Statute · California Family Code
Cal. Fam. Code § 401 — Persons Authorized to Solemnize Marriage
Cal. Fam. Code § 401
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Family Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) For each county, the county clerk is designated as a commissioner of civil marriages.
Citator
Cal. Fam. Code § 401 — Persons Authorized to Solemnize Marriage is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) For each county, the county clerk is designated as a commissioner of civil marriages.
(b) The commissioner of civil marriages may appoint deputy commissioners of civil marriages who may solemnize marriages under the direction of the commissioner of civil marriages and shall perform other duties directed by the commissioner.