Authority of retired judge to perform marriage ceremonies

A retired judge of a probate court of any county of this state shall be vested with the same authority as an active judge of this state for the purpose of performing marriage ceremonies. History. — Code 1981, § 15-9-16, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 593, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 15; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 15; Ga. L. 2018, p. 356, § 1-16/SB 436. The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, deleted the last sentence of this Code section, which read: ‘‘For purposes of this Code section, a retired judge of a probate court shall be one who has served as probate judge not less than 12 years.’’