(a) Inmate marriages shall be permitted in accordance with the provisions of law and these regulations.

(b) The inmate's marriage request shall be processed by the inmate's caseworker or other staff person designated by the institution head who shall provide all necessary information to the office of the county clerk or clergyperson.

(c) Inmate marriages shall be solemnized at the institution/facility by an individual authorized to solemnize marriages, as designated in Family Code Sections 400 and 402.

(d) For the purpose of this section, a chaplain shall mean those persons defined in section 3000. Institution/facility chaplains may solemnize inmate marriages. Institution/facility chaplains, if designated, shall be required to process the request or facilitate a marriage. Institution/facility chaplains shall establish religious criteria to be met by the inmates and this criteria shall be provided by the chaplains to their supervisors.

(e) Attendance at a marriage ceremony shall be limited to the bride, groom, two inmate guests, the official solemnizing the ceremony, and ten non-inmate guests. Inmate guests may attend only if their Inmate Work Incentive Program schedules are not interrupted.