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Part 3 Ceremony Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-301 (2016) 36-3-301. Persons who may solemnize marriages
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Authorized officiants include: “All regular ministers, preachers, pastors, priests, rabbis and other spiritual leaders of every religious belief, more than eighteen (18) years of age, having the care of souls.”(13) To perform the required marriage ceremony and solemnize the marriage, any such spiritual leader must be ordained or otherwise designated by his or her religious group or organization to perform marriages. Such an ordination or designation must be by “a considered, deliberate, and responsible act.”(14) The Tennessee Attorney General has interpreted this law to prohibit a person who is ordained by an Internet or mail order service that requires only that the person give his or her name and pay a fee from performing marriage ceremonies in Tennessee.)
(c) Any gratuity received by a county mayor, county clerk, members of the county legislative body, or municipal mayor for the solemnization of a marriage, whether performed during or after such person's regular working hours, shall be retained by such person as personal remuneration for such services, in addition to any other sources of compensation such person might receive, and such gratuity shall not be paid into the county general fund or the treasury of such municipality.
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36-3-101 Prohibited degrees of relationship
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 1: License Code 1858, Â§ 2436 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 23, Â§ 18); Shan., Â§ 4185; Code 1932, Â§ 8408; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), Â§ 36-401.
36-3-102 Second marriage before dissolution of first prohibited -- Effect of absence for five years
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 1: License Code 1858, Â§ 2438 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 23, Â§ 16); Shan., Â§ 4188; Code 1932, Â§ 8411; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), Â§ 36-404.
36-3-103 License required -- County of issuance
(a) Before being joined in marriage, the parties shall present to the minister or officer a license under the hand of a county clerk in this state, directed to such minister or officer, authorizing the solemnization of a marriage between the parties. Such license shall be valid for thirty (30) days from its issuance by the clerk.
(2) All existing marriages occurring prior to May 2, 1989, by the authority of a Tennessee license, properly signed and certified by the officiant, are validated and the issuing clerk is authorized to record such license when it is returned to the issuing county clerk and to forward the record to the office of vital records to be filed and registered with such office.
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 1: License Code 1858, Â§ 2441 (deriv. Acts 1778, ch. 7, Â§Â§ 2, 3); Shan., Â§ 4191; Code 1932, Â§ 8414; Acts 1976, ch. 539; Â§ 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), Â§ 36-405; Acts 1986, ch. 582, Â§Â§ 1, 2; 1989, ch. 224, Â§ 1; 1996, ch. 1031, Â§ 2.
36-3-104 Conditions precedent to issuance of license
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 1: License Acts 1937, ch. 81, Â§ 2; C. Supp. 1950, Â§ 8414.2; modified; Acts 1959, ch. 124, Â§ 1; 1965, ch. 59, Â§Â§ 1, 2; 1971, ch. 60, Â§Â§ 1, 2; 1976, ch. 755, Â§ 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), Â§ 36-406; Acts 1993, ch. 418, Â§ 2; 1994, ch. 639, Â§ 1; 1995, ch. 241, Â§Â§ 1, 2; 1997, ch. 551, Â§ 30.
36-3-105 Minimum age of applicant for license
(a) It is unlawful for any county clerk or deputy clerk in this state to issue a marriage license to any person where either of the contracting parties is under sixteen (16) years of age, except as provided in this part.
(b) Any marriage contracted in violation of subsection (a) may be annulled upon proper proceedings therefor by such person or any interested person acting in the person's behalf.
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 1: License Acts 1937, ch. 81, Â§ 1; C. Supp. 1950, Â§ 8414.1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), Â§ 36-407.
36-3-106 Consent of parent, guardian, next of kin, agency or custodian
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 1: License Acts 1937, ch. 81, Â§ 3; C. Supp. 1950, Â§ 8414.3; modified; Acts 1959, ch. 124, Â§ 2; 1972, ch. 545, Â§ 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), Â§ 36-408; Acts 1987, ch. 131, Â§ 1; 2000, ch. 947, Â§ 6; 2010, ch. 1100, Â§ 46.
36-3-107 Waiver of age requirements and waiting period
(a) (1) (A) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(1)(B), upon good cause, the judge of the probate, juvenile, circuit or chancery court, or county mayor, shall have the power to suspend the three-day period prescribed in Â§ 36-3-104 or in such person's judgment remove the restriction as to age herein set out, and to authorize the county clerk to issue a marriage license regardless of the waiting period or age limit.
(B) (i) In counties having a population of not less than thirty-four thousand eight hundred fifty (34,850) nor more than thirty-five thousand (35,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, upon good cause, the judge of the probate, juvenile, circuit or chancery court shall have the power to suspend the three-day period prescribed in Â§ 36-3-104 or in such person's judgment remove the restriction as to age herein set out, and to authorize the county clerk to issue a marriage license regardless of the waiting period or age limit.
(2) (A) In any county with a metropolitan form of government with a population greater than one hundred thousand (100,000) the county clerk shall, upon good cause, have the power to suspend the three-day period prescribed in Â§ 36-3-104.
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 1: License Acts 1937, ch. 81, Â§ 3; C. Supp. 1950, Â§ 8414.3; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, Â§Â§ 22, 36; Acts 1981, ch. 159, Â§ 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), Â§ 36-409; Acts 1984, ch. 939, Â§ 1; 1990, ch. 894, Â§ 1; 1992, ch. 941, Â§Â§ 1-6; 2003, ch. 90, Â§ 2.
36-3-109 Issuance of license to drunks, insane persons or imbeciles forbidden
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 1: License Acts 1937, ch. 81, Â§ 3; C. Supp. 1950, Â§ 8414.3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), Â§ 36-411.
36-3-110 Contest of issuance
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 1: License Acts 1937, ch. 81, Â§ 4; C. Supp. 1950, Â§ 8414.4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), Â§ 36-412.
36-3-111 County clerk violating law -- Penalty
Any county clerk or deputy clerk who issues a marriage license without compliance with the provisions of the last sentence in Â§Â§ 36-3-103(c)(1), 36-3-104 -- 36-3-107, 36-3-109, 36-3-110, or 36-3-113, and not in good faith, commits a Class C misdemeanor.
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 1: License Acts 1937, ch. 81, Â§ 5; C. Supp. 1950, Â§ 8414.5; Acts 1959, ch. 124, Â§ 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), Â§ 36-413; Acts 1989, ch. 591, Â§ 113; 1996, ch. 1031, Â§ 3.
36-3-112 Fraudulently signing or using false documents -- Misdemeanor
Fraudulently signing or knowingly using any false document purporting to be one provided for in Â§ 36-3-104(a) or Â§ 36-3-106 is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 1: License Acts 1937, ch. 81, Â§ 7; C. Supp. 1950, Â§ 8414.7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), Â§ 36-414; Acts 1989, ch. 591, Â§ 113.
36-3-113 Marriage between one man and one woman only legally recognized marital contract
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 1: License Acts 1996, ch. 1031, Â§ 1.
36-3-302 Formula not required
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 3: Ceremony Code 1858, Â§ 2440; Shan., Â§ 4190; Code 1932, Â§ 8413; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), Â§ 36-416.
36-3-303 Return of license to clerk -- Penalty for failure to return -- Society of Friends
(a) One authorized by Â§ 36-3-301 who solemnizes the rite of matrimony shall endorse on the license the fact and time of the marriage, and sign the license, and return it to the county clerk within three (3) days from the date of marriage. Every person who fails to make such return of the license commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(b) The functions, duties and liabilities of the party solemnizing marriage as set forth in this part shall, in the case of marriages solemnized among the Religious Society of Friends, be incumbent upon the clerk of the congregation, or in the clerk's absence, the clerk's duly designated alternate.
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 3: Ceremony Code 1858, Â§ 2443 (deriv. Acts 1815, ch. 47, Â§ 1); Acts 1879, ch. 98, Â§ 2; 1889, ch. 134, Â§ 2; 1915, ch. 109, Â§Â§ 1, 2; Shan., Â§ 4193; mod. Code 1932, Â§ 8421; Acts 1963, ch. 68, Â§ 1; 1970, ch. 440, Â§ 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), Â§ 36-417; Acts 1989, ch. 591, Â§ 113.
36-3-304 Form of certificate
The clerk shall, on each license, place the following form of certificate, to be signed by the person solemnizing the marriage:
?I solemnize the rite of matrimony between the above (or within) named parties on the _____ day of ________________, ___________.?
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 3: Ceremony Code 1858, Â§ 2444; Shan., Â§ 4194; mod. Code 1932, Â§ 8422; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), Â§ 36-418.
36-3-305 Solemnizing marriage between incapable persons -- Misdemeanor
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 3: Ceremony Code 1858, Â§ 2446 (deriv. Acts 1778, ch. 7, Â§ 5); Shan., Â§ 4196; mod. Code 1932, Â§ 8423; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), Â§ 36-419; Acts 1989, ch. 591, Â§ 113.
36-3-306 Marriage consummated by ceremony not invalidated by failure to comply with law -- Restriction
Failure to comply with the requirements of Â§Â§ 36-3-104 -- 36-3-107, 36-3-109 -- 36-3-111 shall not affect the validity of any marriage consummated by ceremony. No marriage shall be valid, whether consummated by ceremony or otherwise, if the marriage is prohibited in this state.
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 3: Ceremony Acts 1937, ch. 81, Â§ 6; C. Supp. 1950, Â§ 8414.6; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), Â§ 36-420; Acts 1996, ch. 1031, Â§ 4.
36-3-307 Nickname in license does not invalidate marriage
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 3: Ceremony Acts 1870-1871, ch. 100, Â§ 1; Shan., Â§ 4200; mod. Code 1932, Â§ 8425; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), Â§ 36-421.
36-3-308 Marriages during War Between the States validated
Tennessee Code - Title 36: Domestic Relations - Chapter 3: Marriage - Part 3: Ceremony Acts 1865-1866, ch. 58, Â§ 1; Shan., Â§ 4199; mod. Code 1932, Â§ 8424; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), Â§ 36-422.