SB-0698, As Passed House, June 13, 2012
September 27, 2011, Introduced by Senators HANSEN, JONES, BOOHER and GLEASON and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1846 RS 83, entitled
"Of marriage and the solemnization thereof,"
by amending section 7 (MCL 551.7), as amended by 2008 PA 47.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 7. (1) Marriages may be solemnized by any of the
following:
(a)
A judge of the district court, in the district in which
the
judge is serving anywhere in
this state.
(b)
A district court magistrate, in the district in which the
magistrate
serves anywhere in this state.
(c) A municipal judge, in the city in which the judge is
serving or in a township over which a municipal court has
jurisdiction under section 9928 of the revised judicature act of
1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.9928.
(d)
A judge of probate, in the county or probate court
district
in which the judge is serving anywhere
in this state.
(e) A judge of a federal court.
(f) A mayor of a city, anywhere in a county in which that city
is located.
(g) A county clerk in the county in which the clerk serves, or
in another county with the written authorization of the clerk of
the other county.
(h) For a county having more than 2,000,000 inhabitants, an
employee of the county clerk's office designated by the county
clerk, in the county in which the clerk serves.
(i) A minister of the gospel or cleric or religious
practitioner,
anywhere in the this state, if the minister or cleric
or religious practitioner is ordained or authorized to solemnize
marriages according to the usages of the denomination.
(j) A minister of the gospel or cleric or religious
practitioner,
anywhere in the this state, if the minister or cleric
or religious practitioner is not a resident of this state but is
authorized to solemnize marriages under the laws of the state in
which the minister or cleric or religious practitioner resides.
(2) A person authorized by this act to solemnize a marriage
shall
keep proper records and make returns return licenses and
certificates as required by section 4 of 1887 PA 128, MCL 551.104.
(3) If a mayor of a city solemnizes a marriage, the mayor
shall charge and collect a fee to be determined by the council of
that city, which shall be paid to the city treasurer and deposited
in the general fund of the city at the end of the month.
(4) If the county clerk or, in a county having more than
2,000,000 inhabitants, an employee of the clerk's office designated
by the county clerk solemnizes a marriage, the county clerk shall
charge and collect a fee to be determined by the commissioners of
the county in which the clerk serves. The fee shall be paid to the
treasurer for the county in which the clerk serves and deposited in
the general fund of that county at the end of the month.