Section 551.5 – Bigamy Prohibited.
551.5 Bigamy prohibited. Sec. 5. No marriage shall be contracted whilst either of the parties has a former wife or husband living, unless the marriage with such former wife or husband, shall have been dissolved. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 83 ;– CL 1857, 3208 ;– CL 1871, 4723 ;– How. 6213 ;– CL 1897, 8592 […]
Section 551.6 – Repealed. 2001, Act 9, Imd. Eff. May 29, 2001.
551.6 Repealed. 2001, Act 9, Imd. Eff. May 29, 2001. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to prohibition of certain marriages.
Section 551.7 – Persons Authorized to Solemnize Marriage; Records; Return of Licenses and Certificates; Disposition of Fees Charged by Mayor or County Clerk.
551.7 Persons authorized to solemnize marriage; records; return of licenses and certificates; disposition of fees charged by mayor or county clerk. Sec. 7. (1) Marriages may be solemnized by any of the following: (a) A judge of the district court, anywhere in this state. (b) A district court magistrate, anywhere in this state. (c) A […]
Section 551.8 – Repealed. 1983, Act 64, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1983.
551.8 Repealed. 1983, Act 64, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1983. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to examination of parties on oath.
Section 551.9 – Solemnization of Marriage; Form; Declaration by Parties; Witnesses.
551.9 Solemnization of marriage; form; declaration by parties; witnesses. Sec. 9. In the solemnization of marriage, no particular form shall be required, except that the parties shall solemnly declare, in the presence of the person solemnizing the marriage and the attending witnesses, that they take each other as husband and wife; and in every case, […]
Section 551.14 – Unlawful Marriage by Person Authorized to Solemnize Marriage; Penalty.
551.14 Unlawful marriage by person authorized to solemnize marriage; penalty. Sec. 14. If a person authorized to solemnize marriages knowingly joins any persons in marriage contrary to the provisions of this chapter, he or she shall forfeit for each offense a sum not exceeding $500.00. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 83 ;– CL 1857, 3217 ;– […]
Section 551.15 – Ceremony Performance With Knowledge of Lack of Authority or Legal Impediment; Penalty.
551.15 Ceremony performance with knowledge of lack of authority or legal impediment; penalty. Sec. 15. If any person shall undertake to join others in marriage, knowing that he is not lawfully authorized so to do, or knowing of any legal impediment to the proposed marriage, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon […]
Section 551.16 – Want of Jurisdiction or Authority to Solemnize Marriage; Affect on Marriage.
551.16 Want of jurisdiction or authority to solemnize marriage; affect on marriage. Sec. 16. A marriage solemnized before an individual professing to be a district judge, common pleas court judge, district court magistrate, municipal judge, judge of probate, judge of a federal court, mayor, the county clerk or, in a county having more than 2,000,000 […]
Section 551.17 – Denominational Modes of Solemnization; Effect of Chapter.
551.17 Denominational modes of solemnization; effect of chapter. Sec. 17. The preceding provisions of this chapter, so far as they relate to the manner of solemnizing marriages, shall not affect marriages among the people called Friends or Quakers; nor marriages among people of any other particular denomination, having, as such, any peculiar mode of solemnizing […]
Section 551.18 – Certificates and Records of Marriage as Evidence.
551.18 Certificates and records of marriage as evidence. Sec. 18. The original certificates and records of marriage made by the person solemnizing the marriage as prescribed in this chapter, and the record thereof made by the county clerk, or a copy of such record duly certified by such clerk, shall be received in all courts […]