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Marriages; authority to perform; fee; indigent parties; waiver.

MCL 600.8316
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600.8316. Marriages; authority to perform; fee; indigent parties; waiver. Sec. 8316. (1) District judges and magistrates may perform marriages and shall charge a fee of $10.00 that shall be deposited in the treasury of the district control unit at the end of each month. A fee paid under this section shall be remitted to the district court in which the district judge or magistrate performing the marriage serves. (2) A district judge or magistrate may waive the fee for performing a marriage ceremony if the parties to the marriage are indigent. Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968; Am. 2012, Act 267, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2012
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-8316Fetched: 10/20/2026

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