Rule 18-504 - Restrictions(a)Judge's Own Ceremony. A judge may not perform the judge's 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, § 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.Md. R. Jud. & Judi. Appts. 18-504
This Rule is derived from former Rule 16-824(2016).
Adopted June 6, 2016, eff. 7/1/2016; amended March 1, 2024, eff. 7/1/2024.