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MARYLAND RULES OF PROCEDURE<br />

TITLE 16 - COURTS, JUDGES, AND ATTORNEYS<br />

CHAPTER 800 - MISCELLANEOUS<br />

ADD new Rule 16-821, as follows:<br />

Rule 16-821. PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGE CEREMONIES BY JUDGES --<br />

APPLICABILITY OF RULES<br />

Rules 16-821 through 16-824 apply to all Maryl<strong>and</strong> judges of<br />

the District Court, a circuit court, the Court of Special<br />

Appeals, <strong>and</strong> the Court of Appeals, including retired judges, who<br />

wish to perform marriage ceremonies.<br />

Cross reference: Code, Family Law Article, §2-406.<br />

Source: This Rule is new.<br />

REPORTER’S NOTE<br />

Proposed new Rules 16-821 through 16-824 are based on the<br />

recommendations of the Conference of Circuit Judges.<br />

Chapter 207, Acts of 2002, added judges to the list of<br />

persons who may perform marriage ceremonies in Maryl<strong>and</strong>. The<br />

proposed Rules contain certain proscriptions <strong>and</strong> provide<br />

procedural details that apply to the performance of marriage<br />

ceremonies by judges.<br />

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