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urn: urn:us-la:rs:13:1877
citation: "R.S. 13:1877"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 13 › Chapter 7 › Part I › Subpart A"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1960, number: 32, section: 3, effective_date: 1961-01-01, role: enactment }
  - { year: 1980, number: 662, section: 2, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
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# Marriage ceremony; judges' authority to perform

Judges of city courts, at any place within the parish in which the court is situated, may perform any marriage for which a lawful Louisiana marriage license has been issued, regardless of the parish of issuance of the license.