CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE BILL 1091
Chapter 130, Laws of 2017
65th Legislature
2017 Regular Session
MARRIAGE SOLEMNIZATION--TRIBAL COURT JUDGES
EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/23/2017
HOUSE BILL 1091
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed Legislature - 2017 Regular Session
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State of Washington | 65th Legislature | 2017 Regular Session |
By Representatives Appleton, Ormsby, Stanford, McDonald, Dolan, Doglio, Gregerson, Kilduff, Santos, Tarleton, Pollet, and Peterson
Read first time 01/11/17. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
AN ACT Relating to solemnizing marriages; and amending RCW
26.04.050.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 26.04.050 and 2012 c 3 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
The following named officers and persons, active or retired, are hereby authorized to solemnize marriages, to wit: Justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of appeals, judges of the superior courts, supreme court commissioners, court of appeals commissioners, superior court commissioners,
judges of courts of limited jurisdiction as defined in RCW 3.02.010, judges of tribal courts from a federally recognized tribe, and any regularly licensed or ordained minister or any priest, imam, rabbi, or similar official of any religious organization((
, and judges of courts of limited jurisdiction as defined in RCW 3.02.010)).
The solemnization of a marriage by a tribal court judge pursuant to authority under this section does not create tribal court jurisdiction and does not affect state court authority as otherwise provided by law to enter a judgment for purposes of any dissolution, legal separation, or other proceedings related to the marriage that is binding on the parties and entitled to full faith and credit.Passed by the House April 13, 2017.
Passed by the Senate April 12, 2017.
Approved by the Governor April 27, 2017.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 27, 2017.
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