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Rule 14.02 Solemnizing Marriages

Court Operating Rule 14: Assignment of Judicial Personnel/ Solemnizing Marriage

Any judge, including a municipal judge, may solemnize a marriage at any place within the state of Missouri. A judge shall not receive any compensation for solemnizing a marriage. For purposes of this Court Operating Rule 14.02, a "judge" is any person who has served or is serving as a judge of this Court, the court of appeals or the circuit court, including any municipal division of the circuit court.

Amendment history: (Adopted January 15, 1999, effective January 15, 1999. Amended February 22, 2000, effective February 22, 2000; amended May 1, 2002, effective May 1, 2002; amended October 31, 2014, effective January 1, 2015.)