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Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 20-1-106 (2026)

Who may solemnize marriage; form of ceremony.

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(a) Every district or circuit court judge, district court
commissioner, supreme court justice, magistrate and every
licensed or ordained minister of the gospel, bishop, priest or
rabbi, or other qualified person acting in accordance with the
traditions or rites for the solemnization of marriage of any
religion, denomination or religious society, may perform the
ceremony of marriage in this state.
     (b) In the solemnization of marriage no particular form is
required, except that the parties shall solemnly declare in the
presence of the person performing the ceremony and at least two
(2) attending witnesses that they take each other as husband and
wife.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2017–2021 · leading case: An Inquiry Concerning the Honorable Ruth Neely, Mun. Court Judge & Circuit Court Magistrate, Ninth Jud. Dist., Pinedale, Sublette Cnty., Wyoming<br /><br />Judge Ruth Neely v. Wyoming Comm'n On Jud. Conduct & Ethics., 2017 WY 25 (Wyo. 2017).
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An Inquiry Concerning the Honorable Ruth Neely, Mun. Court Judge & Circuit Court Magistrate, Ninth Jud. Dist., Pinedale, Sublette Cnty., Wyoming<br /><br />Judge Ruth Neely v. Wyoming Comm'n On Jud. Conduct & Ethics., 2017 WY 25 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 11× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-1-106 (a) (LexisNexis 2015).”
In re Est. of McDonald, 2020 IL App (2d) 191113 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “”); Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-1-106 (b) (West 2016) (“In the solemnization of marriage no particular form is required, except that the parties shall solemnly declare in the presence of the person performing the ceremony and at least two (2) attending witnesses that they take each…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 20-1-106(a) — 1 case
An Inquiry Concerning the Honorable Ruth Neely, Mun. Court Judge & Circuit Court Magistrate, Ninth Jud. Dist., Pinedale, Sublette Cnty., Wyoming<br /><br />Judge Ruth Neely v. Wyoming Comm'n On Jud. Conduct & Ethics., 2017 WY 25 (Wyo. 2017). “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-1-106 (a) (LexisNexis 2015).”
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