Louisiana Statutes
§ 9:202 — Authority to perform marriage ceremony
Louisiana § 9:202
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 9Civil Code-Ancillaries
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 9:202 (2026).
Text
A marriage ceremony may be performed by:
(1)A priest, minister, rabbi, clerk of the Religious Society of Friends, or any clergyman of any religious sect, who has attained the age of majority and is authorized by the authorities of his religion to perform marriages, and who is registered to perform marriages;
(2)A state judge or justice of the peace.
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Legislative History
Acts 1987, No. 886, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1988; Acts 1997, No. 73, §1; Acts 2014, No. 651, §1.
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Louisiana § 9:202, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/la/9%3A202.