Chapter 444

2004 -- S 2256 SUBSTITUTE B

Enacted 07/07/04

A N A C T

RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Introduced By: Senators McCaffrey, Issa, and Celona

Date Introduced: February 05, 2004

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 administrative adjudication court traffic tribunal, the clerk of

the supreme court, every clerk or general chief clerk of a superior court, family court, district

court, or administrative adjudication court traffic tribunal, magistrates, special or general

magistrates of the superior court, family court or 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, 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 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 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 August 1, 2004.

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