Home Table of Contents

RULE 18-504. RESTRICTIONS

West's Annotated Code of MarylandMaryland RulesEffective: [See Text Amendments] to June 30, 2024

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Maryland Rules
Title 18. Judges and Judicial Appointees
Chapter 500. Marriage Ceremonies
Effective: [See Text Amendments] to June 30, 2024
MD Rules Judges, Rule 18-504
RULE 18-504. RESTRICTIONS
Currentness
<Text of Rule 18-504 effective until June 30, 2024. See, also, Rule 18-504 effective July 1, 2024.>
(a) Judge's Own Ceremony. A judge may not perform his or her own marriage ceremony.
(b) Compensation. A judge may receive no compensation, remuneration, or gift for performing a marriage ceremony.
Committee note: See Code, Family Law Article, ยง 2-410, as to the fees a clerk or deputy clerk shall collect for performing a marriage ceremony.
(c) Advertising; Other Solicitations. A judge may not give or offer to give any reward to any person as an inducement to have the judge perform a marriage ceremony. A judge may not advertise or otherwise solicit individuals contemplating marriage to choose the judge to perform the ceremony.
Source: This Rule is derived from former Rule 16-824 (2016).

Credits

[Adopted June 6, 2016, eff. July 1, 2016.]
MD Judges, Rule 18-504, MD R JUDGES Rule 18-504
Current with amendments received through February 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
End of Document