Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-124 (2026)

Persons authorized to perform marriage ceremony; definition

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A. The following are authorized to solemnize marriages between persons who are authorized to marry:

1. Duly licensed or ordained clergymen.

2. Judges of courts of record.

3. Municipal court judges.

4. Justices of the peace.

5. Justices of the United States supreme court.

6. Judges of courts of appeals, district courts and courts that are created by an act of Congress if the judges are entitled to hold office during good behavior.

7. Bankruptcy court and tax court judges.

8. United States magistrate judges.

9. Judges of the Arizona court of military appeals.

B. For the purposes of this section, "licensed or ordained clergymen" includes ministers, elders or other persons who by the customs, rules and regulations of a religious society or sect are authorized or permitted to solemnize marriages or to officiate at marriage ceremonies.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1993–1993 · leading case: Marriage of Barbosa-Johnson v. Johnson, 851 P.2d 866 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993).

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Marriage of Barbosa-Johnson v. Johnson, 851 P.2d 866 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “[t]he marriage is solemnized by a person authorized by law to solemnize marriages____” Among those authorized to solemnize marriages under A.R.S. § 25-124(A) are, inter alia, “[d]uly licensed or ordained clergymen.”

— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-124(A) — 1 case

Marriage of Barbosa-Johnson v. Johnson, 851 P.2d 866 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). “[t]he marriage is solemnized by a person authorized by law to solemnize marriages____” Among those authorized to solemnize marriages under A.R.S. § 25-124(A) are, inter alia, “[d]uly licensed or ordained clergymen.”

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