2011 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 517 - 519 — Domestic Relations
Chapter 517 — Marriage
Section 517.06 — Parties Examined


MN Stat § 517.06 (1996 through Reg Sess) What's This?
517.06 PARTIES EXAMINED.

Every person authorized by law to perform the marriage ceremony, before solemnizing a marriage, may examine the parties on oath, which oath the person is authorized to administer, as to the legality of the intended marriage. No person shall solemnize a marriage unless satisfied that there is no legal impediment to it, that a marriage license has been obtained, and that the individuals present are the persons named in the license.

History:

(8567) RL s 3557; 1978 c 772 s 5; 1986 c 444; 2009 c 129 s 5

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