(1) All regularly ordained ministers of the gospel or elders in communion with some church, or other ordained clergy, and all judicial officers, including retired judicial officers, clerks of the circuit courts, and notaries public of this state may solemnize the rights of matrimonial contract, under the regulations prescribed by law. Nothing in this section shall make invalid a marriage which was solemnized by any member of the clergy, or as otherwise provided by law prior to July 1, 1978.
(2) Any marriage which may be had and solemnized among the people called “Quakers,” or “Friends,” in the manner and form used or practiced in their societies, according to their rites and ceremonies, shall be good and valid in law; and wherever the words “minister” and “elder” are used in this chapter, they shall be held to include all of the persons connected with the Society of Friends, or Quakers, who perform or have charge of the marriage ceremony according to their rites and ceremonies.
History.—s. 1, Nov. 2, 1829; s. 2, ch. 1127, 1861; RS 2056; GS 2575; RGS 3934; CGL 5853; s. 1, ch. 28104, 1953; s. 1, ch. 74-372; s. 1, ch. 78-15; s. 34, ch. 95-401.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLIII - Domestic Relations
Chapter 741 - Marriage; Domestic Violence
741.01 - County Court Judge or Clerk of the Circuit Court to Issue Marriage License; Fee.
741.011 - Installment Payments.
741.0305 - Marriage Fee Reduction for Completion of Premarital Preparation Course.
741.0306 - Creation of a Family Law Handbook.
741.04 - Issuance of Marriage License.
741.041 - Marriage License Application Valid for 60 Days.
741.05 - Penalty for Violation of S. 741.03 or S. 741.04(2).
741.07 - Persons Authorized to Solemnize Matrimony.
741.08 - Marriage Not to Be Solemnized Without a License.
741.09 - Record of License and Certificate.
741.10 - Proof of Marriage Where No Certificate Available.
741.21 - Incestuous Marriages Prohibited.
741.211 - Common-Law Marriages Void.
741.212 - Marriages Between Persons of the Same Sex.
741.23 - Husband Not Liable for Wife’s Torts.
741.235 - Doctrine of Interspousal Tort Immunity Abrogated.
741.24 - Civil Action Against Parents; Willful Destruction or Theft of Property by Minor.
741.28 - Domestic Violence; Definitions.
741.281 - Court to Order Batterers’ Intervention Program Attendance.
741.283 - Minimum Term of Imprisonment for Domestic Violence.
741.2902 - Domestic Violence; Legislative Intent With Respect to Judiciary’s Role.
741.31 - Violation of an Injunction for Protection Against Domestic Violence.
741.313 - Unlawful Action Against Employees Seeking Protection.
741.315 - Recognition of Foreign Protection Orders.
741.316 - Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams; Definition; Membership; Duties.
741.3165 - Certain Information Exempt From Disclosure.
741.32 - Batterers’ Intervention Programs.
741.325 - Requirements for Batterers’ Intervention Programs.
741.327 - Certification and Monitoring of Batterers’ Intervention Programs; Rules.
741.401 - Legislative Findings; Purpose.
741.402 - Definitions; Ss. 741.401-741.409.
741.403 - Address Confidentiality Program; Application; Certification.
741.404 - Certification Cancellation.
741.405 - Agency Use of Designated Address.
741.406 - Voting by Program Participant; Use of Designated Address by Supervisor of Elections.
741.408 - Assistance for Program Applicants.
741.4651 - Public Records Exemption; Victims of Stalking or Aggravated Stalking.