Marriage.

Existing law enumerates persons who are authorized to solemnize a marriage, including current Members of the Legislature, constitutional officers of this state, Members of Congress of the United States who represent a district within this state, elected mayors, city clerks, and county supervisors. Existing law requires county supervisors, city clerks, and elected mayors to obtain and review from the county clerk all available instructions for marriage solemnization before the county supervisor, city clerk, or mayor first solemnizes a marriage. This bill would additionally authorize former Members of the Legislature and constitutional officers of this state, former Members of Congress of the United States who represented a district within this state, and current and former elected officials of a city, county, or city and county, to solemnize a marriage. The bill would remove the requirement that county supervisors, city clerks, and elected mayors obtain and review all available instructions for marriage solemnization before first solemnizing a marriage. The bill would prohibit a judge, elected official, or city clerk from accepting compensation for solemnizing a marriage and would prohibit those individuals from solemnizing a marriage if they have been removed from office due to committing an offense or have been convicted of a crime that involves moral turpitude, dishonesty, or fraud. The bill would make conforming changes.