Rhode Island § 15-3-14 § 15-3-14. Neglect of duty by person performing ceremony.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 15-3-14 — § 15-3-14. Neglect of duty by person performing ceremony.

Rhode Island § 15-3-14

Title 15Domestic Relations

Ch. 15-3Solemnization of Marriages

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-3-14 (2026).

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§ 15-3-14. Neglect of duty by person performing ceremony.
Every minister, elder, justice, warden, or other person authorized to join persons
            in marriage, including those authorized to join in marriage according to the Jewish
            religion, who fails to perform any of the duties devolved upon him or her by this
            chapter, shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) with the exception
            of the penalties for the violations contained in §§ 15-3-10, 15-3-11, 15-3-15 and 15-3-16.
         

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§ 15-3-14. Neglect of duty by person performing ceremony.

Every minister, elder, justice, warden, or other person authorized to join persons in marriage, including those authorized to join in marriage according to the Jewish religion, who fails to perform any of the duties devolved upon him or her by this chapter, shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) with the exception of the penalties for the violations contained in §§ 15-3-10, 15-3-11, 15-3-15 and 15-3-16.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 191, § 20; P.L. 1898, ch. 549, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 243, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 287, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 415, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 15-3-14; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 42.