{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-26.04.050","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 26.04.050","heading":"Who may solemnize.","body":"The following named officers and persons, active or retired, are hereby authorized to solemnize marriages, to wit: Justices of the supreme court; judges of the court of appeals; judges of the superior courts; supreme court commissioners; court of appeals commissioners; superior court commissioners; judges and commissioners of courts of limited jurisdiction as defined in RCW 3.02.010; justices of the supreme court of the United States; judges and judicial officers of the federal courts; judges of tribal courts from a federally recognized tribe; and any regularly licensed or ordained minister or any priest, imam, rabbi, or similar official of any religious organization. The solemnization of a marriage by a tribal court judge pursuant to authority under this section does not create tribal court jurisdiction and does not affect state court authority as otherwise provided by law to enter a judgment for purposes of any dissolution, legal separation, or other proceedings related to the marriage that is binding on the parties and entitled to full faith and credit.","path":["Title 26","Chapter 26.04"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=26.04.050","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:40:55Z","sha256":"efdb5947640d6dbf2a83b63fbdbbb7192927c96bdd01f219518b633e5e878cce","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-26.04.020","next":"us-wa/rcw-26.04.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}