Asked to officiate a wedding in Minnesota? Check out these 10 must-know officiant registration facts before officiating a wedding in Minnesota. We cover all the important things you need to know to officiate a legal wedding. 28,732 Minnesota AMM Ministers and counting!
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The facts below cover all the important aspects of what requirements you need to meet to be able to legally officiate a wedding ceremony in Minnesota.
This is the relevant exerpt from the Minnesota Statutes § 517.04.
" Marriages may be solemnized throughout the state by an individual who has attained the age of 21 years and is a judge of a court of record, a retired judge of a court of record, a court administrator, a retired court administrator with the approval of the chief judge of the judicial district, a former court commissioner who is employed by the court system or is acting pursuant to an order of the chief judge of the commissioner's judicial district, the residential school administrators of the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind, a licensed or ordained minister of any religious denomination, or by any mode recognized in section 517.18. "
Basically, this means that as long as you are ordained through any church, you can officiate weddings.
Yes. All online ordained ministers, including those ordained through AMM are recognized in Minnesota.
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Yes. All officiants in Minnesota must register with a Local County Registrar before they officiate a wedding.
The Local County Registrar in Minnesota is responsible for officiant registration.
All Wedding Officiants in Minnesota must be at least 21 years old.
No. Your state or country of residence is irrelevant to the officiant registration process in Minnesota.
Contact Local Office. This is up to the discretion of each Local County Registrar.
Yes. You are required to submit an official copy of your Ministry Credentials to the Local County Registrar.
It will cost you about $50 to register as a wedding officiant in Minnesota.
Depends. We recommend that you begin your registration Up To 30 Days before the wedding.
For a more detailed guide on how to complete the officiant registration process in Minnesota, check out our Minnesota Officiant Registration page by clicking the button below.
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