(1) Marriage shall be solemnized only by:
(a) Ministers of the gospel or priests of any denomination in regular communion with any religious society;
(b) Justices and judges of the Court of Justice, retired justices and judges of the Court of Justice except those removed for cause or convicted of a felony, county judges/executive, and such justices of the peace and fiscal court commissioners as the Governor or the county judge/executive authorizes; or
(c) A religious society that has no officiating minister or priest and whose usage is to solemnize marriage at the usual place of worship and by consent given in the presence of the society, if either party belongs to the society.
(2) At least two (2) persons, in addition to the parties and the person solemnizing the marriage, shall be present at every marriage. Effective: July 15, 1996 History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 205, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 516, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 401, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 102, sec.
1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2103, 2107.
Notes of Decisions
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5
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 1990–2024 · leading case:
J.N.R. v. O'Reilly, 264 S.W.3d 587 (Ky. 2008).
J.N.R. v. O'Reilly, 264 S.W.3d 587 (Ky. 2008).
· cites it 4× “" KRS 402.050 states who may solemnize the marriage.”
Pinkhasov v. Petocz, 331 S.W.3d 285 (Ky. Ct. App. 2011).
“Though, generally, Rabbi Litvin was authorized under KRS 402.050 to solemnize civil marriages in Kentucky, we read the specific prohibition found in KRS 402.”
Holbert v. West, 730 F. Supp. 50 (E.D. Ky. 1990).
“KRS 402.050, 402.-060, 402.070. It is undisputed that plaintiff “remarried” her husband in the church ceremony and believes that marriage to be valid.”
Susan Carter v. Sean Paris, Pub. Adm'r for the Est. of John Warren Nichols (Ky. Ct. App. 2024).
“] The depositions of Brandon Herzog and the Justice of the Peace, Gary Fields, satisfied Paris’ question regarding whether the wedding had been properly -6- witnessed by two people as required by KRS 402.050(2). Brandon admitted to telling two friends he was not actually…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 402.050(2) — 1 case
Susan Carter v. Sean Paris, Pub. Adm'r for the Est. of John Warren Nichols (Ky. Ct. App. 2024).
“] The depositions of Brandon Herzog and the Justice of the Peace, Gary Fields, satisfied Paris’ question regarding whether the wedding had been properly -6- witnessed by two people as required by KRS 402.050(2). Brandon admitted to telling two friends he was not actually…”
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