Jul. 26, 2017
Judges can again officiate at weddings for money, gifts after recent ban
After a 6½-month ban, judges may get paid for performing marriage ceremonies on weekends and legal holidays.
After a 6½-month ban, the law prohibiting California judges from accepting payment to officiate at weddings on weekends and holidays has been changed, the Judicial Council announced Monday.
An amendment to the Penal Code was enacted as emergency legislation with no votes in opposition in either house of the state Legislature.
On Dec. 9, 2016, the California Supreme Court’s Committee on Judicial Eth...
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