Relating to solemnization of marriage.

More wedding officiants, with ceremony fees

Oregon county clerks and their deputies can perform weddings anywhere in the state. Other authorized officiants include state and active federal judges, authorized religious leaders, and authorized secular celebrants. Secular groups must serve a role in members’ lives parallel to a church or religious authority. Authorized officiants can perform ceremonies statewide. Ceremonies performed by state tax, appellate or circuit judges, county clerks, or deputies carry a $117 fee. Collection is limited to ceremonies during normal work hours, in court or clerk facilities, or using more than minimal office resources. The fee is not required after normal hours, on Saturdays, or on legal holidays. Written procedures can allow fee waivers for urgent circumstances, including inability to pay. Couples must show proof of the required state-judge fee before the ceremony unless it is waived. State-judge fees go to the Judicial Department Operating Account; county clerks collect clerk and deputy fees. For off-site or after-hours ceremonies, judicial officers, clerks, and deputies can also accept an agreed payment up to $100 plus allowed actual costs. Food and lodging expenses require receipts; personal-car travel uses state reimbursement rates, and commercial travel requires receipts. Officiants must keep personal-payment records and supporting cost documents for four years.