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Texas Family Code - FAM § 2.202. Persons Authorized to Conduct Ceremony

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) The following persons are authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony:

(1) a licensed or ordained Christian minister or priest;

(2) a Jewish rabbi;

(3) a person who is an officer of a religious organization and who is authorized by the organization to conduct a marriage ceremony; and

(4) a current, former, or retired federal judge or state judge.

(b) For the purposes of Subsection (a)(4), “federal judge” and “state judge” have the meanings assigned by Section 25.025, Tax Code.

(b-1) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., ch. 394 (H.B. 907), § 2.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person commits an offense if the person knowingly conducts a marriage ceremony without authorization under this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly conducts a marriage ceremony of a minor whose marriage is prohibited by law or of a person who by marrying commits an offense under Section 25.01, Penal Code. An offense under this subsection is a felony of the third degree.

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