{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-402.050","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 402.050","heading":"Who may solemnize marriage -- Persons present.","body":"(1) Marriage shall be solemnized only by:\n(a) Ministers of the gospel or priests of any denomination in regular communion\nwith any religious society;\n(b) Justices and judges of the Court of Justice, retired justices and judges of the\nCourt of Justice except th ose removed for cause or convicted of a felony,\ncounty judges/executive, and such justices of the peace and fiscal court\ncommissioners as the Governor or the county judge/executive authorizes; or\n(c) A religious society that has no officiating minister or priest and whose usage\nis to solemnize marriage at the usual place of worship and by consent given in\nthe presence of the society, if either party belongs to the society.\n(2) At least two (2) persons, in addition to the parties and the person solemnizing t he\nmarriage, shall be present at every marriage.","path":["KRS Chapter 402"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=36470","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:28Z","sha256":"71ec432c8726a786a4d7baadd03d0979e634068979ecf2251443f060ddd40d35","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-402.045","next":"us-ky/krs-402.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}