BILL NUMBER: AB 967	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 7, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 4, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 13, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Ma and Lieu

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2009

   An act to amend Section 400 of the Family Code, relating to
marriage.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 967, as amended, Ma. Marriages.
   Existing law provides that a marriage may be solemnized by
authorized persons of any religious denomination, by specified
legislators, constitutional officers, and California Members of
Congress, while those persons are currently holding that office, and
by specified justices, judges, and magistrates, both current and
retired.
   This bill would authorize  an elected   a
 mayor of a city, while that person holds that office, to
solemnize a marriage ceremony.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 400 of the Family Code is amended to read:
   400.  Marriage may be solemnized by any of the following who is of
the age of 18 years or older:
   (a) A priest, minister, rabbi, or authorized person of any
religious denomination.
   (b) A judge or retired judge, commissioner of civil marriages or
retired commissioner of civil marriages, commissioner or retired
commissioner, or assistant commissioner of a court of record in this
state.
   (c) A judge or magistrate who has resigned from office.
   (d) Any of the following judges or magistrates of the United
States:
   (1) A justice or retired justice of the United States Supreme
Court.
   (2) A judge or retired judge of a court of appeals, a district
court, or a court created by an act of Congress the judges of which
are entitled to hold office during good behavior.
   (3) A judge or retired judge of a bankruptcy court or a tax court.

   (4) A United States magistrate or retired magistrate.
   (e) A legislator or constitutional officer of this state or a
Member of Congress who represents a district within this state, while
that person holds office. 
   (f) A mayor of a city elected in accordance with Article 3
(commencing with Section 34900) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2
of Title 4 of the Government Code, while that person holds office.
 
   (f) A mayor of a city, while that person holds office.