A.R.S. § 25-124: Persons Authorized to Perform Marriage Ceremonies
Persons authorized to perform marriage ceremony; definition
Marriages in Arizona may be performed by licensed or ordained clergy (including ministers, elders, or others authorized by their religious group) and by various judges, including judges of courts of record, municipal court judges, justices of the peace, U.S. Supreme Court justices, certain federal judges, bankruptcy and tax court judges, U.S. magistrate judges, and judges of the Arizona court of military appeals.
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25-124. Persons authorized to perform marriage ceremony; definition
A. The following are authorized to solemnize marriages between persons who are authorized to marry:
1. Duly licensed or ordained clergymen.
2. Judges of courts of record.
3. Municipal court judges.
4. Justices of the peace.
5. Justices of the United States supreme court.
6. Judges of courts of appeals, district courts and courts that are created by an act of Congress if the judges are entitled to hold office during good behavior.
7. Bankruptcy court and tax court judges.
8. United States magistrate judges.
9. Judges of the Arizona court of military appeals.
B. For the purposes of this section, "licensed or ordained clergymen" includes ministers, elders or other persons who by the customs, rules and regulations of a religious society or sect are authorized or permitted to solemnize marriages or to officiate at marriage ceremonies.
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