600.8316 Marriages; authority to perform; fee; indigent parties; waiver.
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600.8316 Marriages; authority to perform; fee; indigent parties; waiver.
Sec. 8316.
(1)District judges and magistrates may perform marriages and shall charge a fee of $10.00 that shall be deposited in the treasury of the district control unit at the end of each month. A fee paid under this section shall be remitted to the district court in which the district judge or magistrate performing the marriage serves.
(2)A district judge or magistrate may waive the fee for performing a marriage ceremony if the parties to the marriage are indigent.
History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 267 , Imd. Eff. July 3, 2012