Only ministers of the Gospel, Jewish rabbis, officers authorized to administer oaths in this State, and the chief or spiritual leader of a Native American Indian entity recognized by the South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs pursuant to Section 1-31-40 are authorized to administer a marriage ceremony in this State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 20-1-20
Persons who may perform marriage ceremony
1962 Code SECTION 20-2; 1952 Code SECTION 20-2; 1942 Code SECTION 8565; 1932 Code SECTION 8565; Civ
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