AB 1525, as amended, Lowenthal. Marriage: solemnization.
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, by specified justices, judges, and magistrates, both current and retired, by the county clerk, and by a county supervisor or an elected city mayor, as specified.
This bill would additionally authorize a city clerk to solemnize a marriage.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 400.1 of the Family Code is amended to
2read:
In addition to the persons specified in Section 400,
4marriage may also be solemnized by a county supervisor, the city
P2 1clerk of a charter city or serving in accordance with subdivision
2(b) of Section 36501 of the Government Code, or a mayor of a
3city elected in accordance with Article 3 (commencing with Section
434900) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 4 of the
5Government Code, while that person holds office. The county
6supervisor, the city clerk, or mayor shall obtain and review from
7the county clerk all available instructions for marriage
8solemnization before the countybegin delete supervisorend deletebegin insert supervisor, the city
9clerk,end insert
or mayor first solemnizes a marriage.
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