Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 402.090 (2026)

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remuneration -- Solicitation by minister or justice of the peace.

(1) No person shall, for compensation or reward, solicit, persuade, entice, direct or induce any persons to go before any person authorized to solemnize marriage to be married. No such person shall receive for such services any part of the remuneration paid for solemnizing the marriage.

(2) No person authorized to solemnize marriage shall pay, give to, or divide or share with any other person any sum of money or other thing obtained by him for solemnizing marriage.

(3) No person authorized to solemnize marriage shall solicit, persuade, entice, direct or induce any persons to come before him to be married. History: Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2103.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1950–1962 · leading case: Rowland v. Commonwealth, 355 S.W.2d 292 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962).

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Rowland v. Commonwealth, 355 S.W.2d 292 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962). “In addition, we have other special statutes dealing with false personation, such as marriage, KRS 402.090, or a registered voter, KRS 124.”

Ladd v. Commonwealth, 233 S.W.2d 517 (Ky. Ct. App. 1950). · cites it 2× “We fail to see wherein this section of the statutes violates section 2 of the Kentucky Constitution.”

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