W. Va. Code R. § 153-32-4

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 36, September 6, 2024

Section 153-32-4 - Proof of qualifications of religious representative to celebrate marriages

4.1. An applicant shall present certification that he or she is authorized to perform marriages by his or her church, synagogue, spiritual assembly or religious organization; and

4.2. The applicant shall present documentation that he or she is in regular communion with the church, synagogue, spiritual assembly or religious organization of which he or she is a member.

4.3. The applicant shall provide at least one of the following as a statement of his or her representation of a religious group:

4.3.a. An official ordination paper from a church, synagogue, spiritual assembly organization, group or school showing that the person is an ordained minister for that group; or

4.3.b. A letter or document signed by at least two members of a group stating that the person requesting to be registered to perform marriages ministers to that group and is in regular communion with that group.

W. Va. Code R. § 153-32-4