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RCW 26.04.050

Who may solemnize.

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re Marriage of Pennington (2000)

Most recently applied in In Re Marriage of Pennington (December 2000)

2023 c 86 s 1; 2019 c 52 s 2; 2017 c 130 s 1; 2012 c 3 s 4 (Referendum Measure No. 74, approved November 6, 2012); 2007 c 29 s 1; 1987 c 291 s 1; 1984 c 258 s 95; 1983 c 186 s 1…

The following named officers and persons, active or retired, are hereby authorized to solemnize marriages, to wit: Justices of the supreme court; judges of the court of appeals; judges of the superior courts; supreme court commissioners; court of appeals commissioners; superior court commissioners; judges and commissioners of courts of limited jurisdiction as defined in RCW 3.02.010; justices of the supreme court of the United States; judges and judicial officers of the federal courts; judges of tribal courts from a federally recognized tribe; and any regularly licensed or ordained minister or any priest, imam, rabbi, or similar official of any religious organization. The solemnization of a marriage by a tribal court judge pursuant to authority under this section does not create tribal court jurisdiction and does not affect state court authority as otherwise provided by law to enter a judgment for purposes of any dissolution, legal separation, or other proceedings related to the marriage that is binding on the parties and entitled to full faith and credit.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.