Tennessee § 17-1-206 - Marriage rites.
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§ 17-1-206. Marriage rites.
The several judges and chancellors of this state, including retired chancellors and retired judges of courts of record of this state and persons who were members of quarterly county courts or county commissions on August 1, 1984, are authorized to solemnize the rites of matrimony. For the purposes of this section, the several judges of the United States courts who are citizens of Tennessee are deemed to be judges of this state. Code 1858, § 3949 (deriv. Acts 1845-1846, ch. 168, § 4); Shan., § 5753; Code 1932, § 9949; Acts 1965, ch. 11, § 1; 1973, ch. 66, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-111; Acts 1985, ch. 223, §§ 1, 2; 2003, ch. 376, §§ 1, 2. Cross-References. Persons who may solemnize marriages, § 36-3-301 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 18 Tenn. Juris., Mandamus, § 5. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281. The Tennessee Court System — Circuit Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 241. The Tennessee Court System — Criminal Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 319.
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Section 17-1-206 ("Marriage rites.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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