Louisiana Statutes

§ 9:202 — Authority to perform marriage ceremony

Louisiana § 9:202
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 9Civil Code-Ancillaries

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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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