk of the district court, and every former clerk or general chief clerk of a superior court, the

secretary of the senate, elected clerks of the general assembly, any former secretary of the senate

or any former elected clerk of the general assembly who retires after July 1, 2007, judges of the

United States appointed pursuant to Article III of the United States Constitution, bankruptcy

judges appointed pursuant to Article I of the United States Constitution, and United States

magistrate judges appointed pursuant to federal law, may join persons in marriage in any city or

town in this state; and every justice and every former justice of the municipal courts of the cities

and towns in this state and of the police court of the town of Johnston and every probate judge

and every former probate judge may join persons in marriage in any city or town in this state, and

wardens of the town of New Shoreham may join persons in marriage in New Shoreham.

 

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

     

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