SB-0667, As Passed House, March 13, 2008

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 667

     A bill to amend 1846 RS 83, entitled

"Of marriage and the solemnization thereof,"

by amending section 7 (MCL 551.7), as amended by 2006 PA 613.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 7. (1) Marriages may be solemnized by any of the

following:

     (a) A judge of the district court, in the district in which

the judge is serving.

     (b) A district court magistrate, in the district in which the

magistrate serves.

     (c) A municipal judge, in the city in which the judge is

serving or in a township over which a municipal court has

jurisdiction according to under section 9928 of the revised

judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.9928.

Senate Bill No. 667 (S-2) as amended March 13, 2008

     (d) A judge of probate, in the county or probate court

district in which the judge is serving.

     (e) A judge of a federal court.

     (f) A mayor of a city, anywhere in a county in which that city

is located.

     (g) The A county clerk in the county in which the clerk

serves, or , in another county with the written authorization of

the clerk of the other county.

     (h) [For] a county having more than 2,000,000 inhabitants, an

employee of the county clerk's office designated by the county

clerk[, in the county in which the clerk serves.]

(i) (h) A minister of the gospel or cleric or religious

practitioner, anywhere in the state, if the minister or cleric or

religious practitioner is ordained or authorized to solemnize

marriages according to the usages of the denomination.

(j) (i) A minister of the gospel or cleric or religious

practitioner, anywhere in the state, if the minister or cleric or

religious practitioner is not a resident of this state but is

authorized to solemnize marriages under the laws of the state in

which the minister or cleric or religious practitioner resides.

     (2) A person authorized by this act to solemnize a marriage

shall keep proper records and make returns as required by section 4

of 1887 PA 128, MCL 551.104.

     (3) If a mayor of a city solemnizes a marriage, the mayor

shall charge and collect a fee to be determined by the council of

that city, which shall be paid to the city treasurer and deposited

in the general fund of the city at the end of the month.

     (4) If the county clerk or, in a county having more than

2,000,000 inhabitants, an employee of the clerk's office designated

by the county clerk solemnizes a marriage, the county clerk shall

charge and collect a fee to be determined by the commissioners of

that the county , in which the clerk serves. The fee shall be paid

to the county treasurer for the county in which the clerk serves

and deposited in the general fund of the that county at the end of

the month.