Legal Opinion
Opinion No. (1999)
California Attorney General Reports
Decided September 16, 1999Published
1Opinion of the Court
BILL LOCKYER Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General
THE HONORABLE MCGREGOR W. SCOTT, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, SHASTA COUNTY, has requested an opinion on the following question:
May marriage ceremonies be solemnized by a county sheriff, district attorney, assessor, or supervisor?
CONCLUSION
Marriage ceremonies may not be solemnized by a county sheriff, district attorney, assessor, or supervisor.
ANALYSIS
Section 400 of the Family Code1 generally sets forth who may solemnize marriages in California. It provides:
"Marriage may be solemnized by any of the following who is the age of 18…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Dyna-Med, Inc. v. Fair Employment & Housing CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1987
- People ex rel. Lungren v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
- Coca-Cola Co. v. State Board of EqualizationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
- Beck v. County of Santa ClaraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
- People v. HastingsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1868
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