1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to marriage; authorizing legislators to perform civil marriages;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 517.04.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 517.04, is amended to read:
1.6 	517.04 PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM CIVIL MARRIAGES.
1.7 	(a) Civil marriages may be solemnized throughout the state by an individual who 
1.8 	has attained the age of 21 years and is:
1.9 	(1) a judge of a court of record,;
1.10 	(2) a retired judge of a court of record,;
1.11 	(3) a court administrator,;
1.12 	(4) a retired court administrator with the approval of the chief judge of the judicial 
1.13 	district,;
1.14 	(5) a former court commissioner who is employed by the court system or is acting 
1.15 	pursuant to an order of the chief judge of the commissioner's judicial district,;
1.16 	(6) a current member of the legislature who has subscribed to the oath of office;
1.17 	(7) the residential school superintendent of the Minnesota State Academy for the 
1.18 	Deaf and the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind,; or
1.19 	(8) a licensed or ordained minister of any religious denomination, or .
1.20 	(b) Civil marriages may also be solemnized by any mode recognized in section 
1.21 	517.18.
1.22 	(c) For purposes of this section, a court of record includes the Office of 
1.23 	Administrative Hearings under section 14.48.